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About 20 publications produced UN Women CO in partnership wit responsible partners, during the reporting period. ( https://moldova.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications ) mostly on the on the Humanitarian Actions area (13) two evaluation reports, on women economic empowerment two analytical work and elimination of violence against women informative cards and Guidance on how to incorporate the voices of VAWG survivors into systemic reform efforts, through consultations with survivors. The “Gender Mainstreaming in public policies index” (Index) issued by CPD, without UN Women contribution. The Index is used as means of verification for outcome indicators under the CF. The last released report shows that the policies adopted in the period 2022-2023 are positioned at a slightly intermediate level on the evaluation scale of the level of integration of the gender dimension, accumulating a score of 1.86 out of 4 possible points. In numerical terms, this is an increase of 0.98 points from the average 2015-2016 policies – 0.88 the baseline value under the CF indicator. From the 17 national policies assessed under the Index in six (6) of them, were the gender mainstreaming was highly scored, UN Women worked jointly with the national stakeholders and UN Agencies in supporting the co-creation and consultation process to ensure that the need of women and men will be equally tackled by the policies. The policies are from divers areas – UN security Resolution 1325 and the national security program, Youth, Education Programs, Labor Force engagement and the National Development Strategy “Moldova 2030”. The Management response on the final evaluation of the “Strengthened Gender Action in Cahul and Ungheni districts” Project implemented by UN Women and UNICEF in Moldova developed and uploaded in GATE. As a result of the final evaluation, committed by UN Women, the CO received eight broad recommendations that have been accepted fully/partially by the Country Office and key actions identified under each recommendation. The findings and the recommendations help the CO to further fine-tune the project design, scale up the good practices and consider the lessons learned for the development of the new project documents for negotiation with development partners, including EU.

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The reporting period delivered strong results across evaluation management, evidence generation, and institutional advocacy, including the issuance of a key management response in GATE, near-completion of the 2025 research portfolio, the production of nearly 29 knowledge products, and the successful safeguarding of the national EVAW Agency’s mandate, alongside strengthened procurement oversight and sustained non-core financing for the Strategic Note. Evaluation Management and Follow-Up The office strengthened evaluation accountability by issuing the management response for the final evaluation of the “Building sustainable and inclusive peace, strengthening trust and social cohesion in Moldova” project and uploading it to GATE. Additionally, one project evaluation was finalized during the reporting period, with the management response posted in GATE . Evidence Generation and Research Progress Research work for 2025 was almost completed, with 7 knowledge products published, 10 in advanced stages, and 2 planned for initiation next year. These covered diverse thematic areas including women in security and defense, barriers to participation in public life, labour market challenges, green business engagement, and violence against women in politics. Knowledge Production and Reporting Knowledge Product Catalog update with the knowledge products developed by the CO during Q4. Almost 29 Knowledge products developed during the reporting period. Donor reports (5), assessments(6)/research (3) of the women political participation and participation in peace and security settlements, economic empowerment; Guides on EVAW (4) and other advocacy and impact stories support the sharing of good practices and identify the policy aspects to be addressed by national stakeholders. 4. Institutional Advocacy and Policy Impact (EVAW) A major institutional achievement was the successful safeguarding of the independence and mandate of the National Agency for Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, following proposed changes under the Public Administration Reform Law. This was achieved through coordinated advocacy involving UN entities, diplomatic partners, and civil society, with UN Women convening an extended GTG meeting and supporting the UN RC’s formal submission to the State Chancellery . Operational Oversight and Procurement Insights Preliminary procurement data indicated that Request for Proposals required the longest completion time (88 days), followed by RFQs (28 days), with RFPs representing 57% of the procurement budget and MiniBids 27%. Strategic Note Financing The CO ensured continued resourcing of the Strategic Note, with 34.87% of total 2025 expenditures financed through non-core resources, directly supported by Sweden and Denmark.

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The share of the non-core funding directly applied towards the Strategic Note stands at level of 28 % from the total expenditures of the 2024. Sweden and Denmark are the two donors supporting the direct Strategic Note implementation. Reports: A total of 16 donor reports were submitted on time, including 9 narrative and 6 financial reports (DAMS summary attached). The Swiss official letter of acceptance of the report is also attached. Management Responses: Two management responses of the final evaluation of the “Strengthened Gender Action in Cahul and Ungheni districts” ( EVA) Project funded by the European and the final evaluation of the ( CPE) 2018-2022 updated with the status of the key actions in the GATE system. Evaluations: The final evaluation of the joint project with UNDP and OHCHR, PBF "Building sustainable and inclusive peace, strengthening trust and social cohesion in Moldova" was initiated with the planned data collection mission during the first quarter of 2025. Publications: About 23 publications produced UN Women CO in partnership with responsible partners, during the reporting period ( https://moldova.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications ). These include: 12 publications on Humanitarian Actions and Security (WPS) 3 final donor reports 1 report on the elimination of violence against women 2 reports on local and presidential elections 5 videos promoting gender norms and gender equality across different socio-economic engagements The knowledge products catalog of the CO was updated periodically and now include more than 30 knowledge products listed in the reporting period. The UNCT Common Country Analysis (CCA) Dashboard : : The CCA Dashboard features a separate Gender Profile module providing a detailed overview and visual representation of gender-sensitive data, including key areas such as education, health, and economic empowerment. This cohesive and accessible data ecosystem will allow the UNCT Results Group (RG) to use the data for the thematic analysis and align development support towards eliminating identified gender inequalities as was committed under the United Nations cooperation framework (UNSDCF) with the Government of Moldova.