Management Response

: Uganda
: 2014 - 2015 , Uganda (CO)
: UN Joint Programme on Gender Equality (UNJPGE) Final Evaluation
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: Uganda
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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)

: Approved
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: 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submitted to the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for consideration and approval Convergence Group (GE/GBV) 2016/03 No Longer Applicable This action was very specific to the successor One Joint Programme on Gender Equality. It is no longer applicable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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Ongoing The Country Office will be developing a communications strategy for the Strategic Note (2016 - 2020) during the first quarter of 2017.