Management Response

: Somalia
: 2022 - 2022 , Somalia (CO)
: Women's Leadership, Empowerment, Access, and Protection (LEAP) in Somalia
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: Somalia
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Overall, UN Women Somalia Office acknowledges and welcomes the findings and recommendations. UN Women established its presence through Program Presence Office in 2016 and has initiated the LEAP/Humanitarian Program with government of Japan support in 2021. The office has limited staffing with no direct staffing presence in the field. However, through its Triple Mandate and as Co-Chair of UNCT Gender Theme Group, UNCF Results Group on Gender, Human Rights and Inclusion and as a Member of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) will leverage and advocate for inclusion of gender in humanitarian interventions. While most of the recommendations are within the purview and possibilities for implementation in the above context, a few recommendations such as conditional cash transfer, mobile money systems require larger budgets and operations. The office will continue resource mobilization efforts to continue and upscale the programming on LEAP/Humanitarian Action as outlined in the management responses.
: Approved
Recommendation: Continue field operation in pilot areas
Management Response: UN Women Somalia Office will accelerate the resource mobilization efforts, strengthen coordination on LEAP/Humanitarian action.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
UN Women Somalia Office will accelerate the resource mobilization efforts to mobilize at least $500K per year to start with and strengthen coordinate with UN and other actors on LEAP/Humanitarian action. LEAP Program Specialist 2023/12 Completed UN Women Somalia Office worked closely with UNFPA, WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM and other partners in developing join program proposals. For example, a joint proposal submitted to the AfDB is in final stages and expected to start the program in early 2025.
Recommendation: Expand intervention coverage, include PwD, but also include broader segments of female population
Management Response: UN Women Somalia is a Co-Chair of the UNCF Results Group on 'Gender, Human Rights and Inclusion'. UN Women jointly with UN Partner Organizations will support the National Disability Agency (NDA) in undertaking the 'disabilities mapping'. Depending on the availability of resources will increase the coverage.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Global norms and standards (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Human Rights
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Share LEAP project’s evaluation lessons learned, best practices, conclusions and recommendations with wider community to attract donors
Management Response: UN Women Somalia Office will disseminate 2 publications and also human interest stories and disseminate among the stakeholders and donors for adoption, advocacy and resource mobilization.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Resource mobilization
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Design LEAP field operations package for roll-out by UN Women IPs and other interested partners in Somalia and elsewhere
Management Response: UN Women Somalia has initiated the humanitarian/LEAP program in 2021 with the Government of Japan SB support. Within the available resources will make efforts to design or adopt from other countries LEAP field operations package for rollout among UN Women implementing partners.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Knowledge management
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Sustainability
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Start non-conditional cash transfers and provide free services to vulnerable groups and specific beneficiaries, e.g., water distribution, and aid support, etc.
Management Response: UN Women is currently a Program Presence Office with no delegation of authority. It will be difficult for the office to start on-conditional cash transfers and provide free services to vulnerable groups. However, UN Women is a member of the HCT and will continue to advocate for inclusion of women and other vulnerable groups in these programs.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Introduce and strengthen mobile money systems and start non-conditional cash transfers, etc. to provide seed funding for specific groups and their members
Management Response: UN Women is currently a Program Presence Office with no delegation of authority. It will be difficult for the office to start on-conditional cash transfers and provide free services to vulnerable groups. However, UN Women is a member of the HCT and will continue to advocate for strengthen mobile money systems and start non-conditional cash transfers, etc. to provide seed funding for specific groups and their members.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Engage with religious and community leaders, health workers and teachers
Management Response: UN Women with support of its implementing partners will engage and advocate with clan elders and health workers in inclusion of women in COVID-19 and health programs.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Leadership and participation in governance systems (SP 2018-2021)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Simplify administrative procedures, recognize partners’ standards and formats for M&E
Management Response: UN Women will organize trainings for the implementing partners for mutual understanding on the administrative procedures and will help adopt applicable standards including M&E and reporting formats.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Introduce Complaint and Feedback Mechanism for population
Management Response: UN Women doesn't have field presence in the location it is implementing the projects such as South West State, Jubaland State and Puntland States. UN Women team during the visits to the field will hold meetings with the project beneficiaries for receiving complaints and feedback if any on the program implementation.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: Use sensitization tools to trigger social change and challenge negative norms
Management Response: UN Women will engage expert and renowned organizations with grass-root presence in adoption and application of tools to trigger social change.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: Humanitarian action
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Key Action not added.