Management Response

: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Thailand)
: 2010 - 2011 , Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Thailand) (RO)
: Programme Evaluation of SAARC Gender Info Base of SAARC-UN Women, South Asia Regional Office
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: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Thailand)
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RO 07/2019 Comment: The South Asia Regional Office has been integrated into ROAP. As such, the recommendations have been and will continue to be taken into consideration at the Regional level during SN/AWP discussions.

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Recommendation: SAARC and UN Women should undertake country specific baseline and develop a results framework for SGIB
Management Response: Accepted
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
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SGIB Focal Points from Member States have agreed to undertake country specific situation analysis and develop a results framework. Progress on the situation analysis and results framework will be followed up by UN Women SASRO SAARC Member States 2013/06 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: Member States should develop country specific plan of action for effective online component, visibility of SGIB, and advocacy with national governments
Management Response: ACCEPTED
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
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SGIB Focal Points from Member States agreed to develop country plan of action following the situation analysis and results framework. SAARC Member States 2013/07 No Longer Applicable To be initiated in July 2012.
Recommendation: Roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders should be jointly defined by SAARC, UN Women and Member States
Management Response: Accepted
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Internal coordination and communication, Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency
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SAARC and UN Women SASRO agreed to define roles and responsibilities for SGIB between SAARC and UN Women and/or Collaborating Partners SAARC Office of Social Affairs and UN Women SASRO 2013/07 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: A defined system of monitoring should be developed jointly by SAARC, Member States and UN Women for tracking progress of SGIB programme
Management Response: PARTIALLY ACCEPTED
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Not applicable, Internal coordination and communication
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency, Effectiveness
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
During the SGIB Sixth Review Meeting in Feb 2012, it was pointed out that some Member States (specifically Nepal and Bhutan) are in the process of drafting a monitoring and reporting system for progress on SGIB, in consultation with SAARC and UN Women. Once the monitoring system for Nepal and Bhutan was approved and in place, it would be extended to other countries. SAARC Member States, SAARC Office of Social Affairs, UN Women SASRO 2012/07 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: SAARC, UN Women and Nodal Agencies should review the current implementation mechanism and bring appropriate change for making SGIB effective at national and regional levels
Management Response: PARTIALLY ACCEPTED
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability
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At the regional level, SAARC, UN Women and Member States agreed to simplify the SGIB review process and reduce the number of annual meetings to one meeting per year. SAARC, Member States and UN Women SASRO 2013/07 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: SAARC and UN Women SASRO should streamline mechanisms for technical input and training
Management Response: REJECTED
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Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
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- - 2010/01 No Longer Applicable Member States concurred that there was no need for additional training and inputs in addition to the technical support they already from UN Women through the technical experts.
Recommendation: SAARC and UN Women SASRO should review the current status of the Infobase and take suitable measures to make it effective for users
Management Response: ACCEPTED
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
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SAARC and UN Women SASRO to identify the desired features of the system including features aimed at increasing usage. SAARC 2012/07 No Longer Applicable
SAARC and UN Women SASRO to identify new online software to meets the above specifications/features SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) 2012/07 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: SAARC should develop guidelines for quality and consistency of data uploaded on SGIB
Management Response: ACCEPTED
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Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
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SAARC agreed to facilitate the strengthening of the process of developing guidelines for data to be uploaded on to the Infobase SAARC and UN Women Gender Advisor 2012/12 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: SAARC, UN Women SASRO and Member States should take complementary measures for increasing visibility and usage of the Infobase
Management Response: ACCEPTED
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency, Effectiveness
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Country Plan of Action developed under recommendation 2 will focus on increased visibility of SGIB, and improved advocacy including new and existing gender issues. SAARC Member States 2013/07 No Longer Applicable
Recommendation: SAARC, UN Women and Member States should work towards planning sustainability of the SGIB initiative.
Management Response: PARTIALLY ACCEPTED
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Sustainability
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
It was noted by SAARC Director Social Affairs that SAARC Technical Committee on Women, Youth and Children held in Kabul on 16-17 July 2011 had endorsed the SAARC Gender Equality and Empowerment Programme (SAGEEP) with SGIB as the central component of the proposed programme. UN Women agreed to support the SGIB Review Meeting in 2013 in Islamabad and provide technical, assistance to SAARC Member States on SGIB through a Gender Advisor. SAARC & UN Women SASRO 2013/07 Completed