Management Response

Recommendation:	1. Continue targeted support to the gender machinery in Sierra Leone
Management Response:	1. UN Women continues to provide both technical and financial capacity in strengthening the MSWGCA and other stakeholders to develop relevant policies and laws in line with CEDAW and other internationally agreed instruments in support of gender equality and women?s empowerment.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 1.1 Support advocacy around the enactment of the 30% Affirmative Action bill for women?s increased representation and participation in decision making. UN Women Sierra Leone 2012/12 Completed The bill has been validated nationally (in all districts); UN Women has supported with advocacy activities and will continue its support 1.2 Support the 6th CEDAW report writing process UN Women Sierra Leone 2011/12 Completed The report was completed and submitted to HQ by Ministry of Gender. SL is due to present its CEDAW report in 2013.

Recommendation:

2. Holistic programming for the women?s movement

Management Response:

2. UN Women works strategically to leverage opportunities for the organization to further its work in the country. UN Women is avoiding as much as possible ad hoc activities that will not contribute to the overall strategic objectives of the agency. The agency is also ensuring that resources used to support various initiatives provide a catalytic effect to enhance development in Sierra Leone. UN Women continues its capacity building strides with civil society organizations including women?s organizations. For example, in 2009 UN Women supported capacity building visits for Sierra Leone?s Female Parliamentary Caucus and the Council of Female Councilors through an exposure programme visit to the Rwanda Parliament and Senate. The visit teaches that it is possible for African women to play key roles in politics as leaders, change agents and political mobilizers.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 2.1 UN Women Sierra Leone develops and approves its own strategic note and workplan aligned to UN Women?s global Strategic Plan. 2.1 UN Women Sierra Leone develops and approves its own strategic note and workplan aligned to UN Women?s global Strategic Plan. 2015/01 Completed SL?s AWP has been finalized and approved and is being implemented

Recommendation:

3. Collaboration with other UN agencies

Management Response:

3. UN Women provided technical support to the UN country team on gender equality and women?s rights. It mainstreamed gender in the UN Joint Vision (UNJV) [2009 ? 2012] programme of support. The UN Joint Vision for Sierra Leone (UNJV) (2009-2012) defines the United Nations Country team (UNCT) contribution to the implementation of the PRSP II. It has 21 programmes with a Programme 17 on ?Gender Equality and Women?s Empowerment? it primarily supports the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission relevant to women and girls, the concluding comments to the 1st-5th CEDAW report for Sierra Leone and the various national gender policies. UN Women organized a gender technical team retreat for all UN agencies working on gender equality and women?s rights issues. At the retreat the programme 17 implementation framework was developed with 8 key result areas an annual work plan and a reporting template which all agencies contributing to UNJV prog. 17 report on. UN Women in partnership with UNCDF is also jointly implementing the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) programme using a gender lens in local government planning budgeting and implementation.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 3.1 Working with the UNCT to develop a UNJV 2013-2014 UN Women and UNCT 2012/12 Completed UNJV has been finalized with the support of UN Women 3.2 Support female parliamentarians to engage with various CSOs and NGOs on community development strategies UN Women and Female parliamentarians 2012/12 Completed This action was completed in 2011

Recommendation:	4. Need to strengthen UN Women?s managerial efficiencies
Management Response:	4. A financial decentralization process is planned for Sierra Leone within the next 2 years

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 4.1. UN Women's sub-regional office devolves operational decision-making authority and autonomy to the SL office UN Women's sub-regional office in Dakar and Sierra Leone Country Office 2013/12 Over due The devolution of decision-making authority and autonomy has began and is on-going. The CPM position ?which had been left vacant- was advertised in June 2012.

Recommendation:	5. Improve information and documentation management
Management Response:	Response: 5. Filing systems are being improved at UN Women?s sub-regional office and country-level offices with the development of guidelines.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 5.1. UN Women Country Office improves hard and electronic filing systems following guidelines provided by the sub-regional office Sierra Leone Country Office with the support of the sub-regional office 2012/12 Over due Hard filing guidelines have already been developed by sub-regional office and shared with SL Country Office. SL office is in process to establish soft and hard filing systems. 5.2. Handover exercises are systematically carried out when staff rotate to avoid information loss Sierra Leone Country Office 2015/01 Over due SL Office now prepare handover notes when staff leave.

Recommendation:	6. Improve project cycle management
Management Response:	6. Within the planned M&E activities for 2012-2013, it is envisaged that partners and staff M&E needs will be assessed and training provided accordingly.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 6.1. Provide training to UN-Women staff on project design, Result Base Management, Monitoring and Evaluation to improve the use of baseline and development of performance measurement frameworks in project management and delivering of results. UN Women?s sub-regional office in Dakar and Sierra Leone Country Office 2013/12 Over due RBM training scheduled in August in Nairobi. SL office is considering the possibility of sending someone to the training.