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outcome XM-DAC-41146-PNG_D_4.3
Outcome 4.3 3 Women and girls in the highlands region in PNG affected by crisis, lead, participate in, and benefit from response and recovery, inclusive peace-building to reduce conflict and improve development (GYPI Highlands project goal)”
D uring the reporting period , women and girls were increasingly involved in community decis ion making meetings, mediation roles and service prov ision to survivors of violence. The services provided includes basic counselling services , shelter services and referrals. UN Women supported project enhanced the capacity of 126 women mediators’ to perform as peace mediators. A network of young women was established and empowered to advocate for their rights and improve the capacity of young people to actively participate in conflict prevention and social cohesion networks. UN Women further facilitated male advocators capacity to perform mediation role in the communities. The UN Women-supported network of PNG Women Group in Hela serves as a significant stakeholder in advancing women's leadership, particularly targeting young girls, and encouraging their participation in leadership roles. The network comprises of 64 members from different parts of PNG, with each member having their own networks in their respective provinces. The network, a subsidiary of Global Women in Management, funded by Exon Mobil, has empowered women at the village level, promoted their active engagement in various peace building and economic empowerment opportunities.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-PNG_D_4.4
Women and girls in Bougainville lead community-driven, inclusive economic development that promotes social cohesion and strengthens community resilience for sustaining peace.
No implementation in 2023 because of late recruitment of programme manager.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-PNG_O_1
Effective normative, operational and coordination products, services and processes
PNG Country Office used its comparative advantage on mainstreaming the triple mandate normative support (including support to national review processes in response to global outcomes), UN-System coordination, and operational activities. Through its coordination role, UN Women PNG Country Office led the UNSDCF 2024 – 2028 GEWE consultations and advocated for a standalone outcome on Gender Equality. UN Women is the lead agency on UNSDCF outcome 1. The country office further provided technical support to Central Statistical Office on conducting national gender profiling. Survey Inception meeting and preliminary results meeting was conducted with all relevant government departments. Draft report was produced, and this gave the government a basis to conduct further comprehensive country gender profile. PNG Country Office further supported the government on CEDAW reporting and government participation at 2023 CSW 67and follow up meeting’s agenda. Provincial and regional consultations were held towards the end of last year. Information collected will be used to address the 25 issues when reporting to the CEDAW Committee in June 2024. PNG Country Office strengthened the coordination, coherence and gender mainstreaming across the UN system by Chairing the gender and human rights group, Leading the development of UNSDCF 2024 – 2028, Facilitating the establishment and convening donor/development coordination group, Convening CSO forum, Leading UNCT on implementing SWAP and Gender Equality Scorecard, Providing leadership on joint programmes such as spotlight Using the interagency groups to strengthen coordination. The Programme implementation activities to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment included, Capacity building of civil society organizations to Advocate and raise awareness on gender equality and ending to violence against women and girls. Amplify vibrant women's movement on GEWE, women rights, and EVAW Facilitate CSOs coordinated implementation, interface with the government, and accountability of the CSOs Advocacy Strategy. Male engagement campaign. Promoting positive community perspective on women leadership. Capacity building of service providers on management of survivors of gender-based violence and conflict related trauma. Support women market vendors in business development, management and financial literacy. Market duty bearers' capacity strengthening to ensure gender responsive market governance.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-PNG_O_2
Partners, and stakeholders are more engaged, able to coalesce and jointly deliver on advancing GEEW
During the reporting period, UN Women established and strengthened the CSO forum by supporting the development of SCO strategy. The CSO strategy will UN Women with support from the UNDP established Parliamentary committee on gender to advocate for ending violence against women and girls. UN Women further facilitated the formation of Donor/Development working group to ensure coordinated resoource mobilization for GEWE interventions. PNG Country Office in partnership with the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment and other UN Agencies successfully convened the United for Equality, CSO and Youth forum from 27 – 29 November 2023. The summit outlined the effects of violence against women and girls, barriers which women leaders face. Women leaders were given an opportunity to relate their leadership career and all the challenges they faced. Breakaway sessions were conducted, and outcome statements were developed for both women and youths. The statements were handed over to the permanent parliamentary committee for implementation and holding the government accountable. The summit revived the movement to end violence against women and girls. UN Women PNG CO signed a partnership agreement with Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG) Under this agreement, SILAG will take increased ownership over the Political Leadership Academy for Women (PLAW) and implement the training for the 2023 cohort of women. This ensured sustainability of the project and training of women leaders.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-PNG_O_3
Enhanced quality of programmes, through knowledge innovation, RBM and evaluation
During the reporting period, UN Women and implementing partners staff enhanced their knowledge, understanding and reporting skills. Monitoring Evaluation and reporting learning sessions were organised for 14 Sportlight Initiatives - WPHF partners where 30 (24 Women and 6 men) implementing partners representatives attended the workshop. The workshop focused on monitoring evaluation and reporting concepts, the result chain, theory of change, indicators, results reporting, beneficiary counting. Practical sessions were conducted to ensure participants understood the concepts. UN Women staff were also trained during office retreat, RO and HQ training sessions. Talks on RBM were continuously discussed on during staff meetings, donor report writing and feedback. Continuous exposure on RBM enhanced programme teams on RBM and reporting.Showing 6 - 10 of 11