An enabling environment for the implementation of WPS commitment is created in South Africa (including on ending VAWG)
The outcome focuses on providing technical assistance to the Government of South Africa and other relevant stakeholders for the development of UNSCR 1325 NAP equivalent
An enabling environment for the implementation of WPS commitment is created in South Africa (including on ending VAWG)
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CommonSouth Africa (SADC and one other SACU country) adopt high impact quality accountability frameworks, which are locally contextualized, participatory and inclusive to meet emerging threats and challenges including development of SMART National Action Plan (NAP) on UNSCR 1325
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Regional Institutions and Member States are supported to implement WPS commitments in plans and strategies
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WPS Best practices and lessons learned from the SADC region informs regional and global dialogue on WPS
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Increased availability of women leaders and gender advocates with capacities to participate in formal and informal conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and peace negotiations at international, national and local community levels
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An enabling environment for the implementation of WPS commitment is created in South Africa (including on ending VAWG)
The governments of South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho Botswana and eSwatini are making greater efforts towards implementation of the WPS Agenda. UN Women partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the United Nations Development Programme, Regional Service Centre for Africa (UNDP-RSCA) to host and facilitate the member state and regional consultations on the WPS Agenda respectively, succeeded in influencing countries in the region to commit to accelerating implementation of the Agenda. Namibia is finalizing the Gender Policy for the security sector whilst Botswana has expressed interest in developing a WPS NAP. Lesotho with support from UN Women is developing their first generation WPS NAP in 2023 whilst South Africa has committed to accelerating implementation of its National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security. The MCO in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in South Africa through convening the NAP Task team which includes government and civil society to assess progress on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security contributed to increasing urgency towards implementation of the WPS NAP. Recommendations from the workshop included that the country needed a Conflict Management Strategy especially on the backdrop of the July 2021 unrest as well as floods in KZN earlier in 2022. The need to sensitize various departments at Director Generals and Deputy-Director General levels as well as members of parliament to familiarise them on the WPS NAP was highlighted as a strategy to accelerate implementation. This work is set to be done in 2023. Further, following the success of the SADC regional member state consultations on WPS, MCO and SADC agreed to host the mediation training of member states and non-state actors. The mediation training conducted in late September with about 70 participants - 40 state actors and 30 non-state participants enhanced the capacity of women mediators (both state and non–state actors) in conflict prevention and mediation to prevent and manage social and political intra and inter-state conflicts in their countries.Disclaimer and notes
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