Region:Asia Pacific
Current UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_3.1
An enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on EVAW and other forms of discrimination is in place and translated into action
Result: There increased efforts to prioritise the engagement of critical stakeholders in VAW prevention and response. The government has included the Law of Marriage Act 1971 as the law to be reviewed to reduce teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is the root cause of girls leaving school and getting married, exacerbating sexual violence and coercion. Evidence: The government conducted quarterly consultative sessions to discuss the opportunities for reviewing the laws with stakeholders to justify strengthening gender-sensitive laws, policies and plans. UN Women's contribution: UN Women provided technical inputs into the consultative meetings and shared best practices of the current laws from other countries.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_3.2
Gender responsive locally relevant and owned interventions identified
The local government have strengthened their plan to ensure it articulated locally owned initiative to address Gender-based Violence prevention and response initiatives, including harmful practices linked with female youth/women economic empowerment programs. Evidence: At least 364 women economic groups with 5,400 women entrepreneurs/vendors across the country attested to the need for practical knowledge they equipped on VAW prevention initiatives, which made them reduce VAW at the household level. The local authorities noted that the knowledge shared with women groups facilitated them to prepare coping mechanisms to avoid violence and abuse from their partners. It also increased efforts to conduct self-reflections for women on their economic status in their respective households and explore their knowledge, attitude and practice on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). UNW Contribution: UN Women technical supported the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government to guide how to integrate VAW prevention in the local councils.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_6.1
The Capacity of URT and stakeholders is strengthened to assess progress of the Beijing Platform for Action and other global normative frameworks for gender equality and empowerment of women.
Results 1. First National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 drafted through participatory and inclusive process involving a total of 2,369 direct participants, including government reprensentatives, WROs, PWDs, religious leaders, media, academia, communities from 11 regions in Tanzania. Other 4000 participants were reached via online means through online workshops, social media campaigns. 2. Draft Gender Policy and Implementation Strategy consolidated to incorporate recommendations from the Cabinet Secretariat for submission to the Inter-Ministerial Techincal Committee for approval. The Reviewed Gender Policy is an important to guide the new Gender Ministires in Tanzania for enhanced implementation, coordination, monitoring and reporting on GEWE Commitments at all levels. 3. Tanzania Generation Equality Programme (2021/22 - 2025/26) was approved by the Inter-Ministerial Techincal Committee. 4. National Plan of Action for the Elimination on Violence against Women and Children (NPA-VAWC) was evaluated and recommendations will be used to inform the Second NPA-VAWC expected to be drafted in 2023. UN Women Contribution UN Women provided financial and technical support as part of ongoing partnership agreements. UN Women reviewed and provided substantive inputs into the different processes and frameworks, including conducting orientation and capacity-building sessions. Evidence 1. TNAP Drafting Process Programme 2. Draft Reviewed Gender Policy 3. Tanzania Generation Equality Programme (2021/22 - 2025/26) 4. NPA-VAWC Evaluation Report
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_6.2
More National and Local plans and budgets are gender responsive
During the reporting period, technical support was provided through policy advisory services to Government partners mandated to ensure that more national plans and budgets are gender responsive. In 2022, the following efforts were made in terms of integrating gender commitments in policies, plans and frameworks that would ensure more national plans and budgets are gender responsive First, Tanzania Country Office collaborated with the Ministry of Finance and Planning that resulted in the government integrating gender targets for the first time in its Public Financial Management Reform Programme (PFMRP) within three out of the five strategic objectives in the PFMRP Strategic Plan (2022-2027). This commitment provides a concrete policy-level entry point for implementing Gender Responsive Budgeting in Tanzania and is in line with SDG target 5.c and indicator 5.c.1 1 , as well as the Tanzania United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), which identifies Financing for Development as a key result area. The integration of gender targets in the PFMRP resulted from UN Women’s provision of detailed technical policy advisory services during the drafting and consultation process. As UN Women Tanzania begins implementation of the new strategic note in 2023, the gender financing portfolio will lead on supporting the Government to realize its commitments in the plan specifically in the areas of domestic revenue collection and external resources, budget management and procurement and asset management. Secondly, technical advisory support was provided in the development of Tanzania generation equality programme 2021/22 – 2025/26. Specifically, support was provided in drafting the results related to implementation of Gender-responsive macro-economic plans, budget reforms and stimulus packages that reduce the number of young women and girls living in poverty. The programme provides a detailed contextual analysis, proposed interventions and results for United Republic of Tanzania under the Economic Justice and Rights coalition which the president is leading on at the global level. Third, UN Women held several consultation meetings with IMF Tanzania and headquarters to explore the possibility of integrating gender specific considerations in the next review of the Extended Credit Facility accountability framework with the United Republic of Tanzania. The facility is worth USD 1 billion. This was based on the premise that the United Republic of Tanzania is a leader of the Economic Justice and Rights Action coalition. In line with the current framework, it is envisaged that the facility will provide investment in specific social sectors. UN Women proposed to work with IMF in refinement of the targets in line with Tanzania’s commitment to the Generation Equality Forum (GEF). Attached is the submission sent to IMF HQ. In addition, in an effort to strengthen the application of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) as a tool for gender mainstreaming , three key outputs were achieved. First, a gender analysis of fiscal policies was carried out that listed the major policies and the relevant budget and PFM reforms related documents to assess the level of GRB mainstreaming and the gaps that are an impediment for an effective integration of GRB. Thereafter, recommendations based on the analysis were provided to inform the preparation of policies and budget along with the PFM reforms in the future. Secondly, Analysis of the National Budget 2022/2 was carried out including a detailed analysis of the key sectors -agriculture, infrastructure, health, education and others to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Government’s new fiscal measures from a gender perspective. Third, a GRB capacity assessment, and was also carried out in mainland with technical consultations having taken place with Ministry of Finance and Planning, Parliament Budget office, National Audit office and Office of Treasury Registrar respectively. The report has been finalized and the recommendations are scheduled to be shared with the stakeholders in quarter four of 2022. In addition, through the technical assistance provided, a gender mainstreaming guidance note Public Expenditure Review (PER) has also been developed. The support documents are attached. On strengthening coordination mechanisms, the Ministry of Finance and planning (MOFP) GRB core team was established for the first time and an inception meeting was held. The GRB core team is chaired by the Commissioner of Budget and comprised of technical officers from all MoFP departments. Its role will be to provide technical guidance to accelerate mainstreaming a gender perspective into all MoFP operational mechanisms. It will also support enhancing coordination, strengthening capacity building, reporting, monitoring and evaluation so as to allow for system-wide assessment of progress in mainstreaming GRB principles. Attached are the terms of reference. Finally, a GRB training sessions were held for all Government ministries directors of policy and planning from Tanzania, officers in the Ministries of Finance and planning (mainland and Zanzibar), members of the Tanzanian Women Parliamentary Group (TWPG) and for the UN Gender and human rights coordination group. These sessions highlighted the context of inadequate alignment of public finance management reforms and global geopolitical developments for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth for advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. The sensitization for the UN gender and human rights coordination mechanism also provided guidance for members on how to advocate for increased gender financing in the UN co-operation framework. Attached is the presentation made at the training sessions for the different groups.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_O_1
More effective and efficient United Nations system coordination and strategic partnerships on gender equality and women’s empowerment
Results Analysis of resource allocation to gender in the UNSDCF JWP work plan undertaken through the application of the Gender Marker. The analysis highlighted that 71.36% of available resources for the 2022/2023 budget had been allocated to GEM 2 & 3 and hence an indication that the UNCT in Tanzania had met the QCPR indicator 1.4.18 on average Training undertaken on Gender Equality, Human Rights Based Approach, and Gender Financing to improve the capacities of UN staff to address gaps identified in the capacity assessment to mainstream gender Strengthened the capacity of the PSEA Network through capacity-building initiatives and the establishment of partnerships with the National Child Helpline C-SEMA and Interpol. This has led to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Network in addressing inter-agency reporting and referral of SEA cases by the UNCT in Tanzania. Coordinated and collective action in ensuring gender equality and human rights approaches are integrated into ongoing processes towards the development of the Voluntary National Review. Evidence Concept note for Capacity building PSEA SOPs Presentation of GE& HR to VNR taskforce Summary analysis presentation of the GEM marker CO-Contribution UN Women also provided technical guidance in analysing the GEM application in the JWP, consolidating and preparing the presentation highlighting resources available for GEM 2 and GEM 3. The analysis is expected to inform ongoing discussions on resource mobilization and resource allocation for the UNSDCF. In addition, the UN Women specifically provided inputs to ensure the inclusion of GBV service providers as part of the mapping of service providers to improve the 116 Child helpline directory. This leads to improved referral pathways for GBV and Child protection, improving PSEA SOPs. In the VNR process, UN Women led the process of convening GE&HRCM in preparation of a presentation highlighting entry points for Gender Equality and Human Rights the VNR preparation. The presentation was made during the National task force meeting, which highlighted the importance of including a variety of stakeholders, among them the Ministry responsible for Gender as part of the national task force. UN Women also took a leading role in designing and delivering the training on disability inclusion, HRBA, LNOB and Gender Equality. The CO collaborated with the UN Women's disability inclusion help desk in preparation of training human rights-based approach to disability inclusion. The CO also led on training on the UNCT scorecards ie. Gender, Youth2030 and disability including as well as on financing for gender equality.Showing 11 - 15 of 18
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