Derived from UN and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) standards, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s strategic and policy direction on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) comes from the Executive Director¡¯s circular on PSEA, as updated in May 2023. This complements the direction on PSEA set out in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s strategic plan for 2022¨C2025. This strategic evaluation assessed the efforts of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ toward PSEA from March 2017 to October 2023 to understand what has worked well, and where efforts can be further strengthened.
Gender inequalities and lack of women empowerment are critical barriers to achieving food security. Across the countries in the Eastern Africa Region, women continue to face adverse inequalities, ranging from social and cultural norms.
As we cross the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and amidst stalled progress on achieving gender equality, the independent evaluation offices of UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ saw an opportunity to conduct an inter-agency synthesis of UN system evaluations related to Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5, gender equality).
Responsible digital finance offers an important avenue to eradicate financial inequality. This 10 -point action plan aims to end the continued economic exclusion of women, remove structural barriers to women¡¯s active participation in the formal economy and achieve equality in access to responsible and sustainable financial services.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can provide first-time access to financial accounts and help governments do the same. This series explores how Country Offices have enabled digital financial inclusion and women¡¯s empowerment through cash transfers.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can provide first-time access to financial accounts and help governments do the same. This series explores how Country Offices have enabled digital financial inclusion and women¡¯s empowerment through cash transfers.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can provide first-time access to financial accounts and help governments do the same. This series explores how Country Offices have enabled digital financial inclusion and women¡¯s empowerment through cash transfers.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can provide first-time access to financial accounts and help governments do the same. This series explores how Country Offices have enabled digital financial inclusion and women¡¯s empowerment through cash transfers.
A Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ study looking at gendered barriers affecting populations seeking humanitarian assistance in four countries. It identifies barriers emerging before, during and after assistance provision by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and provides recommendations.
The report presents an integrative analysis of food and nutrition security for Rajasthan and its districts and informs about the challenges of sustainable food systems in Rajasthan.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can provide first-time access to financial accounts and help governments do the same. This series explores how Country Offices have enabled digital financial inclusion and women¡¯s empowerment through cash transfers.
The evaluation was commissioned by the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Office of Evaluation to provide evidence for accountability and learning, and to inform the design of the next country strategic plan (CSP) for Haiti.