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    Policy marker Gender equalityNot Targeted Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)Not Targeted DesertificationNot Targeted
    UN system function Advocacy, communications and social mobilization Capacity development and technical assistance Support functions
    Outcome description

    Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

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    Outcome and output results

    Planned Budget (Total) Other resources (non-core)
    Country Indexes
    ID Result statement Budget utilisation Progress
    Outcome
    ZAF_D_1.2 Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)
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    SP_D_0.6.3
    Number of countries demonstrating use of gender statistics, analysis, and policy relevant research (CO, RO, HQ)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.7.3
    Percentage of UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks that have: a) a dedicated gender equality outcome; and/or b) that mainstream gender equality perspectives across Cooperation Framework outcomes (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.16) (Desk Review)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_2.1
    SDG 5.4.1: Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location (Desk Review)

    Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.

    Common
    sdg
    ILO
    SDG
    sdg
    Goal 5
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_2.2
    SDG 8.3.1 Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex (Desk Review)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    Outputs
    ZAF_D_1.2.1 Increased technical capacities of informal women micro entrepreneurs in business and life skills improved and sustained.
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    SP_D_0.1.a
    Number of governments that undertake national review processes in response to global intergovernmental outcomes (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.1.f
    Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment (CO)

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    UNDP
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.1.h
    Number of multi-stakeholder dialogue processes to promote engagement of governments with civil society and other partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    UNDP
    sdg
    UNFPA
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.2.c
    Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.3.c
    Number of data collection initiatives conducted or supported by UN Women that include behaviour and/or social/gender norms dimensions (CO)

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    UNAIDS
    sdg
    UNFPA
    sdg
    UNICEF
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.5.a
    Amount of funding disbursed annually in support of civil society organizations, especially women’s organizations, working towards the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment, through UN-Women programmes and grant-giving (CO, RO, HQ)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.5.b
    Number of advocacy initiatives with partners, to increase quality, flexible, core funding for civil society organizations working on GEWE, especially women’s organizations (Desk Review)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.5.c
    Number of dialogues, mechanisms, platforms and/or coalitions created and sustained that enable meaningful and safe participation and engagement by gender equality advocates and civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially women’s organizations, in decision-making (CO, RO, HQ)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.5.d
    Number of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially women’s organizations, that have strengthened capacity to exercise their leadership role towards the achievement of gender equality and women’s empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    OHCHR
    sdg
    UNAIDS
    sdg
    UNDP
    sdg
    UNFPA
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.6.a
    Number of inter-agency coordination mechanisms governing the production of multi-level disaggregated gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data, established or strengthened (CO, RO, HQ)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.6.b
    Number of data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.6.c
    Number of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data collection initiatives, including in emerging areas conducted or analyzed (CO)

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    UNFPA
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.6.e
    Number of countries with institutionalized user-producer dialogues to increase accessibility, quality and demand for multi-level disaggregated gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data and knowledge (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.7.b
    GLOBAL/UNIT: Number of UN System coordination mechanisms in which UN-Women is actively engaged that drive progress on gender mainstreaming mandates and commitments at global, regional and country levels
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.1A
    Number of informal sector women’s skills and capabilities enhanced
    2025 Result -
    2022
    Baseline
    500500
    2023
    Milestone
    1,000
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.2 Institutional capacities of key public and private sectors improved to deliver inclusive economy and investment policies as well as labour market interventions that deliver decent employment, productivity, and resilient livelihoods to enhance the capabilities of marginalized gender cohorts including, children, women, youth, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and persons with disability.
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    SP_D_0.1.d
    Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO, HQ)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.1.e
    Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO, HQ)

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    UNAIDS
    sdg
    UNDP
    sdg
    UNFPA
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.1.f
    Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.2A
    Number of Institutions’ whose capacity to provide gender responsive technical support enhanced
    2025 Result -
    2022
    Baseline
    500500
    2023
    Milestone
    1,000
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.2B
    Number of women owned enterprise's skills and capacities enhanced
    2025 Result -
    2022
    Baseline
    1,3001,300
    2023
    Milestone
    1,500
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.2C
    Increased capacity of the South African Government to advocate and implement generational equality on economic justice and rights

    Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.

    Complementary
    sdg
    UN WOMEN
    2025 Result -
    2022
    Baseline
    YesYes
    2023
    Milestone
    Yes
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.2D
    Number of Buyers in both the public and private sector with enhanced capacity to implement women's economic empowerment and gender responsive procurement work
    2025 Result -
    2023
    Baseline
    250250
    2023
    Milestone
    350
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.2E
    Increased capacity of policy makers to integrate strategies and policies to adress unpaid care work
    2025 Result -
    2022
    Baseline
    YesYes
    2023
    Milestone
    Yes
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.3 Policy and legal frameworks, and institutional capacities strengthened to address gender inequality and human rights, in line with national and international commitments
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    SP_D_0.1.a
    Number of governments that undertake national review processes in response to global intergovernmental outcomes (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.1.d
    Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO, HQ)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.1.f
    Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    SP_D_0.2.d
    Number of tools introduced that support innovative financing and accountability, including related to digital financing, for gender equality (CO)
    2025 Result -
    -
    Baseline
    --
    2023
    Milestone
    -
    Result
    -
    ZAF_D_1.2.3A
    Number of policy and legal frameworks developed and implemented for promotion of women’s economic opportunities, accountability, equal opportunities, and pro-poor growth
    2025 Result -
    2020
    Baseline
    11
    2023
    Milestone
    2
    Result
    -
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    Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

    During this periond SAMCO supported the South African Government Presidency in developing a holistic conceptual framework on productive assets, named “ The Gender Squeeze”. The paper identifies key policy actions that can decrease costs borne by women and increase income earned by women. It calls for increasing investment in productive assets for women to strengthen women’s economic and financial inclusion. The paper has been used for advocacy outputs, including high-level engagements between AU member states, the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights and during the UN General Assembly. The paper made the following key recommendations that are used to advocate for strengthening productive assets for women. Promote Financial Education in Schools – starting in primary school and through tertiary education and extending to the marketplaces of women entrepreneurs, saving and lending circles, and their communities. Provide Universal Health Care or interim measures that reduce healthcare costs and increase women’s access to confidential, affordable health services. Provide Universal Health Care or interim measures that reduce healthcare costs and increase women’s access to confidential, affordable health services. Support girls access to tertiary education. Ensure girls are safe in and travelling to and from school; encourage girls to enter traditionally male fields; and support girls in their employment-seeking post-graduation. Take steps to preserve the human rights of citizens while ensuring women are not denied the benefits afforded to be a documented citizen. Take steps to preserve the human rights of citizens while ensuring women are not denied the benefits afforded to be a documented citizen.

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