Outcome AFG_D_6.1

The capacity of the government and stakeholders is strengthened to assess the progress in implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and other global normative and policy frameworks

As COVID-19 swiped the world, UN Women ACO shifted their approach from reactive to proactive to effectively including to its ongoing programs COVID-19 prevention elements. To this end, UN Women ACO carried out the below activities: - UN Women ACO continues support Afghanistan’s participation in international forums and intergovernmental processes. Afghanistan’s representation and contribution in international strategic forums and intergovernmental processes not only holds the Government accountable to its obligation, but also necessitates the use of standard gender indicators and coordinated monitoring of gender commitments of sectoral plans. To this end The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Ministry of Women’s Affairs led and coordinated the process of government representation at CSW 65 virtual session, in coordination with UN Women,. - Part of advocacy for normative; UN Women ACO to mark the International Women’s Day, with year themed “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” , UN Women Afghanistan came together with various Afghan government entities, and women’s rights activists to recognize Afghan women’s pivotal role of Afghan women in meaningfully engaging with their families, their communities and their country to move forward in achieving inclusive peace, amidst a pandemic, leveraging the opportunities of the historic intra- Afghan peace talk. In specific terms, UN Women. - Women had also become increasingly visible in other forms of public life, including as human rights defenders, not only in governmental roles but also as advocates in civil society organizations (CSOs), UN women ACO produced 16 public art murals in the eight geographical zones of Afghanistan as part of the #SalamforSafety campaign on preventing COVID-19 from spreading further. The overall aim of this initiative was to promote images of strong Afghan women encouraging their fellow women and men to refrain from the usual greeting practices and embrace the traditional Afghan greeting of “Salam” as a powerful way of combatting the spread of COVID-19. #SalamforSafety features visuals that encourage people to practice social distancing and wear facemasks. - U N Women Afghanistan launched a call for ideas encouraging Afghan women artists or women with artistic abilities -be it activists, community leaders, journalists, frontline human/civil rights defenders, to submit their proposed artwork to appear on face mask. A mix of Afghan women artists, UN Women- Afghanistan and donors selected the top 5 designs for the campaign, based on a pre-defined criterion. The selected designs will be printed on 400.000 masks. It is envisaged that the facemasks will be disseminated to achieve (I) social change (through building a masks-based movement to challenge norms about the role, place, and future of women in Afghanistan – famous women and men from different walks of life such as the member of the parliament, civil society, international organizations, embassies representatives, journalists, Sports, Politicians, Artists, Technology, Police, Government, and Semi Government representatives wearing the masks - iconic style will be photographed), and (II) support vulnerable women and community who do not have access to facemasks such as the women in the protection centres, internal displaced people, shelters, etc. The production of face masks is cancelled after a thoroughly review of the management team for varieties of reasons including the change context after Taliban sieged power, re-configuration of the priorities, timing, and costing issues

The capacity of the government and stakeholders is strengthened to assess the progress in implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and other global normative and policy frameworks

Not Applicable in 2022