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outcome XM-DAC-41146-COL_D_3.2
The national government and territorial governments implement gender equality policies, plans, programmes and projects with the support of the United Nations Country Team and aligned to national State guidelines
At the same time, UN Women, as a part of its normative mandate, supported the National Congress to pass 20 new laws on women’s rights , including the bill that prohibits Child Marriage and Early Unions in Colombia , a milestone in the advancement on the commitment of Colombia to align its laws with international standards and achieve the goals of SDG 5, a law on gender parity in leadership roles within public institutions (Law 2424/2024) , on the recognition of women searching missing persons ( Law 2364/2024 ), and on maternity leave for women in politics ( Law 2436/2024 ). The Colombian government also issued the decree for the Feminist Foreign Policy and the on the governance of the National Care System , with UN Women contribution. Moreover, in 2024, we experienced an impressive 40.94% increase in public project markers that utilized the Gender Budget Tracker and 25 new Local Development Plans embracing a gender-sensitive approach were created, reflecting the essential support provided by UN Women through its dedicated gender budgeting and public management strategy. (direct contribution to UNSDCF pillar 3 and 5, SDG 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.9). The synergies of UN Women's triple mandate are reflected in efforts to advance the care agenda through the Caring Societies project in partnership with Canada. In the normative sphere, support has been provided to the National Government for the formulation of the CONPES Document for the National Care Policy, promoting a society where care is a pillar of sustaining life, ensuring rights, and strengthening collective and community care practices. Un Women also supported the Ministry of Equality and Equity in the launch of the National Care System . During the event, the first results of the System were presented as a comprehensive policy that recognizes care as a fundamental right. In the programmatic sphere, support is being provided to design and implement local care systems in 8 territories. These efforts aim to develop solutions that promote the recognition, redistribution, and reduction of care work, which is predominantly performed by women and girls. In terms of coordination, collaboration among UN System agencies has been fostered, alongside their participation in activities led by the Ministry of Equality and Equity. This ensures the inclusion of community care organizations and territorial processes with their own care practices, further strengthening the care agenda across various territories. Additionally, as a result of UN Women’s support, the national government has acquired knowledge and technical tools to identify the needs of community care organizations that are part of the social care structure in Colombia. Through UN Women’s technical assistance, 34 territorial governments (14 departments and 20 municipalities) have strengthened their technical capacity to formulate their local care systems or public policies that include initiatives for both caregivers and individuals requiring care. Similarly, thanks to training workshops held in 14 municipalities in Colombia, knowledge about care systems has increased. A total of 121 people have gained greater awareness of the care workload, and 110 people have improved their understanding of care systems. These individuals represent civil society organizations, the public and private sectors, and academia.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-COL_O_1
UN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiducia
The Colombia Country Office (CO) adheres to all corporate rules and regulations. A clear segregation of duties and the implementation of local control systems ensure transparency and accountability in CO processes. In 2024, the new ICF HQ methodology was implemented, resulting in the registration and updating of 100% of the different CO users, along with obtaining the necessary Regional Office (RO) and Headquarters (HQ) approvals for its execution. As strong evidence of our solid performance, the corporate audit conducted in 2024 assessed the overall state of governance, risk management, and internal controls within the Country Office as satisfactory, which is the highest rating. This indicates that “the assessed governance arrangements, risk management practices, and controls were adequately established and functioning well. Any issues identified by the audit are unlikely to affect the achievement of the objectives of the audited entity/area.” Overall, only four medium-level recommendations were made to the Office, which the CO promptly began to address, including during the audit process.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-COL_O_2
UN-Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate.
As a part of the efforts for the implementation of the final year of the SN and related resource mobilization strategy, the CO was able to achieve substantive results during the year, by meeting the targets of the RM strategy, starting from revenue target. This has guaranteed the sustainability and diversification of CO funding. In particular, during the first quarter, , among others. Both are multiannual bilateral programmes. During the second half of the year, new multiannual negotiations and formulation have been successfully finalized: Sweden, Germany (BMZ) and PBF GPI, together with funding from WPHF and local governments (Cauca), among others. In addition, the CO counts with a solid and diversified hard pipeline. Strategic partnerships with media outlets allowed a wide covering of UN Women’s role in COP16, having positioned the importance of women as caretakers of life in 7 of the 10 most-read media outlets in the country; UN Women’s role as a supporter of mainstreaming the gender approach in work regarding climate change and having an approximate return of investment of 250,000USD. Consolidated alliances with various media outlets that have allowed the CO to position content for awareness raising in key events. Its participation in +Cartagena , a Latin-American summit of the advertising industry, allowed the CO to launch the 6 th edition of the Equal-to-Equal Awards , that recognize the most creative advertising campaigns that promote gender equality, receiving more than 60 proposals from more than 10 Latin-American countries. In alliance with the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia (DANE), the Viceministry of Women and SIDA support, UN Women Colombia launched the third edition of the Country Gender Profile “Women and Men in Colombia” during the World Data Forum that was held in Medellín in 2024, making key data available for the development of evidence-based public policies. As part of a well-planned media strategy, 43 press releases were issued. This effort resulted in a media return on investment of more than 320 million Colombian pesos, with the publication being viewed over 60,000 times and generating more than 3,000 social media interactions. The partnership with FENALCO-Nariño and the Universidad del Norte has been key for the strengthening of the Laboratory for the Economic Empowerment of Women financed by PRM, in which employability and entrepreneurship strategies have been implemented and partnerships between public and private sectors to link migrant women in local economic communities have been promoted. In 2024, the Laboratory for the Economic Empowerment of Women benefited 1,679 people (55% migrants and 45% Colombians), through actions related to strengthening their capacities for access to livelihoods, which contributed to their economic autonomy and the improvement of their quality of life and that of their families. In 2024, the WEPs Initiative reached 160 enterprises that are committed to women’s economic empowerment principles. Alongside, and thanks to SIDAs non-earmarked support—UN Women enhanced its work with the private sector through a strategic alliance with Business Sweden. Additional evidence and links can be found in the responses to the narrative questions.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-COL_O_3
UN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture
Office mgmt led the CO as per planned strategy and related activities, as recognized by the corporate audit realized in 2024. See link: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/un-women-audit-report-2024-011-country-office-in-colombia-en.pdf At the end of the fourth quarter, a procurement plan was consolidated with a total value of USD 2,760,165. From this plan, purchase orders (POs) amounting to USD 1,602,595 were generated. Adjustments and additions of new items were made based on the revisions. Planning management has been conducted carefully in collaboration with the Project Managers. Currently, efforts are underway to establish the procurement plan for 2025, taking into account the projects that already have an allocated budget for the new year.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-COL_O_4
With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values
The Colombia UN Women Office worked on an inclusion plan, collaborating with the sub-offices and territorial presence. Human Resources promoted the participation of all candidates in all recruitment processes, regardless of their disability, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion and ethnicity. The office has also progressed with meetings with the UNVolunteers program to start an initiative to incorporate human talent with diversity in our programs.Showing 6 - 10 of 11