Management Response

: Nigeria
: 2018 - 2022 , Nigeria (CO)
: Enhancing gender-responsive security operations and community dialogue
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: Nigeria
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The management response to the final evaluation of the ‘‘Enhancing Gender-Responsive Security Operations and Community Dialogue Project (2020-2021)’’ is based on the evaluators’ conclusions and recommendations highlighted in the evaluation report. They were validated by key stakeholders in an exit workshop carried out at the end of the field mission and also through the review of the evaluation report. The Country Office will build on the evaluation findings and recommendations for future security related WPS projects in Nigeria. 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 project team to adopt a long-term approach in project design for project targeting policy development. This is necessary in order to have more time for the development of the policies and monitoring of the implementation of the policies. This case applies to the AFN and NSCDC gender policies which was developed by SSRP project during the life of the SRRP but there was no opportunity to monitor the implementation as the project ended after the development of the policies.
Management Response: The CO agrees with the recommendation to consider adopting a long-term approach in project design for project targeting policy development. It should, however, be noted that the interventions covered by under the project in reference, are designed as integral part of the CO’s Women, Peace and Security Programme, and will be continued beyond the end of the donor funding to this project under the second phase of the same project/donor funding or through resources mobilized for the WPS programme. For instance, under the second phase of the project, the CO will support the implementation and monitoring of the gender policies of AFN, NSCDC and Nigeria Police Force, developed under the first phase. This is planned to be supported for another two years (2022 -2024).
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Internal coordination and communication
Organizational Priorities: Organizational efficiency
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Develop a proposal for the second phase of the SSRP and submit to Germany for funding. Implement phase II of the SSRP, including support for the implementation and monitoring of the gender policies of AFN, NSCDC and Nigeria Police Force, developed under phase I of the Project. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN Women Programme team should consider continuing to build the capacity of security actors, members of the CSP, MOT and WLOs given the limited time used for the capacity building programme under the SSRP and the observed frequent transfers among trained security actors and gender desk officers at MDAs.
Management Response: The CO has accepted the recommendation to consider continuous capacity building for target security sector institutions, CSP, MOT and WLOs, based on capacity gaps and needs, particularly in the areas of enhancing gender responsiveness and the implementation of the provisions of UNSCR 1325, at all levels. Moreover, capacity building is one of the main strategies to be sustained under the SSRP (Phase II).
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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
Engage target security sector institutions, CSP, MOT and WLOs to identify capacity gaps and needs to enhance gender responsiveness and implementation of the provisions of UNSCR 1325. Include capacity building as one of the main strategies for the SSRP (Phase II) proposal. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN Women Programme team should consider working towards the adoption of the content of the Standard Gender Training Manual into the training curricular of all security training institutions in Nigeria to ensure that newly recruited officers are grounded on gender mainstreaming and the UNSCR 1325.
Management Response: adoption of the content of the Standard Gender Training Manual into the training curricular of all security training institutions in Nigeria. This is considered strategic and sustainable approach towards enhancing gender-responsiveness in security sector institutions.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Undertake strategic advocacies and sensitization for heads/decision makers of security institutions, including training academies on the need to adopt and integrate the Standard Gender Training Manual into the training curricular of security training institutions in Nigeria. Under the proposed SSRP (Phase II), include advocacies and capacity building (including ToT) as strategies for security institutions and training academies on the Standard Gender Training Manual. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN women project team should consider formally handing over the CSP, MOT and WLOs to the State Ministries of Women Affairs to ensure that the platforms remain active in implementing their work plans at the community level.
Management Response: The recommendation for UN Women to consider handing over the CSP, MOT and WLOs to the State Ministries of Women Affairs to ensure that the platforms remain active in implementing their work plans at the community level is particularly accepted. These are independent community-based and non-governmental structures established to compliment the efforts of government, security agencies and other actors to address security concerns of women and girls in Borno and Yobe states. Moreover, these structures adopted sustainability plans.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Under the SSRP (Phase II), partnership between the State Ministries of Women Affairs and the CSP, MOT and WLOs in target states will be strengthened. Regularly document lessons learned and collect stories of change from the field in a results-oriented manner UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN Women Nigeria should consider having another phase of the programme to cover more LGAs and more right holders in capacity building on gender mainstreaming, advocacy and strategy of engagement of security actors at the community level. This becomes more critical in Borno state where the state government has relocated all the IDP back to their various LGAs. It will also provide an opportunity for the project team to support and monitor the implementation of the gender policies of the security institutions developed under the project.
Management Response: The CO accepted the recommendation to consider having another phase of the project to cover more LGAs and more right holders in capacity building on gender mainstreaming, advocacy and strategy of engagement of security actors at the community level. The SSRP (Phase II) Is designed to extend to additional LGAs of Borno and Yobe states and states in the North East region.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Develop a proposal for the second phase of the SSRP with provisions to expand the scope of intervention to additional LGAs and states. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Develop a proposal for the second phase of the SSRP with provisions to expand the scope of intervention to additional LGAs and states. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN Women should consider reforming the created platform with clear definition of roles and also ensures that members are not duplicated across the platforms to enhance the effectiveness of the group.
Management Response: The CO accepted the recommendation to consider reforming the created platform with clear definition of roles and also ensures that members are not duplicated across the platforms to enhance the effectiveness of the group. The management and members of the structures were supported by UN Women and PWAN (IP) to work In synergy to avoid duplication of efforts and achieve better outcomes.
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance
Organizational Priorities: Organizational efficiency
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
The SSRP (Phase II) will include strategies to enhance synergy among the established structures (CSP, MOT and WLOs), including clear definition of individual and collective roles. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN Women should also consider engaging more stakeholders at the conceptualization and design stage of projects to harvest stakeholders’ inputs to the project design which is important in getting their buy-in for the project.
Management Response: The recommendation to consider engaging more stakeholders at the conceptualization and design stage of projects to harvest stakeholders’ inputs to the project design which is important in getting their buy-in for the project is accepted by UN Women. Stakeholders at national level and target states are engaged in the design of the SSRP (Phase II).
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Description:
Management Response Category: 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
Conduct stakeholders’ consultative meetings at national level and target states in the design and development of the SSRP (Phase II) to enhance local ownership and sustainability. UNW 2025/08 Completed
Recommendation: UN Women should consider expanding the membership of the created platforms to incorporate more professionals like doctors, nurses and lawyers to support the activities of the group especially on issues relating to SGBV at the community level.
Management Response: The recommendation for UN Women to consider expanding the membership of the created platforms to incorporate more professionals like doctors, nurses and lawyers to support the activities of the group especially on issues relating to SGBV at the community level is accepted. This is being considered in the design of the SSRP (Phase II).
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance
Organizational Priorities: Organizational efficiency
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Conduct stakeholders’ consultative meetings and mapping of additional potential members to be included the in the CSP and MOT in target states, during the design and inception phase the SSRP (Phase II). UNW 2025/08 Completed