Outcome KAZ_O_1

Assuring an accountable organization through the principled performance

During the reporting period, UN Women worked on a regular risk management framework's update and actualisation by conducting thorough analysis and assigning tangible indicators to measure associated events, consequences and mitigation measures. The Country office also strategically focused on existing effective partnerships with the Government of Kazakhstan, as well as continued cooperating with the Private Sector, Diplomatic community for amplifying messages and advocacy actions for GEWE through the Extended Gender Theme Group’s initatives. Notable examples of such cooperation were 16 days campaign advocacy messages displayed on digital smart boards by the private company’s CITIX on the streets of two biggest cities of Kazakhstan and missions of Ambassadors and Heads of UN agencies across the country to meet with schools and universities’ students to raise awareness about zero tolerance towards gender-based violence. UN Women strengthened leadership and team capacity to enable and promote an environment of collaboration, transparency, creativity and reflection. The team was regularly invited to participatory decision-making processes, for instance on the design of new initiatives, negotiations with Donors, and discussions of Resource mobilisation strategy. In 2023 UN Women was actively engaged in four joint programmes aimed at achieving systemic and transformative change. UN Women played a pivotal role in the Spotlight Initiative Regional Programme to address GBV in Central Asia and Afghanistan, the Economic Empowerment of Afghanistan Women Regional Programme, the Empowerment of Women living with HIV and a Project funded by the Government of Kazakhstan aimed at effective implementation of Gender and Family Policy in the country. Through the programme-related grant-making and partner-selection modalities, the Office contributed to the collaborative environment and co-creative transformative change.

Assuring an accountable organization through the principled performance

During the reporting period, UN Women worked on a regular risk management framework's update and actualisation by conducting thorough analysis and assigning tangible indicators to measure associated events, consequences and mitigation measures. The Country office also strategically focused on existing effective partnerships with the Government of Kazakhstan, as well as expanded cooperation with the Private Sector (13 new private and quasi-state companies became WEPs signatories in 2022), Dimplamtic community joined UN Women in amplifying messages and advocacy for GEWE through a newly established Extended Gender Theme Group. Also, Country Office supported UN Women Regional Office in the development of the UN Women Strategic Road map for Central Asia which informed the Senior management about the organisation's positioning, opportunities, and areas of cooperation with national and international counterparts in Central Asia. https://www.weps.org/companies UN Women strengthened leadership and team capacity to enable and promote an environment of collaboration, transparency, creativity and reflection. The team was regularly invited to participatory decision-making processes, for instance on the design of new initiatives, negotiations with Donors, and discussions of Resource mobilisation strategy. In 2022 UN Women was actively engaged in four joint programmes aimed at achieving systemic and transformative change. Through the programme-related grant-making and partner-selection modalities, the Office contributed to the collaborative environment and co-creative transformative change.