Management Response

Recommendation:

UN Women should continue partnering with ICGLR, within the broader conceptual framework of a regional thematic strategic for gender in peace and security and a related regional partnerships strategy. These would: 1) build on the new UN Women Regional Architecture; 2) be based on an assessment of the specific niche, strengths and weaknesses of different regional organizations and initiatives working on gender in peace and security, and on UN Women past support to them; and 3) identify potential synergies and overlaps.

Management Response:

Agreed. ICGLR and UN Women have a common mandate in relation to addressing the persistence of conflicts in the Region from a gender perspective and therefore need to continue partnering.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments The partnership with ICGLR will be developed within the broader conceptual framework of a UN Women ESARO strategy for partnering with key regional bodies to ensure its continued relevance and coordination with other regional initiatives. Regional Office 2014/07 No Longer Applicable

Recommendation:	UN Women and ICGLR should develop a long-term partnership framework, describing the partnership rationale; scope; long, medium and short-term objectives; theory of change; and partnership strategies and modalities. This document should also include a clear monitoring framework.
Management Response:	Agreed. The partnership framework will provide the basis for identifying initiatives to be supported, related funding allocations as well as for resource mobilization.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments The multi-year partnership framework with ICGLR will conceptually build on the partnership strategy with key regional bodies (see above). It will provide further detail on the following: 1. Specific areas of UNW-ICGLR cooperation 2. Detailed partnership strategy and modalities 3. Expected results, indicators and milestones to monitor partnership progress 4. Joint resource mobilization strategy. Regional Office 2014/07 No Longer Applicable

Recommendation:	UN Women should ensure a clear division of labour and increased coordination between its regional work with the ICGLR Secretariat, which should focus on high level advocacy and policy dialogue; coordination and monitoring of implementation efforts; and knowledge production and circulation; and its country-level work, to support implementation of ICGLR commitments.
Management Response:	Agreed. There is clearly a need to better support linkages between regional commitments and their implementation at the country level.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments At regional level the RO will provide strategic guidance through managing the partnership with ICGLR and coordinating and guiding country level work. This will include: 1. Communication to COs on the ICGLR partnership and its ramifications at country level 2. Development of a Guidance note on options for implementing the ICGLR Pact, Protocols and decisions at country level Regional Office 2014/12 No Longer Applicable A dedicated person with respective knowledge and skills within the RO will be the focal point for the partnership with ICGLR Regional Office 2024/12 No Longer Applicable The ESARO Knowledge Management Unit with support from COs will be responsible for knowledge production and dissemination Regional Office 2014/12 No Longer Applicable COs in line with their respective SNs and AWPs will mobilize their partners e.g. National Women Machineries and women's organizations around ICGLR gender commitments; partner with ICGLR National Coordination Mechanisms/ National Women Fora and support documenting the implementation of ICGLR commitments at country level UN Women COs: Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda 2014/12 No Longer Applicable