Management Response

: Nigeria
: 2018 - 2022 , Nigeria (CO)
: Women Peace and Security
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: Nigeria
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The management response to the final evaluation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Programme in Nigeria is based on the evaluators’ conclusions and recommendations highlighted in the evaluation report. The Country Office will build on the evaluation findings and recommendation for the future WPS programmes. All recommendations have been accepted and a related plan for their implementation is reflected in this management response.
: Approved
Recommendation: There is a need for the programme team to consider the full involvement of key stakeholders, including governments and project beneficiaries, especially at the design stage of the programme, as well as the development of the theory of change.
Management Response: The CO agrees with the recommendation to intensify efforts and consider the engagement of key stakeholders, including government partners and beneficiaries of the programme at the design of the programme and in the development of the theory of change. The design of the second phase of the Programme engaged stakeholders at both national and state levels to Identify priority issues, define theory of change and enhance local ownership and sustainability. These stakeholders Include Government MDAs, NGOs, Women Mediation Networks and donors. The engagement with stakeholders was consolidated during the Inception phase of the Programme, thus, enhancing local ownership. Moreover, UN Women CO Nigeria is also embarking on national and state-level stakeholder consultations to inform the development of its Strategic Note which is a guiding document for all programmes to be implemented between 2023 and 2027. The CO will extend the practice of ensuring full involvement of relevant stakeholders to the development and Implementation of the thematic programmes/projects going forward.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: National ownership
Organizational Priorities: Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Engage stakeholders at national level and target states during the Inception phase of the Programme to validate Programme strategies and enhance local ownership. Engage stakeholders on the Women, Peace and Security Programme in the development of the Country Office Strategic Note to ensure that WPS concerns are addressed from the onset of the programming cycle in a participatory manner. Ensure that key stakeholders are informed and contribute to the design of the new WPS activities before they are implemented UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: There is a need for future interventions to consider the early implementation of baseline studies and capacity assessments as part of the design and conceptualization processes of the programme rather than at the implementation stage
Management Response: The CO has accepted the recommendation for to conduct baseline studies and capacity assessments at the stage of designing the programmes. While the recommendation is considered apt, the lack of funds before donor approval of the program/project document could restrain the CO from undertaking an earlier comprehensive baseline assessment. Therefore, the CO has sometimes used available relevant secondary data at the program design stage and conducted a refined baseline study once program resources are approved by the donor(s), at the beginning of implementation.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure that the Country Gender Equality Profile (CGEP) is inclusive of key baseline information on Women, Peace and Security. UNW 2025/08 Ongoing
Recommendation: The UN Women programme team should consider the provision of a capacity- building programme in the area of resource mobilization skills for MDAs, members of the Women Mediation Network, and HeForShe members.
Management Response: During the final phase of the Programme Implementation, UN Women and partners facilitated capacity-building workshops on Resource Mobilization and Project Sustainability for members of the SAP Implementation Committees, Women Mediation Network and HeForShe networks in the target states. This yielded some positive results as some of these structures are getting financial support from Individuals, groups and organizations to implement some activities of their work plans. In any case, based on needs and capacity assessment, UN Women will provide additional capacity-building training and technical support to these partners on project management (RBB approach), reporting and resource mobilization, among others.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Conduct capacity-building training and technical support to key MDAs, Women Mediation Networks and HeForShe Networks on project management-RBB approach, documentation and reporting, report writing, resource mobilization, etc. etc. UNW 2025/08 Ongoing
Recommendation: There is a need to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system for the WPS Programme in the future to ensure proper tracking of activities and programme results.
Management Response: MANAGEMENT RESPONSE The recommendation to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system for the WPS Programme is accepted by the Country Office. The Programme started in 2019 when there was no specific staff dedicated to monitoring and evaluation in UN Women Nigeria. This led to a gap in the use of the monitoring plan in the collection of data and in the field monitoring of activities. The next phase of the WPS Programme will ensure that these gaps in project monitoring are implemented.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Knowledge management
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure that regular field project monitoring activities are implemented to assess the progress, address gaps in results delivery and recommends improvements in implementation Regularly document lessons learned and collect stories of change from the field in a results-oriented manner UNW 2025/08 Ongoing
Recommendation: Ensure that the implementing partners have an adequate number of staff for programme implementation at the state level.
Management Response: The recommendation to ensure that implementing partners have adequate number of staff for Programme Implementation at the state level Is accepted. This critical aspect will be considered during review of proposals submitted by potential Implementing partners and the conduct of capacity assessment by UN Women.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: National ownership
Organizational Priorities: Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure thorough assessment of proposals submitted by potential IPs, including capacity assessment to ascertain staff strength and capacity for effective and efficient service delivery. UNW 2025/08 Ongoing
Recommendation: Consider making financial provisions for the continuous airing of the radio programme for at least one year after the end of the programme to sustain programme activities for a longer time.
Management Response: The recommendation to consider making financial provisions for the continuous airing of the radio programmes for at least one year after the end of the Programme to sustain Programme activities for a longer time is partially accepted. Financial advance to partners or funds for project activities cannot be effected or utilized after the project end date, as per the agreement with the donor. However, efforts will be made to get support from government, management of local radio stations and private organizations to sustain airing of the WPS radio programmes beyond the life span of the Programme.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure continuous advocacy to government, media houses and the private sector on the need to support the WPS agenda, including airing of public enlightenment and sensitization programmes on tv and radio for gender sensitive conflict prevention and peacebuilding. UNW 2025/08 Ongoing
Recommendation: Consider making changes to the financial reporting system to ensure that WPS financial reports are generated directly from the UN Women Country Office rather than at headquarters to ensure the timely availability of project financial reports
Management Response: The recommendation to consider making changes to the financial reporting system to ensure that the WPS financial reports are generated directly from the UN Women' Country Office rather than at headquarters to ensure the timely availability of project financial reports is rejected. As it is a corporate procedure/decision that HQ should generate financial reports, therefore the CO cannot do otherwise.
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Management Response Category: Rejected
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency
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REJECTED UNW 2022/08 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: UN Women Nigeria should consider having another phase of the programme to cover more LGAs and have more rights holders in capacity building for peace mediation and reconciliation. It will also provide an opportunity for the programme team to support and monitor the implementation of the SAPs in the states
Management Response: The recommendation for UN Women to consider having another phase of the Programme to cover more LGAs and have more rights holders in capacity building for peace mediation and reconciliation is accepted. To this end, UN Women submitted a proposal to Norway for a second phase of the Programme designed to expand the scope of intervention. The proposal was approved and a 3-year contract agreement for the WPS Programme - Phase II (2022 - 2024) was signed in December 2021. Unlike the first phase that covered only two states (Bauchi and Benue), the second phase covers six states (Bauchi, Benue, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna and Plateau).
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Global norms and standards (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Alignment with strategy
Organizational Priorities: Normative Support
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Implement the WPS Programme in Nigeria (Phase II) at national level and the six target states. UNW 2025/08 Ongoing
Recommendation: UN Women should, in upcoming programming, consider developing a coordination mechanism for WPS actors across the states to synchronize WPS activities going forward
Management Response: The recommendation for UN Women to consider developing a coordination mechanism for WPS actors across the states to synchronize WPS activities in upcoming programming is accepted. Provisions to achieve this was made in the second phase of the WPS Programme, which includes establishing/strengthening coordination mechanisms for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of Nigeria’s NAP and SAPs, at all levels.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Alignment with strategy
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure the establishment/strengthening of coordination mechanisms for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of Nigeria’s NAP and SAPs at national level and target states. UNW 2025/08 Ongoing