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Management Response

Management Response

Commissioning Unit:	Uganda
Evaluation Plan:	2014 - 2015 , Uganda (CO)
Evaluation Title:	UN Joint Programme on Gender Equality (UNJPGE) Final Evaluation
Evaluation Type:	Final Evaluation-Programme Evaluation
Unit Responsible for Providing Management Response:	Uganda
Overall Management Response: All the recommendations from the evaluation related to the design and implementation of the successor One Joint Programme on Gender Equality that has not gained momentum either among UN agencies, Government or donors since the programme ended in June 2015. However, a number of the recommendations were taken into consideration and actions points implemented in the the development of the Country Office Strategic Note (2016-2020) All the recommendations from the evaluation related to the design and implementation of the successor One Joint Programme on Gender Equality that has not gained momentum either among UN agencies, Government or donors since the programme ended in June 2015. However, a number of the recommendations were taken into consideration and actions points implemented in the the development of the Country Office Strategic Note (2016-2020)
Management Response Status:	Approved

Recommendations

Recommendation : 1

Recommendation:	Engage all stakeholders early in the design of the Programme
Management Response:	Accepted. This is standard practice in HRBA approach to programme design and will be undertaken

Description:
Management Response Category:	Accepted
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
Key stakeholders will be identified by the Convergence Group (GE/GBV) and invited to participate in the programme design process	Convergence Group (GE/GBV)	2016/03	Completed	Key stakeholders including Government, Civil Society, Donors, Implementing Partners, and Academia were widely consulted in the development of the new Strtegic Note (2016 - 2020).

Recommendation : 2

Recommendation:	Select few and relevant PUNOs for the joint programme
Management Response:	This is accepted and a proposal from the Convergence group (GE/GBV) will be submitted to the JSC for approval

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
PUNOs will be agreed upon in the Convergence Group (GE/GBV)and submitted to the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for consideration and approval	Convergence Group (GE/GBV)	2016/03	No Longer Applicable	This action was very specific to the successor One Joint Programme on Gender Equality. It is no longer applicable

Recommendation : 3

Recommendation:	Select thematic areas that provide the best value for money
Management Response:	This is accepted and a proposal from the Convergence group (GE/GBV) will be submitted to the JSC for approval

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
The Thematic areas shall be discussed and agreed to by the Convergence group (GE/GBV)	Convergence group (GE/GBV)	2016/03	Completed	While this referred largely to the One Joint Programme, the action has been implemented through the Country Office Strategic Note which ensured that the thematic areas are aligned to the UNDAF (2016 - 2020) and compliment the strategies of other Agencies (e.g UNFPA, UNICEF) working on Gender Equality

Recommendation : 4

Recommendation:	Geographic scope should not be too wide to undermine depth of support
Management Response:	This is accepted and a proposal from the Convergence group (GE/GBV) will be submitted to the JSC for approval

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
The Geographic scope will be discussed and agreed upon in the Convergence Group (GE/GBV)and submitted to the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for consideration and approval	Convergence Group	2016/03	Completed	The Country Office carefully selected 11 districts of intervention, informed by the UNDAF regions of intervention, and national statistics on regions and districts where inequalities and discrimination are most prevalent.

Recommendation : 5

Recommendation:	Human rights based approaches should be mainstreamed in the design
Management Response:	Accepted

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
Human rights will be fully integrated in the design of the new programme	UN Women	2016/03	Completed	The new Strategic Note (2016 - 2020) has included downstream interventions that target building the capacity of women and girls to claim their rights

Recommendation : 6

Recommendation:	Support for the full operationalisation of the outcome lead role
Management Response:	Accepted

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
Elaborate ToRs for the outcome leads will be spelt out during programme formulation	UN Women	2016/03	No Longer Applicable	This action was very specific to the successor One Joint Programme and is no longer applicable.

Recommendation : 7

Recommendation:	Role of the UNCT structure in oversight: The need for a separate UN agencies platform to discuss joint programmes was apparent in the UNJPGE
Management Response:	Not accepted. The UNDAF management structure requires the UNCT to provide oversight

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions Key Action not added.

Recommendation : 8

Recommendation:	Visibility and communication needs to be strong
Management Response:	Accepted.

Description:
Management Response Category:	Not applicable
Thematic Area:	Not applicable
Operating Principles:	Not applicable
Organizational Priorities:	Not applicable
UNEG Criteria:	Not applicable

Key Actions

	Responsible	Deadline	Status	Comments
A comprehensive communication strategy will be included in the new proposal	UN Women	2016/03	Overdue-Initiated	The Country Office will be developing a communications strategy for the Strategic Note (2016 - 2020) during the first quarter of 2017.