Outcome 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 CO continues to position itself as an accountable and trustworthy organization, complying with the various corporate policies on PSEAs, Anti-fraud, resource management, accountablity, risk management, among others. Alongside, the CO constantly works towards the incorporation of different strategies and methods to promoter diversity within its staff, engaging in the adoption of an strategy to promote the work with ethnic groups and populations with an anti-racist approach.

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.

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

We enhanced the knowledge of the partners through training personalized to avoid mistakes and reduce risks, promoting good practices. UN Women Colombia continues to comply with corporate rules, procedures, policies and recommendations to ensure the management of financial and other resources properly, enhance intern control, accountability and handle the risk associated to the operations. UN Women Colombia continues to contribute to the BOS initiative.