Outcome MDA_O_2

Partnership

The Government Committee on ensuring equality between women and men was held in April 2021 after almost 4 years of break, following UN Women advocacy and support. The Committee addresses the issues related to the main challenges in ensuring the functionality of the institutional mechanism on ensuring gender equality. The membership of the civil society advisory group of UN Women (CSAG) was renewed with nine individuals from the civil society, representing the diverse groups of society being selected. No meeting yet conveyed during the year. Two national NGOs subscribed to two Action Coalition (ACs) on gender-based violence and Women, Peace and security and Humanitarian action Compact (WPSHA). In the context of GEF, at country level a series of meetings, events, and social media campaign, debates and photo exhibition were rolled out by the CO to raise awareness and mobilize the stakeholders around GEF. Women negotiators engaged in the Transnistria conflict settlement enhanced their gender expertise and launched a process to establish a Women’s Advisory Board jointly with OSCE and Sweden for the inclusion of gender equality in peace negotiations under UN Women cooperation arrangement. Around 3500 women from vulnerable groups will become more resilient during COVID 19 as UN Women managed to establish a new partnership, at the end of current year, first ever with Government of Netherlands as donor. A gender Audit within the MFA is to be launched and MFA staff, including those deployed in mission abroad, will strengthen their capacities on key concepts of gender equality, gender mainstreaming into public policies and budgets, gender sensitive language vs sexist language and gender sensitive organizational culture as UN Women initiated a partnership with the MFA 13 campaigns and 33 public events were organized during the reporting period. UN Women Moldova website had 49,275 visitors which represents an increase by 23% compared to 2020. The Facebook page and Twitter earned 2649 new and 232 new followers accordingly, which is an increase by 26% and by 14% compared to 2020. Together with the 1128 followers on Instagram, this makes a total number of 15 945 followers on social media. Impressions expressed by users increased by 63,8% and engagements by 37,3%. The private sector also joined the 16 Days Campaign and contribute to awareness raising on the necessity of eliminating GBV, and promoting gender equality at community level. Two popular coffee shops from Chisinau and the main energy distributor from the country, Premier Energy support in bringing the campaign message to their clients.

Partnerships

UN Women continued its strategic dialogue and cooperation on promoting gender equality with key counterparts from the national authorities at central (State Chancellery, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, etc.) and local levels and with civil society organizations/platforms (Gender Equality Platform, National Coalition “Life without violence”). A joint retreat between UN Women team and representatives of the National Coalition Life Without Violence was held to discuss priorities, existing gaps and to strategies around potential partnership building to ensure further synergies in the area of eliminating violence against women with a particular focus on Istanbul Convention implementation. As part of the new SN development process, UN Women and CSAG representatives had a consultation meeting where the draft TOC was discussed and validated. With the onset of the refugee crisis a new stream of work was initiated, where more than 30 CSOs have partnered with UN Women, either as main partners or subcontractors, in supporting national refugee response, 5 (five) initiatives led by civil society, Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Central Electoral Commission and the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training have been implemented and supported by UNW CO: Two Draft Regulations to prevent and combat sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying for EMB in Moldova has been developed by Central Electoral Commission and the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training, The need of Regulations has been identified as a result of 3 online workshops on „Gender Responsive Electoral Management” dedicated for members of newly appointed Central Electoral Commission led by woman President, and staff of the Commission’s Apparatus to improve their knowledge and acknowledged their role in promoting gender equality in elections. Women Deputies adopted the gender sensitive Resolution of the Platform of Women MPs of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova of the 11th legislature during CAUCUS launch event. 3 . The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus tabled a joint bill voted into law granting mothers the right to receive maternity allowance and salary simultaneously. The cross-party Women’s Parliamentary Caucus of the XI-th Legislature was re-established on June 17th with support of four UN Agencies’ (UN Women, UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA) joint programme. Video spot , press release , FB post, FB stories 2 public hearings on the bill organized (non-public) Over 230 participants at the 2022 March Event of Solidarity approved a feminist manifest developed and read at the end of the March. (1) Elimination of violence against women and girls, including in times of crisis and war, (2) Ensuring a political dialogue based on respect for human dignity and human rights, (3) Inclusion of women in the negotiating table and in the process of restoring and maintaining peace, (4) Promoting women's participation in decision-making processes at all levels to ensure peace and stability (5) Punishing perpetrators and prosecuting those responsible for violence and discrimination (6) Cessation of all forms of violence In Ukraine and anywhere in the world. Among all visibility materials, the stickers with the slogan of the feminist festival contained a QR code that links to the feminist manifesto - Stop Violence and War [https://egalitatedegen.md/manifest/]. The activity has been implemented by Gender Equality Platform after their request and team of feminist organizations with support of UN Women and Sweden support. In the reporting period, communication activities of the CO focused on two main directions: development work and humanitarian response, a wide variety of communication activities and materials being developed. In 2022, UN Women organized and co-organized at least 35 events both in the development and humanitarian portfolios as well as 3 campaigns: - International Women's Day - focused on women refugees from Ukraine in the context of the war in Ukraine - 16 Days campaign - during it 9 events were organized and co-organized by UN Women - a communication campaign with Ziarul de Garda, an important media outlet in Moldova, focused on the role of women in the management of the refugee crises, with 10 written human stories and 6 videos The Facebook page of UN Women Moldova reached in 2022 a total number of 16 014 followers with 3 151 new followers. The number represents an increase of 24% compared to 2021. The Twitter account has a total number of 2 414 followers with 464 new followers which represents an increase of 24% compared to 2021. The Instagram account has 2152 followers with 1024 new followers which represents a tremendous increase of 91% compared to 2021. Overall, in 2022 the three social media channels of UN Women Moldova had a total number of 20 580 followers with an average increase of 46% compared to 2021. In 2022, UN Women Moldova website had 22 619 users from whom 21 887 - new users. The website registered 52 097 pageviews. The target was surpassed by 465%. Compared to the year 2021, UN Women registered a significant increase in terms of the number of mentions in the mass media. Thus, in 2022, UN Women recorded 1102 mentions in the mass media, compared to 629 mentions in 2021. 81 different sources have published news about UN Women Moldova. Overall, 90% of news published by the media had a positive sentiment and only 10% mentions were neutral.