Management Response

: Nepal
: 2016 - 2016 , Nepal (CO)
: Final evaluation of the "Strengthening implementation of women, peace and security agenda in Nepal" (SIWPSAIN) project
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: Nepal
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UN Women Nepal Country Office welcomes the final evaluation’s overall findings. The evaluation report highlights that the “Strengthening Implementation of Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Nepal” (SIWPSAN) project has been well-conceptualized, successfully completed and results against its outputs are satisfactory. Overall, the final evaluation indicates that the project has achieved all planned results. The findings and recommendations of the evaluation have been taken into the consideration in Strategic Note 2014-2017 and NCO plans to integrate the recommendations in the design of the upcoming strategic note for the period of 2018-2021. The recommendations will guide the development and implementation of the National Plan of Action (NAP) Phase II on UNSCRs 1325 and 1820 and UN Women programmes in Nepal.

: Approved
Recommendation: Proportionate representation of different beneficiaries in project design and implementation in future.
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Partnership, Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
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Implement the IDPG GESI framework in all stages of programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to ensure inclusion of different beneficiaries. Programme Units 2018/12 Completed IDPG GESI work plan for 2019 included updating of the GESI Framework to the new federal context. This updating is ongoing and is anticipated to be finalised by end of Q2 2020. The new set of the Framework will be disseminated once finalised. The conceptual definitions provided in the Common GESI continue to be used in all stages of design, implementation and monitoring. Additionally, NCO has taken further steps to reach excluded groups across all areas of its work including through strengthened partnerships with ‘by and for’ organisations including those working on the rights of persons with disabilities and sexual and gender minorities. NCO has initiated a possible collaboration with the Finnish Disability Foundation Abilis to strengthen NCO’s own capacities on disability inclusion and mainstreaming.
Recommendation: Keep the project flexible to adjust the left out genuine target persons in all future projects including NAP Phase II.
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Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
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Engage Conflict Victims Common Platform (including women ex-combatants, wives of disappeared), CRSV survivors, women’s groups (1325 action group) in the design of NAP Phase II on UNSCRs 1325 and 1820 in collaboration with MOPR. Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian (WPSH) Unit 2018/12 Completed Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction (MOPR) is in the process of finalizing the NAP Phase II on UNSCRs 1325 and 1820. With technical support of UN Women, the Conflict Victims Common Platform (including women ex-combatants, families of disappeared and CRSV survivors, women’s groups) were engaged in a meaningful manner in the drafting of the NAP II phase, the draft includes activities suggested by them.
Recommendation: Increase per day training hours to shorten duration of the training and integrate Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) skill test to the training package
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Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency
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Consider increasing hours for entrepreneurship development trainings where relevant during project implementation in consultation with beneficiaries. Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) unit and Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian (WPSH) Unit 2018/12 Completed The need for increasing hours for entrepreneurship development training were discussed with relevant partners like Training Center Nepal (TCN) and Vocational Skill Development Training Center (VSDTC) in 2017. As a result, TCN and VSDTC committed to increase session up to eight hours in a day and decrease the length of the total training period.
Integrate CTVET skill test in training packages in related project activities. Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) unit and Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian (WPSH) Unit 2018/12 Completed UN Women reiterated the need for integrating CTEVT skill test in the training package in related project activities. CTEVT skill test now has been integrated in the training packages of VSDTC (for Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme) and TCN (For Strengthening Implementation of Women, Peace and Security Project).
Recommendation: Categorise VDCs by remoteness for project implementation.
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Management Response Category:
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Advocate with partners to ensure remoteness is considered as a criterion for selection of project locations. Programme Units 2018/12 Completed The IDPG GESI Framework launched in March 2017 has incorporated geographical remoteness as one of the criteria for defining exclusion. During the sharing of evaluation dissemination workshop held 5th May 2017, UN Women reiterated to all the partners the need to develop the criteria for the selection of project locations (with a priority focus on remoteness). Further, UN Women is drafting the Diversity Strategy for the period of 2018-2022 and the Implementation Action Plan 2018/19. The diversity action plan will unpack the criteria for the selection of beneficiaries and of project locations (with priority focus on remoteness). UN Women will continue to advocate with partners to ensure that remoteness is considered as criterion in the selection of project locations. This will be done during project initiation meetings with all new partners.
Recommendation: Involve both men and women in WPS related projects in future.
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Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Engaging men and boys
UNEG Criteria: Relevance, Impact
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Continue to implement the NCO He and She Campaign to engage both men and women in programming. Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian (WPSH) Unit 2018/12 Completed UN Women Strategic Note 2018-2022 emphasises on strengthening its partnership to build a consultative platform for advancing strategic dialogues, including on social norm change, engagement of men, boys and youth and taking forward the Planet 50:50 Nepal campaign. In order to do so, UN Women will concentrate its efforts on partnerships with the Civil Society Advisory Group, male leaders’ network, MenEngage Alliance and interfaith networks. The He and She campaign has now been integrated into the Planet 50:50 campaign.
Recommendation: Prepare progress reports considering achieved and non-achieved indicators.
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Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Knowledge management
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness
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Develop progress reports in accordance with the standard UN Women donor reporting guidance. Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian (WPSH) Unit 2017/12 Completed The progress of all indicators are regularly provided in review meetings with donors.
Recommendation: Coordinate efforts on the issues of victims of torture and conflict related sexual violence.
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Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018), Governance and planning (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Not applicable, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: Engaging men and boys, Partnership, Normative Support
UNEG Criteria: Impact
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Continue advocacy within the UN task force on CRSV building on the recommendations of the UN Secretary General’s report on CRSV for Nepal. Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian (WPSH) Unit 2018/12 Completed Building on the recommendations of the UN Secretary General’s report on CRSV for Nepal, UN Women, in partnership with The Story Kitchen and in close collaboration with the UN Task Force, Conflict Victim Common Platform and Development Partners (EU and Government of Finland), organised in March 2018 the event 'Breaking the Silence: Ending Impunity' with the objective to strengthen the support and advocacy on truth-telling efforts for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Further, the draft NAP II phase action plan prioritizes conflict related sexual violence issue.