Project profile — United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - Institutional Support 2015

The expected results for this project as stated by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in its 2014-2017 strategic plan include: (1) women lead and participate in decision-making at all levels; (2) women, especially the poorest and most excluded, are economically empowered and benefit from development; (3) governance and national planning fully reflect accountability for gender equality commitments and priorities; (4) a comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment is in place and is applied through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels.

Results achieved by UN Women through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors in 2015 include: (1) eight gender-responsive constitutional reforms were completed and 32 gender equality laws were adopted; (2) 29 countries adopted a gender-responsive policy framework for women’s economic empowerment; (3) 26 countries strengthened legislation to address all forms of violence against women; (4) 64 UN entities reported on the UN System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality (SWAP); (5) UN Women served as the Secretariat of the Global Study on the implementation of SC Resolution 1325 that led to the unanimous adoption of SC Resolution 2242 to improve implementation of text on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda; (6) 18 countries adopted National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security; (7) 31 countries increased budget allocations for gender equality commitments; (8) approximately 15,000 civil servants were trained on gender mainstreaming and gender issues; (9) UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, awarded USD $12.8 million and benefited 1 million women, girls, men and boys; and (10) approximately 1000 private sector companies signed on to the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs).