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REGIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK OF ACTION ON ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE: 2018-2021
Middle East and North Africa/Arab States
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C O N T E N T S
Acknowledgements 4
Acronyms 6
Foreword 8
Introduction and background 1 0
Methodology/process of framework development 1 2
Situation analysis 1 3
Regional Accountability Framework of Action 1 8
Key principles of this framework 1 9
Priority Areas of Intervention 2 0
Coordination, M&E and reporting framework 2 3
Potential challenges in implementing the Framework 2 4
ANNEX 1: Comparative advantages of UNICEF - UNFPA work on child marriage in relevant areas 2 7
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A C K N OW L E D G E M E N T S
The development of the Regional Accountability Framework to End Child Marriage in the Middle East/Arab States (RAF) was managed and coordinated by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, Child Protection Section and UNFPA Arab States Regional Office, Gender, Human Rights and Culture Section.
With huge gratitude to UNICEF and UNFPA Country Offices in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, and Lebanon for their valuable inputs and participation in this process.
Acknowledging key insights and contributions received from RAF members from Plan International, Terre des Hommes, CARE, Save the Children, International Rescue Committee, Women’s Refugee Commission, World vision, LAU, Berkeley Human Rights Center, University of Bedfordshire, Girls not Brides, UNWOMEN, ESCWA, UNRWA, UNCHR.
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A C R O N Y M S
BCC Behaviour Change Communication
C4D Communication for Development
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CM Child Marriage
CO Country Office
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
DHS Demographic and Health Survey
ESCWA United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
GBV Gender Based Violence
GNB Girls Not Brides
ICRW International Centre for Research on Women
ICT Information and communication technology
IDP Internally Displaced Persons
IRC International Rescue Committee
LAS League of Arab States
LSCE Life Skills and Citizenship Education
MENA Middle East and North Africa
MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
NLG No Lost Generation
RO Regional Office
SC Save the Children
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SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
TDH Terres des Hommes
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
WHO World Health Organization
WRC Women’s Refugee Commission
F O R E WO R D
Child marriage is a human rights violation which remains widespread in the Middle East and North Africa region, where 1 in 5 girls have been married before the age of 18. Child marriage leads to a lifetime of suffering for affected girls and has enormous repercussions for society at large. Girls who marry as children are less likely to remain in school and more likely to experience domestic violence. Adolescent girls are more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth complications than women in their 20s, and their children are more likely to be stillborn or die in the first month of life.
Currently in the Middle East and North Africa/Arab States region, an estimated 40 million women and girls have been married as children. Despite progress to reduce child marriage in the region in the past 25 years, with the prevalence dropping from one third of all girls to one fifth of all girls under 18 years-old, progress appears to have stalled in the past decade. Current rates remain alarming. Prevalence varies across the region, ranging from a low two per cent in Tunisia to a high of 34 per cent in Sudan. National averages do not always capture trends in child marriage at the sub-national level. Within the past decade, worrying trends of increase in child marriage in humanitarian settings in the region have been observed, rendering child marriage both a development and humanitarian concern. The 2017 Human Rights Council Resolution to end child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings further affirms the need for addressing child marriage as part of humanitarian responses.
To reach Sustainable Development Goal 5.3 on ending all harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation by 2030, stakeholders in the MENA/Arab States need to substantially increase efforts to prevent child marriage and enhance the response to girls who have already been married to make sure no girl is left behind.
To strengthen coherence in the response to child marriage and support countries to eliminate the practice, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have joined forces with partners* to develop and adopt a common Regional Accountability Framework of Action to End Child Marriage in the Arab States/Middle East and North Africa (RAF). Building on the global joint UNFPA/UNICEF programme to accelerate action to end child marriage, and the key findings and recommendations of a 2017 regional study on child marriage, the RAF is the result of an extensive process of consultation.
The study highlighted three key priorities - firstly, to close gaps in the laws prohibiting child marriage across the region and to ensure their enforcement; secondly, to accelerate multi-sectoral programming including in health, education and social protection, and to ensure girls have access to schools and stay longer in education; and thirdly to engage with communities and households to overcome entrenched attitudes and behaviours that allow child marriage to persist.
*United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Women`s Refugee Commission (WRC), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Terre des Hommes (TDH), Save the Children, Girls Not Brides (GnB), UNWOMEN, UNHCR, CARE International, Plan International.
The main purpose of the RAF is to bring together UN agencies, civil society, donors and academia across different sectors (health, education, protection, social policy) around one common strategy and action plan to achieve these priorities.
UNICEF and UNFPA will continue to work with partners to support the operationalization of the RAF with the aim of changing realities for millions of children and give them better opportunities to realize their potential.
Luay Shabaneh
UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States
Geert Cappelaere
UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
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I N T R O D U C T I O N A N D B A C K G R O U N D
This Regional Accountability Framework of Action on Ending Child Marriage in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)/Arab States region (RAF) has been developed at a crucial time. The RAF includes a commitment by development and humanitarian partners to work together to end child marriage in the region in line with ongoing UN reform. Furthermore, child marriage is now firmly part of the global development agenda, which will require member states to report progress to address the growing prevalence of child marriage in the region. Within the region, child marriage is also prioritized under the long-term strategic UN-League of Arab States cooperation on sustainable development 2018-2022, which calls for joint collaboration for results and regular monitoring. This Framework sets out a plan of action to support countries to meet their accountabilities with respect to the elimination of child marriage.
With more than 700 million girls and women1 alive today who were married as children and 1 billion girls and women who will be married as children by 2030 unless the trends change, child marriage is increasingly recognized as a major human, child and women’s rights violation with significant impact on social and sustainable development. Considerable evidence proves that girls who marry as children are more likely to be out of school, socially isolated, unemployed, suffer domestic violence, and die due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
Prevalence of child marriage is often linked to educational status, especially at the secondary level, as well as the economic status of households2, with girls from families living in the poorest economic quintiles having a higher chance of being married as children. In addition, social and cultural norms also play a significant role in the MENA region with respect to the prevalence of child marriages.3 In MENA, these are shaped by systemic patriarchy, conservative interpretations of Islam and the impact of long periods of widespread instability, insecurity, conflict and displacement.
Child marriage impacts families and national economies and leads to intergenerational cycles of poverty. A recent World Bank costing study has highlighted that child marriage will cost developing countries trillions of dollars by 2030 if it continues unabated. In contrast, ending child marriage would have a large positive effect on the educational attainment of girls and their children, contribute women and girls’ empowerment and increase their expected earnings and household welfare.4
UNICEF and UNFPA’s partnership in applying a social norms and behaviour change perspective to child marriage is central to the implementation of the framework. Several initiatives are ongoing including a jointly produced manual and training package on social norms and change, originally focused on ending female genital mutilation/cutting. Additionally, practical tools on social norms programming and measurement have been developed.
1 UNICEF Ending Child Marriage, Progress and Prospects, 2014. https://www.unicef.org/media/files/Child_Marriage_Report_7_17_LR..pdf
2 USAID/ICRW, PACT and IGWG - New Insights on Preventing Child Marriage, April 2007. https://www.icrw.org/publications/new-insights-on-preventing-child-marriage
3 A Social Norms Perspective on Child Marriage: The General Framework, Draft, for UNICEF by the Behavioral Ethics Lab, University of Pennsylvania, May, 2014. http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=pennsong
4 World Bank Child Marriage Costing Study, June 2017. http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/06/26/child-marriage-will-cost-developing-countries-trillions-of-dollars-by-2030-says-world-bankicrw-report
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The Global Programme focuses on five key outcomes:
1. Adolescent girls at risk of and affected by child marriage are better able to express and exercise their choices,
2. Households demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours toward investing in and supporting adolescent girls,
3. Relevant sectoral systems deliver quality and cost-effective services to meet the needs of adolescent girls,
4. National laws, policy frameworks and mechanisms to protect and promote adolescent girls’ rights are in line with international standards and are properly resourced,
5. Government(s) and partners within and across countries support the generation and use of robust data and evidence to inform policy and programming, track progress and document lessons learned5.
The Global Programme is in its first phase, during which acceleration of regional efforts around child marriage are prioritized. A human rights-based approach, government ownership and leveraging of investments in child marriage are among the core principles driving the UNFPA-UNICEF partnership6.
5 UNICEF website, Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse, UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage, 2 September 2016. https://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_58022.html
6 UNFPA and UNICEF Fact Sheet on Ending Child Marriage. https://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_92681.html
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M E T H O D O L O G Y / P R O C E S S O F F R A M E WO R K D E V E L O P M E N T
In the context of the UNICEF-UNFPA Global Programme, UNICEF MENA Regional Office, in partnership with the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), undertook a stock-taking and analysis of the existing data and information on child marriage in six countries of the region; including Yemen (Global Programme country), Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Sudan (hereafter referred to as ‘the Study’)7. The study was completed in 2017 after a comprehensive process of desk review and country and regional in-depth consultations.
Subsequent to the completion of the ICRW study and as a result of Country Office requests for technical support on child marriage-related work, the UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office and UNFPA Arab States Regional Office embarked upon a joint and participatory process of consultation from August to December 2017. The objective of these consultations was to operationalize the recommendations of the study and develop a Joint Regional Accountability Framework of Action to End Child Marriage in the MENA/Arab States region .
These consultations took place in several stages in Amman, Jordan and Cairo, Egypt and were held with UNICEF-UNFPA Senior Regional Advisors and team members in August and September 2017 to map ongoing work on child marriage and recommend key areas of action. In November, the recommendations of the study as well as those of the UNICEF-UNFPA regional-level consultations were shared with selected UNICEF-UNFPA country offices and key partners in a two-day Core Group Meeting in Amman. Participants included other UN agencies, International Non-Governmental Organizations and donors. The plenary and group-work discussions and presentations reflected the strong commitment of partners in the prevention of child marriage.
This process validated the key outcome areas recommended by the study and the regional-level meetings, adding valuable new insights and more specific recommended actions for the Regional Accountability Framework. It highlighted the strengths of each of the partners, ensuring synergy and coordination rather than duplication of work. The Framework was further strengthened and validated in early December 2017 with UNICEF and UNFPA Country Offices, before finalization a final draft was presented during the second consultation on child marriage on the 16-17 April 2018. This consultation involved the development of an inter-agency 2-year work plan, and re-affirmed commitment and partnership between key UN Agencies and international civil society organisations in working together to end child marriage in the region under the auspice of the framework.
7 UNICEF Study on Child Marriage in MENA, undertaken by ICRW, July, 2017.
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S I T UAT I O N A N A LYS I S 8
One in five girls in MENA/Arab States are married before the age of 18. A recent trends analysis, shows that the percentage of women in the MENA/Arab States region who were married before 18 has been slowly declining the past 25 years.;9 however within the last decade, the rate of decline has begun to decrease10. Some evidence suggests that the increase is linked to humanitarian crisis and/or prolonged conflict and forced displacement in countries in the region11. The high number of humanitarian situations adds another layer of urgency to the work on ending child marriage in the MENA/Arab States Region. Child marriage in humanitarian settings is increasingly being prioritized as a key human rights violation and the experiences of the countries in the MENA region will be of importance to other regions as well. There are currently 9 countries in the region either in conflict or impacted by conflict (Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Djibouti).
In conflict situations, families have more limited options on all fronts. In the face of uncertainty, insecurity, poverty and the danger of expulsion, destitution and rape, many parents may choose child marriage for their daughters as part of a negative coping mechanism and misunderstood way of ‘protecting’ them from harm or family dishonour.12 In June 2017, the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union dedicated its 692nd meeting to child marriage.13 It is important to note that child marriage in MENA child marriage is both a humanitarian and development issue.
OVERALLThe MENA/ Arab States region has the second youngest population in the world, with one out of five persons being between the ages of 15 and 24. The region is home to nearly half of the world’s IDPs and 57.5 per cent of the global refugee population. The region has witnessed an increase in the number of countries embroiled in conflicts over the past two decades, including Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen.
As a result of multiple factors, including poverty, poor educational outcomes and conflict, the growing young population of MENA/Arab States faces many challenges. One of the most important is the limited access to jobs adding to youth dissatisfaction. However, with adequate investments in education and employment, the region’s youth are also its key to greater prosperity and stability. As identified in various agency and government reports, girls’ and women’s empowerment is key in any successful youth empowerment programme.
8 UNICEF Regional Brief: Study on Child Marriage in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Yemen and Sudan, July 2017
9 UNICEF End Child Marriage Progress and Prospects Report, 2014. https://www.unicef.org/media/files/Child_Marriage_Report_7_17_LR..pdf
10 A Profile of Child Marriage in MENA, UNICEF 2018, https://www.unicef.org/mena/reports/profile-child-marriage
11 Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings: Spotlight on the Situation in the Arab region, UNICEF, UNFPA, TDH, Care, WRC, University of Bedfordshire, 2018, https://www.unicef.org/mena/sites/unicef.org.mena/files/2018-08/CM%20in%20humanitarian%20settings%20MENA.pdf
12 Under Siege, The Devastating Impact on Children of Three Years of Conflict in Syria, 2014. https://www.unicef.org/publications/index_72815.html
13 UNICEF and UNFPA Child Marriage Updates – 30 June 2017 – email from Nankali Maksud, the Joint Programme Coordinator.
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PREVALENCE OF CHILD MARRIAGEChild marriage decreased in MENA/Arab States from 1985 to 2000 more than in any other region of the world, from 34 per cent to 18 per cent. There is, however, considerable variation within the region on child marriage ranging from 3 per cent before the age of 18 in Algeria to 32 per cent in Yemen. In the six countries covered by this regional study, the per cent of women aged 20-24 married before age of 15 ranged from a low of 0.3 per cent in Jordan to a high of 11.9 per cent in Sudan. The percentage of women aged 20-24 who married before the age of 18 was lowest among Lebanese women in Lebanon at 6 per cent and highest among Syrian women in Lebanon at 40.5 per cent.
With respect to adolescent use of contraception, early pregnancy and childbirth, for the countries with available data, the percentage of married adolescents aged 15-19 who were currently using any method of contraception ranged from just 5.6 per cent in Sudan to 32.6 per cent in Morocco. Adolescent fertility ranged from a low of 26 girls per 1000 in Jordan to 87 per 1000 in Sudan. Overall, the percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 19 who had begun childbearing ranged from 4.5 per cent in Jordan to 10.9 per cent in Egypt. Only Egypt and Jordan had nationally representative data on violence. Overall, 16.5 per cent of married women and girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt had experienced physical or sexual spousal violence in the past 12 months, compared to 18.2 per cent in Jordan.
Sudan faces the greatest challenges with a high percentage of girls married before the age of 15 (11.9) and of girls married before the age of 18 (34.2). Yemen has the lowest median age of first marriage and Egypt has the highest percentage of adolescent childbearing.
With respect to child marriage in humanitarian contexts, data indicates an increase in the concerned MENA/Arab States countries14. There is also anecdotal corroboration and information from humanitarian workers and partners from their interactions at the grassroots level.15
The Bekaa study of 2016 among Syrian refugees in Lebanon has identified that the proportion of 15 - 19 year-old girls who are currently married is substantially higher at every age than it was in Syria seven years earlier, in 2009. The study found that 13 per cent of girls at the age 15 were married and 37 per cent of girls were married at age 17. The study also points to lack of legal marriage registration among a majority of the married girls, as well as an increase in early pregnancy.
14 Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings: Spotlight on the Situation in the Arab region, UNICEF, UNFPA, TDH, Care, WRC, University of Bedfordshire, 2018, https://www.unicef.org/mena/sites/unicef.org.mena/files/2018-08/CM%20in%20humanitarian%20settings%20MENA.pdf
15 The Prevalence of Early Marriage and Its Key Determinants Among Syrian Refugee Girls/Women, the 2016 Bekaa Study, Lebanon, AUB/UNFPA and SAWA. http://www.unfpa.org/news/new-study-finds-child-marriage-rising-among-most-vulnerable-syrian-refugees
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CHILD MARRIAGE IN COUNTRIES COVERED BY THE STUDY
% of women aged 20-24 years
married before age 15
% of women aged 20-24 years married before
age of 18
Median age at first marriage of women
aged 25-49 years
Egypt16 2.0 17.4 20.8
Jordan17 0.3 8.4 22.4
Jordan (Syrian)18 18.419
Jordan (Palestinian)20 18.321
Lebanon (Lebanese)22 Unknown 6.0 Unknown
Lebanon (Syrian)23 Unknown 40.5 Unknown
Lebanon (PRL)24 Unknown 14.0 Unknown
Lebanon (PRS)25 Unknown 25.0 Unknown
Morocco26 Unknown Unknown 26.3
Sudan27 11.9 34.2 Unknown
Yemen28 9.4 31.9 18.2
LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKSAll countries covered by the study have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). All countries except Sudan have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Violence Against Women (CEDAW). In Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan and Yemen, the ratification of CEDAW is subject to various reservations, to ensure compliance with Shariah Law. Of the six countries, Egypt is the only one with a minimum age for marriage of 18, with no judicial exception. Jordan and Morocco both provide judges discretionary rights to marry girls that are younger than 18. In Sudan and Yemen, puberty is broadly used as the age at which marriage of girls is appropriate. CRC and CEDAW committees have highlighted the need for states to adopt legislation that sets the minimum age of marriage at 18 years.
16 Egypt DHS 2014
17 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey 2012
18 Syrian living in Jordan
19 UNICEF Jordan Country Office (2015). A Study on Child Marriage in Jordan 2014 p.22. www.unicef.org/mena/UNICEFjordan_earlymarriagestudy2014(1).pdf. Note data is girls aged 15-17 years as % of all (registered) marriages
20 Palestinian living in Jordan
21 Ibid
22 UNICEF Lebanon Baseline Survey
23 Syrians living in Lebanon
24 Palestinians living in Lebanon
25 Palestinians living in Syria
26 Morocco Population and Family Health Survey (ENPSF) 2010-2011
27 Sudan MICS 2014
28 Yemen DHS 2013
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RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS RELATED TO CHILD MARRIAGE FROM THE STUDY
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age of Marriage and Registration
of Marriage
Convention on the Elim-ination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW)
Egypt Ratified Ratified Ratified
Jordan Ratified Not ratified Ratified
Lebanon Ratified Not ratified Ratified
Morocco Ratified Not ratified Ratified
Sudan Ratified Not ratified Not ratified
Yemen Ratified Ratified Ratified
Egypt and Sudan have national strategies for the prevention of child marriage emanating from the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Children. In Lebanon, child marriage is mentioned in the action plan to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The regional situation analysis throws light on the correlation between legal frameworks and the prevalence of child marriage. In addition to legal changes, enforcing the law remains difficult in most countries of the region. The study also refers to the existence of ‘seasonal’ and ‘tourist’ marriages which are temporary and further undermine the rights of adolescent girls.
CHALLENGES IN CURRENT PROGRAMMING
1) Empowerment of girls:
Main challenges in terms of empowerment of girls include their limited knowledge of their rights, the repression of their voice and agency, and restriction of their social and physical mobility. This results in lack of basic freedoms, limited access to education and life-skills especially for rural and refugee groups and gender-based violence, which is highly prevalent especially among child brides. Such violence is rarely reported and access to justice is seldom.
2) Promotion of positive practices among families, communities and thought leaders:
Child marriage is often perceived as necessary or acceptable. This may be based on either a common concept of ‘security’ or ‘safety’ of the girl, economic hardships of the family, and/or religious and cultural reasons. These perceptions are now exacerbated due to conflict and displacement in the region.
3) Service delivery and systems strengthening:
Key challenges in this area include the often-missing trust required for girls and families to access services, as well as the weak capacity and coordination of stakeholders in providing quality services, and the cultural and educational barriers faced by girls and their families. These factors are particularly acute among isolated/marginalized communities.
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4) Legal, policy environment and fiscal space:
Establishing and implementing legal frameworks on ending child marriage remain daunting. These legal frameworks are often not seen as a political priority, especially in times of conflict. Yet, such legal frameworks have been identified as necessary for social norms to change. Legal loopholes remain such as when child marriage is prohibited but not criminalized or when judges can permit it in spite of the law. Broader legal discrimination against girls and women such as those concerning nationality, custody and divorce also undermine efforts to ban child marriage.
5) Data and evidence generation:
There is need for robust evidence generation on the drivers of child marriage to inform programming and develop baselines for measuring the effectiveness of interventions. Additionally, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders on child marriage research and knowledge management must be strengthened in particular also to ensure sound methodologies and data quality.
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R E G I O N A L A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y F R A M E WO R K O F A C T I O N
OBJECTIVESThe purpose of this Regional Accountability Framework of Action on Ending Child Marriage is realizing the rights of adolescent/young girls in the MENA/ Arab States Region in the most effective way, and to contribute to their well-being, participation, protection and empowerment. It is intended to operationalize the UNICEF and UNFPA Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage as well as the findings of the regional study on child marriage within the context and priorities of the region. The framework is coordinated by UNICEF and UNFPA, leading UN agencies in the area of ending child marriage in the region, with a focus on the humanitarian context.
This framework has been developed with reference to a number of key global and regional frameworks and strategic documents. Child marriage is a human rights violation and goes against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, CRC, CEDAW, Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriage, the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa, African Charter on the Rights and the Welfare of the Child, etc. The CRC recommends that the minimum age of marriage be 18 years, while CEDAW obligates States to ensure, on the basis of equality of men and women, the right to freely choose a partner. CRC Articles 24, 28 and 34 refer to child marriage-related issues of harmful traditional practices, the right to education and protection from sexual abuse/exploitation. In November 2013, the CRC and CEDAW issued a strong recommendation against child marriage, including: 1) raising the minimum age of marriage to 18; and 2) conforming customary and regional law with federal/civil laws. Child marriage is also addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target 5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Indicator 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
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K E Y P R I N C I P L E S O F T H I S F R A M E WO R K
Based on the consultations that took place in 2017 and early 2018 as well as the evidence generated at regional and country level, this four-year framework reflects the way the region will work to support affected countries to address and mitigate the impact of conflict, humanitarian crisis and fragility on the prevalence of child marriage. This Framework will guide partner organisations on the strategic changes required to better support countries in their response to trends in the region.
In this context, the key principles guiding implementation of this framework are:
1. A focus on child marriage in humanitarian settings given strong indications that child marriage prevalence is increasing in such contexts;
2. Moving towards programming across different sectors by promoting greater multi-sectoral engagement and accountability, with a focus on health and education, and continuing to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration with gender and behaviour-change sectors, to prevent and mitigate child marriage in the region;
3. Greater emphasis on more contextualized, localized and targeted approaches to address child marriage in prevalence areas.
4. Moving beyond the UNICEF-UNFPA partnership to include a range of partners and actors in order to better coordinate and leverage existing resources to address the current trends in child marriage;
5. Using the regional accountability framework of action on ending child marriage as a resource mobilization tool to expand the funding available to Yemen and other affected countries.
6. The RAF also takes into consideration the role of regional actors in leading the process through technical assistance /quality assurance including a strong emphasis monitoring the implementation and generation and dissemination of public goods
7. Leveraging existing strong regional initiatives rather than establishing new ones with the limited human and financial resources in the region. Strengthening and expanding partnerships around child marriage especially advocacy to reduce and end child marriage will be key to successfully implementing this Framework.
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P R I O R I T Y A R E A S O F I N T E RV E N T I O N 2 9,3 0 , 3 1
The Regional Accountability Framework is linked to the five outcomes of the Global UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage, as well as the UNFPA Regional Strategy on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in the Arab States Region32. The Framework focuses on the following five priority areas: 1) empowerment of girls; 2) promotion of positive practices among families, communities and thought leaders; 3) service delivery and systems strengthening; 4) legal, policy environment and fiscal space; and 5) data and evidence generation.
In view of widespread conflicts, subsequent displacement of millions of children and families and an increase in the prevalence of child marriage in the affected communities, the Regional Accountability Framework will have a focus on both humanitarian and development contexts, mainstreamed across all outcome areas and recommended actions.
Key Outcome 1 • adolescent girls at risk of and affected by child marriage are better able to express and exercise their choicesPartners review and synergize their work with young girls, optimizing each other’s strengths and leveraging approaches, tools and resources.
Output 1.1: Girls in targeted/high-risk areas have increased access to safe and empowering environments in the home, school/other learning environments, health care facilities and other existing community based delivery platformsThe need for safe environments/spaces was one of the key recommendations of the regional child marriage report. However, scaling up safe spaces to date has faced several challenges, including costs, capacities impacting their sustainability. To address this, the Framework will go beyond this more traditional approach to safe spaces to work across different sectors to establish safe spaces/environments in the home, schools, health care centers, youth led community services and other existing delivery platforms and ensure that they are safe and empowering for at risk girls.
Output 1.2: Girls at risk of marriage/young married girls have access to quality education Many young girls especially in humanitarian settings are unable to access empowering educational opportunities especially at the higher levels. To respond to this, this area will focus on optimize existing life skills and citizenship education programmes and out of school education initiatives with stronger gender equality/ empowerment elements.
Output 1.3: Girls at risk of marriage/young married girls have access to vocational training/marketable skills (economic empowerment) In a region with some of the highest rates of female unemployment, and in a context where many more families are impoverished due to conflict and displacement, this is a priority. To respond to this, this area will aim to maximize the use of the planned initiatives in the UN Regional Framework for Youth to target high prevalence areas at national and sub national levels.
Output 1.4: Girls’ voices and opinions inform development/humanitarian work in MENA/ Arab StatesIncreasing opportunities for girl`s participation and engagement remains critical for their empowerment. Building on existing initiatives including the Adolescents and Youth Participation Toolkit, the Framework will support country programmes to strengthen the participation of girls in programming.
29 These recommendations come from the regional study as well as consultations with UNICEF and UNFPA teams/partners/donors.
30 Girls Not Brides website, How Can We End Child Marriage. https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/
31 UNIATTTYP Regional Framework of Joint Strategic Actions for Young People in the Arab States/MENA Region.
32 UNFPA Regional Strategy on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in the Arab States Region (2014-2017) http://arabstates.unfpa.org/en/publications/unfpa-regional-strategy-prevention-and-response-gender-based-violence-arab-states
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Key Outcome 2 • Households demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours toward investing in and supporting adolescent girlsPartner with thought leaders, evaluate CM-related social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) programmes and conduct evidence-based programmes, which are measured for enhanced impact
Output 2.1: Religious leaders are equipped/mobilized to support reduction of CMReligious leaders continue to play an important role and need to remain engaged, despite the known challenges and complexities in the region due to religious differences and tensions. Nonetheless, there is little evidence on what works in respect to engagement of religious leaders. In response, the Framework will evaluate initiatives targeting FBOs, parliamentarians, traditional and camp leaders to act as agents of change in their communities, to uphold the right of adolescent girls, against child marriage.
Output 2.2: Behaviour change interventions to address social norms are evidence-based and measuredAs child marriage is often directly linked to social norms and decisions made by young girls, parents, and community leaders a community focus in awareness raising is important. This Framework will have a strong focus on strengthening gender responsive social norms programmes through capacity building, development of models and tools for social norms and behaviour change measurement.
Output 2.3: Programmatic engagement with boys and men on child marriage is strengthenedIn view of the deeply engrained patriarchal societies in the region, and the important decision-making role of fathers and other male figures, their engagement is necessary for positive social change to take place. This framework will build on tools, good practices and partnerships at country level, to strengthen their engagements with boys and men to make them positive agents of change on child marriage and gender equality.
Key Outcome 3 • Relevant sectoral systems deliver quality and cost-effective services to meet the needs of adolescent girlsPartner organizations capitalize on each other’s comparative advantage to promote and strengthen cross- and multi sectoral programming to end child marriage through engaging the health, social, justice and education sector
Output 3.1: Build cross-sectoral technical capacity of stakeholders The social services sectors including health, education, child protection, are best positioned to generate change in the conditions of young girls and as a result, child marriage. This framework will work closely with the sectors to identify clear roles, accountabilities to contribute to the results in this Framework. Specific work will focus on the development of child marriage related indicators and information per sector that can be integrated into sectoral capacity-building efforts, trainings, systems-strengthening, SOPs, essential packages of services, case-management systems and data collection.
Area 3.2: Cross-sectoral programming at community and institutional level funded/supportedThe Framework will convene partners and organizations working on ending child marriage and advocate for inclusion of its initiatives to promote cross sectoral engagement on ending child marriage through partnerships across sectors
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Key Outcome 4 • National laws, policy frameworks and mechanisms to protect and promote adolescent girls’ rights are in line with international standards and are properly resourcedThe partners in this Framework have experience in advocating for stronger laws on child marriage at country level which needs to be sustained. This Framework will continue working with country and regional partners to further influence policies, laws and budgets to address child marriage.
Area 4.1: Child marriage policy for humanitarian contexts is developed The regional context requires that partner organizations in the Framework have a clear position on child marriage programming in the humanitarian context. This Framework will advocate for and develop a programmatic, policy and advisory note on addressing child marriage in humanitarian settings, which will guide teams and partners in MENA countries.
Area 4.2: Legal frameworks are aligned with international standards on child marriageThis is mostly a country level function. This Framework will ensure timely support to countries through the provision or facilitation of access to technical assistance and resources, to further strengthen this work. The Framework will establish an Inter-Agency Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group in order to monitor and track the “compliance, implementation and enforcement” of country laws, policies and standards to address child marriage, given the increasing use of legal exceptions in current laws to sanction child marriage in the region.
Area 4.3: Legal environment more conducive to ending child marriage Partner organisations in the Framework will engage with and leverage relevant human-rights reporting mechanisms/platforms for stronger national accountability on child marriage reduction. These are strategic opportunities to promote ending child marriage.
Area 4.4: CM national strategies and implementation plans have been developed, implemented and monitoredChild marriage and GBV are both prevalent and inter-linked, thus requiring greater attention of regional organizations. This Framework, will leverage regional organizations and international peace related agendas to reduce child marriage and gender based violence (GBV). The Framework will also continue to support countries to develop costed and budgeted national action plans and strategies to end child marriage.
Key Outcome 5 • Government(s) and partners within and across countries support the generation and use of robust data and evidence to inform policy and programming, track progress and document what worksPartners enhance coordination regarding research on child marriage to ensure a more efficient use of existing resources and value for money
Area 5.1: CM related research is coordinated among key partnersA regional research reference group is established to harmonize, improve and coordinate research on child marriage especially in humanitarian settings. In the region, there is currently no such coordination mechanism resulting in duplication, quality concerns and lack of sharing. This is especially a concern when resources are limited and there remains a gap in data and research on child marriage.
Area 5.2: Evidence on effective child marriage programming in MENA is available to inform public goods This Framework will provide opportunities to document, learn and share experiences on “what works” in order to ensure greater efficiency, effectiveness and impact.
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C O O R D I N AT I O N , M & E A N D R E P O RT I N G F R A M E WO R K
This framework of strategic actions aims to accelerate the work undertaken by all partners in the MENA/ Arab States region to reduce child marriage. The framework is meant to be an accountability mechanism, within which partners coordinate and report on the agreed upon activities and indicators, selected within the Global Partnership to Accelerate the End of Child Marriage.
Regional and country office annual plans will include recommended actions in the Framework based on contextual relevance. The regional organisations in the RAF consortium will provide the required and requested technical guidance. Regular conference calls and bi-annual meetings will be held to monitor and report on progress of the Regional Accountability Framework. Annual updates will be provided to the Global Child Marriage Coordinator in New York.
Focal points will also advocate and support age- and sex-disaggregated data collection across key sectors in humanitarian programming. This is a cross cutting priority relevant to all thematic areas.
Where outputs or activities include support to regional consultations, forums or meetings, UNICEF and UNFPA will play a role as conveners and facilitators of partnerships at the regional and country levels.
This will be the guiding mode of operation among partners within the Framework, especially in relation to strengthening South-South cooperation within the region and through North-South and triangular partnerships and networks. The experiences, lessons learned, and good practices of addressing child marriage in humanitarian settings will be of particular interest to other regions with prolonged conflict. Partnership on child marriage in the region will build on existing initiatives and networks.
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P OT E N T I A L C H A L L E N G E S I N I M P L E M E N T I N G T H E F R A M E WO R K
Challenge: Continuation of the conflicts in the MENA / Arab States Region or further deterioration of the humanitarian situation.
Action: The strategies and interventions in the framework have been designed to address and take into account the context of programmatic responses in humanitarian settings of the region. These will be synergized with the existing humanitarian response plans and initiatives.
Challenge: Competing priorities and work overload in intervention areas
Action: The Regional Accountability Framework reflects a shift in how partners do business and moves towards a more multi- and cross-sectoral model of programming. The concrete actions and interventions have been agreed upon with the respective sectors at regional and country level.
Challenge: Lack of sufficient financial or human resources, as well as strong partnerships at the country level.
Action: The Regional Accountability Framework will be used as a resource mobilization tool beyond the financial contribution from the Global Programme to End Child Marriage. Donors have been actively engaged throughout the process of developing the Regional Accountability Framework.
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27
A N N E X 1 : COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF UNICEF-
UNFPA WORK ON CHILD MARRIAGE IN RELEVANT AREAS
Priority Areas UNICEF MENA RO UNFPA ASRO
1) Empowerment of girls Work with girls integrated into the youth/sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDs programme of UNICEF.
UNICEF leading the Regional Youth Framework for Action which includes work with girls across various agencies and sectors.
UNICEF Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) initiative provides for a comprehensive framework on life skills programming tailored to the MENA region
UNFPA focuses on ensur-ing that reproductive health services are youth-friendly, including for young girls, with a focus on access to informa-tion and safe-spaces.
UNFPA has led the elabo-ration of “Listen, Engage and Empower”, a strategy to address the needs of ado-lescent girls in the Whole of Syria
2) Promotion of positive practices among families, communities and thought leaders
Under various programmes, UNICEF has training sessions for girls, families and thought leaders with child marriage component.
UNICEF works with media, religious leaders, judges, parliamentarians on child marriage.
UNICEF has developed practical tools on social norms and behaviour change programming and measurement to facilitate a robust evidence-base for the development of social norms and be-haviour change interventions addressing child marriage.
UNFPA works closely with religious leaders and parlia-mentarians in the region to uphold the rights of girls.
UNFPA RO has supported the elaboration of Communi-cation for Behavioral Change strategies to End Child Mar-riage in countries in the re-gion (Sudan, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq/Kurdistan, Morocco)
3) Service delivery and systems strengthening
In education, focus on out of school children and life-skills and citizenship education addresses girl’s education and gender equality.
In health, focus is on strengthening access to quality services especially for young girls/mothers through maternal/newborn care programmes. UNICEF is also working on health system strength-ening, case management, social protec-tion and social workforce strengthening.
Inclusion of information on CM in training to service providers including in humanitarian settings.
UNFPA focuses on sexual and reproductive health ser-vices to women and girls, in-cluding access to information. UNFPA is also advocating for delaying first pregnancies.
Moreover, UNFPA supports the governments in creating a multisectoral response to GBV, ensuring coordination across the Justice, Police, Health and social sector through the creation of a referral system and capacity building of service provid-ers. Child Marriage being a form of GBV, is included in all services related to GBV response.
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4) Legal, policy environ-ment and fiscal space
Child poverty studies conducted to inform policy.
Social policy and social protection/CCTs being designed, implemented and evaluated.
UNFPA works extensively with parliamentarians, as agents of change, advocating for legal reform.
UNFPA, UNWOMEN and UNDP are implementing a joint programme on gender justice, mapping the laws impacting on women’s life (including on child marriage) in 20 countries in the Arab States. The mapping will be used for future advocacy.
UNFPA is building capacities of National Human rights Institutions in the region on sexual and reproductive rights tracking, monitoring and reporting systems
5) Data and evidence generation
Support and undertake various surveys such as MICS and other studies with information on child marriage including in humanitarian settings.
Social norms and behaviour change guidance tools on how to undertake formative research on the drivers of child marriage and establish baselines for measurement.
UNFPA support countries in the undertaking of the na-tional census and undertake various qualitative and quanti-tative research on Sexual and reproductive health and GBV, including child marriage in development and humanitari-an settings.
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Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
1.1.
Girl
s in
targ
eted
/hi
gh-ri
sk a
reas
in-
cludi
ng m
arrie
d an
d pr
egna
nt g
irls h
ave
incr
ease
d ac
cess
to
empo
wer
ing
and
qual
-ity
safe
spac
es/a
re
safe
at h
ome,
scho
ol,
heal
th ca
re ce
nter
s (S
RH se
rvice
s) an
d in
ot
her s
pace
s (Em
pow
-er
ing
Envir
onm
ent)
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
APl
an,
IRC,
CARE
xx
xCo
ncep
tual
gui
d-an
ce n
ote
on m
ak-
ing
envi
ronm
ents
sa
fe a
nd e
mpo
wer
-in
g fo
r girl
s de
vel-
oped
01
Conc
eptu
al g
uida
nce
docu
men
t
# o
f cou
ntrie
s su
p-po
rted
to im
plem
ent
safe
and
em
pow
-er
ing
envi
ronm
ent
mod
els
0At
leas
t Six
cou
n-tri
es (t
o be
ver
ified
in
RAF
rollo
ut l
Regi
onal
and
Cou
ntry
Of
fice
Prog
ram
mat
ic
Repo
rts a
nd w
ork
plan
s
1.1.
1Co
ntex
tual
ise a
nd im
-pl
emen
t pro
gram
mat
ic gu
idan
ce to
stre
ngth
en
sect
oral
syst
ems a
nd
cros
s-se
ctor
al co
llab-
orat
ion
to cr
eate
safe
an
d em
pow
erin
g en
vi-ro
nmen
ts fo
r ado
lesc
ent
girls
in th
e ho
me,
scho
ol/
othe
r lea
rnin
g en
vi-ro
nmen
ts, h
ealth
care
fa
ciliti
es a
nd o
ther
ex-
istin
g co
mm
unity
bas
ed
deliv
ery p
latfo
rms.
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
APl
an,
IRC,
CARE
xx
x
8000
0
Key
Ou
tco
me
1 •
Ado
lesc
ent
girls
at
risk
of a
nd a
ffect
ed b
y ch
ild m
arria
ge a
re b
ette
r ab
le t
o ex
pres
s an
d ex
erci
se t
heir
choi
ces
1.1:
Girl
s in
targ
eted
/hig
h-ris
k ar
eas
have
incr
ease
d ac
cess
to e
mpo
wer
ing
and
qual
ity s
afe
spac
es/a
re s
afe
at h
ome,
sch
ool,
heal
th c
are
cent
ers
and
in o
ther
spa
ces
1.2:
Girl
s at
ris
k of
mar
riage
/you
ng m
arrie
d gi
rls h
ave
acce
ss t
o qu
ality
edu
catio
n1.
3: G
irls
at r
isk
of m
arria
ge/y
oung
mar
ried
girls
hav
e ac
cess
to
voca
tiona
l tra
inin
g/m
arke
tabl
e sk
ills
1.4:
Girl
s’ v
oice
s an
d op
inio
ns in
form
dev
elop
men
t/hu
man
itaria
n w
ork
in M
EN
A/A
SR
O
30
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
1.1.
2Sh
are
good
exa
mpl
es
and
prov
ide
tech
nica
l as
sist
ance
to ta
rget
ed
coun
tries
to im
plem
ent
the
prog
ram
mat
ic
guid
ance
to s
treng
hten
se
ctor
al s
yste
ms
and
cros
s-se
ctor
al c
olla
bo-
ratio
n
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
AIR
Cx
x
40,0
00
1.1.
3Ev
alua
te im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e pr
ogra
mm
atic
gu
idan
ce a
nd ro
ll ou
t at
scal
e.
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
Ax
3000
00
Subt
otal
Out
put 1
.1.
4200
00
1.2
Girls
at r
isk o
f mar
-ria
ge/y
oung
mar
ried
girls
hav
e ac
cess
to
qual
ity e
duca
tion
(Em
-po
wer
men
t thr
ough
ed
ucat
ion)
UNIC
EF
UNFP
A,
Plan
,CA
RE
xx
xx
Avai
labi
lity o
f Joi
nt
CP/e
duca
tion
guid
-an
ce
01
Guid
ance
doc
umen
t
# of
coun
tries
affe
ct-
ed b
y hum
anita
rian
cont
ext t
hat h
ave
cash
-tran
sfer
s/in
-ce
ntive
pro
gram
mes
w
ith a
girl
s’ ed
uca-
tion
elem
ent
4 (Le
b-an
on,
Iraq,
Jo
r-da
n,
Syria
)
9 co
untri
esCo
untry
Offi
ce P
rogr
am-
mat
ic re
ports
# of
coun
tries
sup-
porte
d to
impl
emen
t gi
rls’ e
duca
tion
initi
ative
s in
child
m
arria
ge h
igh
risk
area
s
1 (Y
e-m
en)
6 co
untri
esRe
gion
al a
nd C
ount
ry
Offic
e Pr
ogra
mm
atic
repo
rts
1.2.
1De
velo
p a
simpl
ified
gu
ide
for C
Os to
impr
ove
targ
etin
g, a
dvoc
acy
and
use
of e
duca
ting
prog
ram
mes
in a
reas
of
high
pre
vale
nce
of ch
ild
mar
riage
.
UNIC
EFEd
ucat
ion
partn
ers,
Plan
,CA
RE
xx
x
150,
000
31
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
1.2.
2Co
mpi
le g
ood
prac
tices
an
d in
nova
tive
appr
oach
-es
(bot
h in
for
mal
and
no
n-fo
rmal
edu
catio
n)
on re
achi
ng o
ut o
f sc
hool
girl
s thr
ough
roll
out o
f LSC
E an
d gi
rl’s
educ
atio
n in
itiat
ives i
n ar
eas a
t hig
h ris
k of c
hild
m
arria
ge (b
oth
deve
lop-
men
t and
hum
anita
rian
cont
exts
)
UNIC
EFPl
an,
CARE
xx
x
80,0
00
1.2.
3Su
ppor
t rel
evan
t cou
ntry
pr
ogra
mm
es o
n ho
w to
su
ppor
t girl
's ed
ucat
ion
in e
mer
genc
ies t
hrou
gh
the
use
of ca
sh-b
ased
pr
ogra
mm
ing
UNIC
EFCA
REx
xx
150,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 1
.2
380,
000
1.3
Girls
at r
isk o
f mar
-ria
ge/y
oung
mar
ried
girls
hav
e ac
cess
to
voca
tiona
l tra
inin
g/m
arke
tabl
e sk
ills (
eco-
nom
ic em
pow
erm
ent)
UNFP
A UN
ICEF
, UN
DG
Yout
h Ac
tors
, Pl
an,
CARE
# of
coun
tries
ben
e-fit
ing
from
RO
sup-
port
and
tech
nica
l gu
idan
ce o
n ad
oles
-ce
nt g
irls’
econ
omic
empo
wer
men
t/em
ploy
abili
ty
0At
leas
t 2Re
gion
al a
nd C
ount
ry
Offic
e Pr
ogra
mm
atic
Repo
rts a
nd w
ork p
lans
22
0,00
0
1.3.
1Bu
ild o
n th
e em
ploy
men
t pi
llar o
f the
UN
Regi
onal
Fr
amew
ork f
or Y
outh
20
18/1
9 to
leve
rage
ex-
istin
g em
ploy
men
t ini
tia-
tives
supp
ort f
amili
es to
pr
even
t chi
ld m
arria
ge.
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
ILO,
UNHC
R,
Plan
xx
xx
50,0
00
32
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
1.3.
2De
velo
p a
guid
ance
to
ol fo
r COs
on
how
to
leve
rage
and
stre
ngth
en
publ
ic/pr
ivate
par
t-ne
rshi
ps to
pro
mot
e
digi
tal l
itera
cy, a
cces
s to
inte
rnet
,and
voc
atio
nal
train
ing
for g
irls a
s a
way
to e
mpo
wer
them
ec
onom
ically
UNIC
EFCo
nsor
tia
of LS
CE
partn
ers
xx
x
300,
000
1.3.
3Su
ppor
t the
dev
elop
men
t of
mod
el to
incr
ease
en-
gage
men
t in
priva
te se
c-to
r or e
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
oppo
rtuni
ties i
n se
lect
hi
gh ri
sk a
reas
inclu
ding
m
appi
ng o
f job
mar
ket i
n th
ose
area
s
UNIC
EFCo
nsor
tia
of LS
CE
partn
ers
xx
100,
000
1.3.
4De
velo
p a
tech
nica
l gu
idel
ine
on g
ende
r re
spon
sive
socia
l pro
-te
ctio
n pr
ogra
mm
ing
to
resp
ond
to g
irls’
vuln
er-
abili
ties a
nd li
nk w
ith
hum
anita
rian
livel
ihoo
d se
ctor
pla
nnin
g.
UNIC
EF
UNFP
A,CA
REx
x
20,0
00
Sub-
tota
l out
put 1
.3.
470,
000
33
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
1.4
Girls
’ voi
ces a
nd
opin
ions
info
rm d
evel
-op
men
t/hum
anita
rian
wor
k in
MEN
A (a
genc
y em
pow
erm
ent)
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
ATD
H,
NLG
partn
ers,
GnB,
Pl
an,
IRC,
CARE
xx
xM
odel
s for
girl
s’ pa
rticip
atio
n in
pr
ogra
mm
e im
ple-
men
tatio
n an
d m
oni-
torin
g do
cum
ente
d
01
Docu
men
t on
mod
els
for g
irls’
parti
cipat
ion
30,0
00
# of
COs
rolli
ng o
ut
yout
h en
gage
men
t to
ol in
hig
h pr
eva-
lenc
e ar
eas
510
Coun
try O
ffice
Pro
gram
-m
atic
Repo
rts
Tech
nica
l gui
delin
e on
gen
der r
espo
n-siv
e so
cial p
rote
c-tio
n pr
ogra
mm
ing
to re
spon
d to
girl
s’ vu
lner
abili
ties d
e-ve
lope
d
01
Tech
nica
l gui
delin
e do
cum
ent
1.4.
1Le
vera
ge re
gion
al
initi
ative
s (i.e
. No
Lost
Ge
nera
tion,
Reg
iona
l Yo
uth
Prog
ram
me,
etc
.) to
incr
ease
girl
s’ pa
rtici-
patio
n es
pecia
lly in
child
m
arria
ge h
igh-
risk a
reas
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
APl
an, N
LG
partn
ers,
Save
the
Child
ren,
IRC,
CARE
xx
xx
50,0
00
1.4.
2Id
entif
y and
doc
umen
t m
odel
s for
bes
t pra
ctice
on
girl
s’ pa
rticip
atio
n in
pr
ogra
mm
e im
plem
enta
-tio
n an
d m
onito
ring
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
APl
an, N
LG
partn
ers,
Save
the
Child
ren,
IRC,
WRC
CARE
xx
.
80,0
00
1.4.
3Su
ppor
t rel
evan
t cou
ntry
pr
ogra
mm
es in
ado
les-
cent
led
initi
ative
s ad-
dres
sing
child
mar
riage
an
d ot
her i
ssue
s affe
ct-
ing
girl’
s
UNIC
EFPl
an, N
LG
partn
ers,
Save
the
Child
ren,
IRC,
CAR
E
xx
xx
100,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 1
.423
0,00
0
34
Key
Ou
tco
me
2 •
Hou
seho
lds
dem
onst
rate
pos
itive
att
itude
s an
d be
havi
ours
tow
ard
inve
stin
g in
and
sup
port
ing
adol
esce
nt g
irls
2.1:
Rel
igio
us le
ader
s ar
e eq
uipp
ed/m
obili
zed
to s
uppo
rt re
duct
ion
of C
M. t
o em
pow
erin
g an
d qu
ality
saf
e sp
aces
/are
saf
e at
hom
e, s
choo
l, he
alth
car
e ce
nter
s an
d in
oth
er s
pace
s 2.
2: B
ehav
ior
chan
ge in
terv
entio
ns t
o ad
dres
s so
cial
nor
ms
are
evid
ence
-bas
ed a
nd m
easu
red.
2.3:
Pro
gram
mat
ic e
ngag
emen
t w
ith b
oys
and
men
on
child
mar
riage
has
incr
ease
d/be
en s
tren
gthe
ned.
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
2.1
Relig
ious
and
co
mm
unity
lead
ers a
re
equi
pped
/mob
ilize
d to
supp
ort r
educ
tion
of C
M.
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENUN
ICEF
, TD
H,
GNB,
Pl
an,
CARE
xx
xx
Repo
rt do
cum
entin
g w
ork
with
relig
ious
le
ader
s
01
Repo
rt
# of
pub
lic d
ecla
-ra
tions
by
relig
ious
in
stitu
tions
an-
noun
ced
in s
uppo
rt of
end
ing
child
m
arria
ge
03
Publ
ic d
ecla
ratio
ns
2.1.
1Do
cum
ent a
nd e
valu
ate
ongo
ing
wor
k with
reli-
giou
s lea
ders
at c
ount
ry
leve
l as w
ell a
s wor
k of
othe
r par
tner
s (e.
g. T
DH )
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENPl
an,
CARE
xx
x
100,
000
2.1.
2De
velo
p m
ulti-
year
pa
rtner
ship
s at r
egio
nal
leve
l with
vario
us ke
y re
ligio
us in
stitu
tions
/le
ader
s/fe
mal
e re
ligio
us
lead
ers o
n CM
with
M&E
co
mpo
nent
.
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENUN
ICEF
,CA
REx
xx
x
200,
000
Subt
otal
Out
put 2
.1.
300,
000
35
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
2.2
Beha
vior c
hang
e in
terv
entio
ns to
ad-
dres
s soc
ial n
orm
s are
ev
iden
ce-b
ased
and
m
easu
red.
UNIC
EFCA
REx
xx
x#
of c
ount
ries
that
ha
ve re
ceiv
ed te
ch-
nica
l ass
ista
nce
to m
easu
re e
vi-
denc
e-ba
sed
BCC
inte
rven
tions
.
04
Regi
onal
and
Co
untry
Offi
ce P
ro-
gram
mat
ic R
epor
ts
450,
000
# of
cou
ntrie
s th
at
have
rece
ived
tech
-ni
cal a
ssis
tanc
e to
impl
emen
t evi
-de
nce-
base
d BC
C in
terv
entio
ns.
4At
leas
t 8Re
gion
al a
nd
Coun
try O
ffice
Pro
-gr
amm
atic
Rep
orts
2.2.
1Bu
ild th
e ca
pacit
y of
targ
eted
coun
tries
to d
e-ve
lop
evid
ence
bas
ed b
e-ha
vior-c
hang
e pr
ogra
m-
min
g in
cludi
ng e
ffect
ive
gend
er a
nalys
is
UNIC
EFUN
FPA,
CARE
xx
xx
100,
000
2.2.
2Be
havio
ral C
hang
e Pr
ogra
mm
atic
Guid
ance
an
d M
easu
rem
ent T
ools
are
mad
e av
aila
ble
to
addr
ess s
ocia
l nor
ms i
n ta
rget
ed co
untri
es w
ith
tech
nica
l sup
port
to im
-pl
emen
t the
tool
s in
high
pr
eval
ence
are
as.
UNIC
EFUN
FPA,
Pl
an,
GNB,
CARE
xx
xx
200,
000
36
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
2.2.
3Ut
ilize
the
conc
eptu
al
and
prog
ram
mat
ic gu
idan
ce o
n m
akin
g en
-vir
onm
ents
safe
for g
irls
thro
ugh
cros
s-se
ctor
al
prog
ram
min
g to
pro
mot
e BC
C pr
ogra
mm
ing
at
com
mun
ity le
vel (
linka
ge
with
out
com
e 1,
are
a 1)
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
Pl
an,
CARE
xx
x
1500
00
Subt
otal
out
put 2
.2.
450,
000
2.3
Prog
ram
mat
ic en
gage
men
t with
boy
s an
d m
en o
n ch
ild m
ar-
riage
has
incr
ease
d/be
en st
reng
then
ed.
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENUN
ICEF
, GN
B,
Plan
,IR
C,CA
RE
xx
xx
Com
pend
ium
of
good
pra
ctic
es o
n en
gage
men
t with
bo
ys a
nd m
en in
M
ENA
deve
lope
d
01
Com
pend
ium
350,
000
# of
COs
that
hav
e re
ceiv
ed te
chni
cal
assi
stan
ce to
impl
e-m
ent p
rogr
amm
ing
enga
ging
boy
s an
d m
en
03
Regi
onal
and
Co
untry
Offi
ce P
ro-
gram
mat
ic R
epor
ts
2.3.
1Eq
uip
partn
ers w
ith
tool
s, go
od p
ract
ices
and
know
ledg
e on
pro
-gr
amm
atic
enga
gem
ent
with
boy
s and
men
th
roug
h de
velo
pmen
t of
a co
mpe
ndiu
m o
f goo
d pr
actic
es.
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENUN
ICEF
, Pl
an,
IRC,
CARE
xx
x
150,
000
37
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
2.3.
2Pr
ovid
e te
chni
cal s
uppo
rt to
coun
try p
artn
ers o
n pr
ogra
mm
atic
enga
ge-
men
t of b
oys a
nd m
en
addr
essin
g ch
ild m
ar-
riage
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENUN
ICEF
, Pl
an,
IRC,
CARE
xx
x
100,
000
2.3.
3Co
nven
e a
regi
onal
co
nsul
tatio
n to
show
-ca
se/s
hare
/disc
uss t
he
enga
gem
ent o
f men
and
bo
ys in
gen
der e
qual
ity.
UNFP
A,UN
WOM
ENUN
ICEF
, Pl
an,
CARE
x
100,
000
Sub-
tota
l Out
put 2
.335
0,00
0
38
Key
Ou
tco
me
3 •
Rel
evan
t se
ctor
al s
yste
ms
deliv
er q
ualit
y an
d co
st-e
ffect
ive
serv
ices
to
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of a
dole
scen
t gi
rls3.
1: B
uild
cro
ss-s
ecto
ral t
echn
ical
cap
acity
of s
take
hold
ers
. 3.
2: C
ross
-sec
tora
l pro
gram
min
g at
com
mun
ity a
nd in
stitu
tiona
l lev
el f
unde
d/su
ppor
ted.
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
3.1
Cros
s-se
ctor
al
tech
nica
l cap
acity
of
stak
ehol
ders
is
stre
ngth
ened
(cro
ss
sect
oral
wor
k at s
ys-
tem
leve
l)
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A(U
NFP
A Le
ad
on H
ealth
, UN
ICEF
lead
on
educ
atio
n an
d so
cial
pol
icy)
TDH,
GN
B,CA
RE
xx
xx
Guid
ance
not
e to
de
fine
key
role
s an
d ac
coun
tabi
lity
of
heal
th, e
duca
tion
and
prot
ectio
n se
c-to
rs a
nd th
eir w
ork-
forc
e in
end
ing
child
mar
riage
with
sp
ecifi
c in
dica
tors
(e
ndor
se th
roug
h cr
oss-
sect
oral
con
-su
ltatio
n) d
evel
oped
01
Guid
ance
not
e do
cum
ent
# of
pub
lic d
ecla
-ra
tions
by
relig
ious
in
stitu
tions
an-
noun
ced
in s
uppo
rt of
end
ing
child
m
arria
ge
1 (Y
emen
)4
CO p
rogr
amm
atic
re
ports
Evid
ence
-bas
ed a
d-vo
cacy
doc
umen
ting
linka
ges
betw
een
child
mar
riage
and
ot
her s
ecto
rs d
e-ve
lope
d
1 (Y
emen
)4
Regi
onal
and
Co
untry
Offi
ce P
ro-
gram
mat
ic R
epor
ts
and
wor
k pl
ans
3.1.
1De
velo
p gu
idan
ce n
ote
to d
efine
key r
oles
an
d ac
coun
tabi
lity o
f he
alth
, edu
catio
n an
d pr
otec
tion
sect
ors a
nd
thei
r wor
kfor
ce in
end
ing
child
mar
riage
with
spe-
cific i
ndica
tors
(end
orse
th
roug
h cr
oss-
sect
oral
co
nsul
tatio
n)
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
Plan
xx
x
80,0
00
39
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
3.1.
2De
velo
p te
chni
cal/
advo
cacy
brie
fs a
nd
com
mun
icatio
n m
ater
ial
on cr
oss-
cutti
ng p
rogr
am-
min
g in
cludi
ng in
hum
an-
itaria
n se
tting
s
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A,CA
RE
xx
xx
50,0
00
3.1.
3En
gage
key a
cade
mic
inst
itutio
ns/tr
aini
ng
orga
niza
tions
to d
evel
op
and
prov
ide
tech
nica
l su
ppor
t/cap
acity
bui
ldin
g su
ppor
t on
1 an
d 2
abov
e
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A x
xx
x
60,0
00
3.1.
4En
sure
that
cons
ider
-at
ions
on
child
mar
riage
hi
gh p
reva
lenc
e ar
eas
are
inclu
ded
in o
ut o
f sc
hool
resp
onse
stra
te-
gies
, thr
ough
: 1) U
se o
f OO
SCI d
isagg
rega
ted
data
to in
form
dev
elop
-m
ent o
f res
pons
e st
rat-
egie
s tar
getin
g OO
SC
girls
; 2) P
riorit
ize O
OSCI
re
spon
ses a
s rel
evan
t to
child
mar
riage
pre
vent
ion
in hi
gh pr
eval
ence
area
s.
UNIC
EF
xx
xx
150,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 3
.1
340,
000
3.2
Cros
s-se
ctor
al
prog
ram
min
g at
co
mm
unity
and
inst
itu-
tiona
l lev
el is
fund
ed/
supp
orte
d.
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A UN
WOM
-EN
, NLG
pa
rtner
s,
TDH
# of
CM
-rela
ted
cros
s-se
ctor
al p
art-
ners
hips
doc
umen
t-ed
at C
O le
vel
02
(Jor
dan
and
Yem
en)
Regi
onal
and
Co
untry
Offi
ce P
ro-
gram
mat
ic R
epor
ts
and
wor
k pl
ans
Rost
er o
f exp
erts
de
velo
ped
01
Rost
er o
f exp
erts
40
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
3.2.
1Id
entif
y and
capi
taliz
e
on e
xistin
g fu
ndin
g an
d ad
voca
cy o
ppor
tuni
ties:
UN W
omen
’s tru
st fu
nd
with
NGO
par
tner
s; No
Lo
st G
ener
atio
n (N
LG)
plat
form
, Em
pow
er G
irl
Plat
form
to p
rom
ote
cros
s-se
ctor
al w
ork
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
UNW
OM-
EN, N
LG
partn
ers
xx
xx
20,0
00
3.2.
2Co
nven
e re
gion
al m
eet-
ings
to a
mpl
ify th
e ro
le/
cont
ribut
ions
of l
ocal
NG
Os to
mul
ti se
ctor
al
and
Inte
r per
sona
l co
mm
unica
tion
mod
els
espe
cially
child
righ
ts/
yout
h rig
hts a
nd w
omen
’s rig
hts o
rgan
izatio
ns a
t na
tiona
l, re
gion
al a
nd
inte
rnat
iona
l lev
el
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
GNB,
TD
H,CA
RE
xx
xx
100,
000
3.2.
3Es
tabl
ish a
n in
vest
men
t ca
se fo
r a cr
oss-
sect
oral
m
odel
in Y
emen
to in
form
pr
ogra
mm
ing
on ch
ild
mar
riage
in h
uman
itaria
n se
tting
s with
a fo
cus o
n re
silie
nce
of fa
mili
es/
adol
esce
nt g
irls.
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A x
x
150,
000
3.2.
4Do
cum
ent J
orda
n’s
coor
dina
tion
mec
hani
sm
CM in
dev
elop
men
t and
hu
man
itaria
n se
tting
s as
a b
est p
ract
ice o
f m
ulti-
sect
oral
coor
di-
natio
n.
UNIC
EF
GNB,
UN
FPA
x
50,0
00
3.2.
5De
velo
p a
rost
er o
f ex-
perts
on
CM
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A x
x10
,000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 3
.1
330,
000
41
Key
Ou
tco
me
4 •
Nat
iona
l law
s, p
olic
y fr
amew
orks
and
mec
hani
sms
to p
rote
ct a
nd p
rom
ote
adol
esce
nt g
irls’
rig
hts
are
in li
ne w
ith
inte
rnat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds a
nd a
re p
rope
rly r
esou
rced
4.1:
Chi
ld M
arria
ge p
olic
y fo
r hum
anita
rian
cont
exts
is d
evel
oped
. 4.
2: L
egal
fra
mew
orks
are
alig
ned
with
inte
rnat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds o
n ch
ild m
arria
ge.
4.3:
Leg
al e
nviro
nmen
t m
ore
cond
uciv
e to
end
ing
child
mar
riage
.4.
4: C
M n
atio
nal s
trat
egie
s an
d im
plem
enta
tion
plan
s ha
ve b
een
deve
lope
d, im
plem
ente
d an
d m
onito
red.
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
4.1
Child
Mar
riage
po
licy f
or h
uman
itari-
an co
ntex
ts d
evel
oped
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
AGN
Bx
xx
xPr
ogra
mm
atic
adv
i-so
ry n
ote
on C
M in
hu
man
itaria
n co
n-te
xts
deve
lope
d
01
Advi
sory
not
e do
c-um
ent
# of
cou
ntrie
s th
at
incl
ude
CM in
Hu-
man
itaria
n Ap
peal
s /a
ctio
n pl
ans
with
CM
pro
gram
mes
in
clud
ed
1 (Y
emen
)6
Hum
anita
rian
Appe
als
Tech
nica
l gui
d-an
ce n
ote
on C
M
linka
ges
with
the
Wom
en P
eace
and
Se
curit
y ag
enda
fo
r pra
ctiti
oner
s an
d po
licy-
mak
ers
deve
lope
d
1 (Y
emen
)1
Tech
nica
l gui
d-an
ce d
ocum
ent
4.1.
1Co
llabo
rate
with
key
partn
ers t
o ad
voca
te a
nd
deve
lop
a pr
ogra
mm
atic
guid
ance
not
e to
resp
ond
to ch
ild m
arria
ge p
ro-
gram
min
g in
hum
anita
ri-an
setti
ngs .
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
AUN
HCR,
CARE
xx
30,0
00
42
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
4.1.
2.De
velo
p a
tech
nica
l gu
idan
ce n
ote
on C
M
linka
ges w
ith th
e W
omen
Pe
ace
and
Secu
rity a
gen-
da fo
r pra
ctiti
oner
s and
po
licy-
mak
ers
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
ESCW
Ax
x
5000
0
Sub-
tota
l oup
ut 4
.1
80,0
00
4.2
Lega
l fra
mew
orks
ar
e al
igne
d w
ith in
ter-
natio
nal s
tand
ards
on
child
mar
riage
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
TDH
#
of c
ount
ries
whe
re le
gisl
atio
n on
chi
ld m
arria
ge is
m
onito
red
68
CO p
rogr
amm
atic
re
ports
4.2.
1Fa
cilita
te kn
owle
dge
exch
ange
to ju
dges
, law
-m
aker
s and
par
liam
en-
taria
ns to
pre
vent
child
m
arria
ge in
line
with
the
best
inte
rest
of t
he ch
ild/
age
of ch
ild m
arria
ge in
co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith re
-gi
onal
alli
es/a
llian
ces.
UNFP
A UN
ICEF
, TD
Hx
xx
x
120,
000
4.2.
2Es
tabl
ish In
ter-a
genc
y m
onito
ring
and
eval
u-at
ion
refe
renc
e gr
oup
(MER
G) to
mon
itor a
nd
track
the
appl
icatio
n of
legi
slatio
n on
child
m
arria
ge a
nd p
rovid
e su
ppor
t and
gui
danc
e to
co
untri
es.
UNFP
A, U
N-
WOM
ENTD
H,
UNIC
EF,
UNW
OM-
EN
xx
100,
000
Sub-
tota
l oup
ut 4
.2
220,
000
43
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
4.3
Lega
l env
ironm
ent
mor
e co
nduc
ive to
en
ding
child
mar
riage
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A
TDH,
Pl
an,
CARE
# of
hum
an ri
ghts
m
echa
nism
s re
fer-
ring
to c
hild
mar
-ria
ge in
MEN
A
0TB
D ba
sed
on C
RC a
nd
CEDA
W
repo
rting
ca
lend
ar a
t CO
Hum
an ri
ghts
trea
-ty
bod
y re
ports
, re
solu
tions
and
ge
nera
l com
men
ts
4.3.
1Pr
ovid
e te
chni
cal s
uppo
rt to
par
tner
s to
supp
ort/
influ
ence
nat
iona
l per
iod-
ic re
porti
ng to
the
Com
-m
ittee
on
the
Righ
ts o
f th
e Ch
ild (C
RC),
Hum
an
Righ
ts C
ounc
il (H
RC),
HLPF
/SDG
s and
CED
AW
UNIC
EF, U
N-
WOM
EN a
nd
UNFP
A
Plan
,CA
REx
xx
x
100,
000
4.3.
2In
tegr
ate
child
mar
riage
in
to e
xistin
g re
gion
al
effo
rts to
impr
ove
acce
ss
to ju
stice
for c
hild
ren
in-
cludi
ng ci
vil re
gist
ratio
n of
birt
hs a
nd m
arria
ges.
UNIC
EFUN
FPA
xx
xx
100,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 4
.320
0,00
0
44
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
selin
eTa
rget
4.4
CM n
atio
nal s
trat-
egie
s and
impl
emen
-ta
tion
plan
s hav
e be
en
deve
lope
d, im
plem
ent-
ed a
nd m
onito
red.
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
xx
xx
# of
cou
ntrie
s su
ppor
ted
on th
e de
velo
pmen
t of n
a-tio
nal c
oste
d ch
ild
mar
riage
act
ion
plan
s
03
Child
mar
riage
ac
tion
plan
s by
co
untry
Tech
nica
l sup
port
avai
labl
e to
COs
to
dev
elop
and
im
plem
ent n
atio
nal
stra
tegi
es a
nd
cost
ed a
ctio
n pl
ans
to a
ddre
ss c
hild
m
arria
ge
No
Yes
Acce
ss to
rost
er o
f ex
perts
4.4.
1Su
ppor
t the
dev
elop
men
t of
spec
ific n
atio
nal
cost
ed a
ctio
n pl
ans o
n ch
ild m
arria
ge in
cludi
ng
guid
ance
on
how
to a
c-cu
rate
ly co
st a
nd b
udge
t a
mul
ti-se
ctor
al n
atio
nal
stra
tegy
to a
ddre
ss ch
ild
mar
riage
that
can
be
adap
ted
and
used
at
natio
nal l
evel
.
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
Ax
xx
x0
3
100,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 4
.410
0,00
0
45
Key
Ou
tco
me
5 •
Gov
ernm
ent(
s) a
nd p
artn
ers
with
in a
nd a
cros
s co
untr
ies
supp
ort
the
gene
ratio
n an
d us
e of
rob
ust
data
and
ev
iden
ce t
o in
form
pol
icy
and
prog
ram
min
g, t
rack
pro
gres
s an
d do
cum
ent
less
ons
5.1:
CM
rel
ated
res
earc
h is
coo
rdin
ated
am
ongs
t ke
y pa
rtne
rs.
5.2:
Evi
denc
e on
effe
ctiv
e ch
ild m
arria
ge p
rogr
amm
ing
in M
EN
A is
ava
ilabl
e to
info
rm p
ublic
goo
ds.
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
5.1:
CM
rela
ted
re-
sear
ch is
coor
dina
ted
amon
gst k
ey p
artn
ers
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
TD
H,
GNB,
CARE
Inte
r- ag
ency
re-
sear
ch re
fere
nce
grou
p is
in p
lace
an
d fu
nctio
nal
01
Inte
r-age
ncy
rese
arch
gro
up
mee
ting
min
utes
# of
RAF
led
regi
on-
al s
tudi
es o
n ch
ild
mar
riage
(clo
sing
ga
ps)
03
Stud
ies
on c
hild
m
arria
ge
5.1.
1Es
tabl
ish In
ter-A
genc
y Re
gion
al le
vel r
esea
rch
refe
renc
e gr
oup
on ch
ild
mar
riage
rese
arch
[1] w
ith
focu
s on
hum
anita
rian
and
deve
lopm
enta
l set
-tin
gs to
facil
itate
qua
lity
and
quan
titat
ive re
sear
ch
that
fill
gaps
on
CM d
ata
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
Pl
an,
ESCW
A,-
CARE
, TD
H,
Save
the
Child
ren,
GN
B, U
N-
WOM
EN,
WRC
x
100,
000
5.1.
2Co
nduc
t res
earc
h to
fill
gaps
in e
viden
ce o
n ch
ild
mar
riage
UNFP
A,UN
ICEF
CA
RE,
WRC
, JH
U,TD
H,
Save
the
Child
ren,
GN
B,
Plan
, ES
CWA,
IR
C,UN
WOM
-EN
xx
xx
300,
000
46
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
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cies
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e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
5.1.
3St
reng
then
ava
ilabi
lity o
f na
tiona
l and
sub-
natio
nal
repr
esen
tativ
e da
ta o
n ch
ild m
arria
ge th
roug
h ad
voca
ting
for i
nteg
ra-
tion
of ch
ild m
arria
ge
mod
ule
in M
ICS
and
DHS.
UNIC
EF
xx
xx
100,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 5
.150
0,00
0
5.2
Evid
ence
on
ef-
fect
ive ch
ild m
arria
ge
prog
ram
min
g in
MEN
A is
avai
labl
e to
info
rm
publ
ic go
ods
UNIC
EFUN
FPA,
TD
H,CA
RE
xx
xx
# of
cou
ntrie
s ut
i-liz
ing
soci
al n
orm
m
easu
rem
ent t
ools
to
mon
itor p
rogr
ess
in s
ocia
l nor
m re
lat-
ed e
fforts
04
Regi
onal
and
Co
untry
Offi
ce P
ro-
gram
mat
ic R
epor
ts
and
wor
k pl
ans
# of
CM
rela
ted
prog
ram
min
g st
aff
train
ed o
n M
&E
6Lo
catio
n an
d na
mes
of t
rain
ed
staf
f
# of
inno
vativ
e ap
proa
ches
on
CM
docu
men
ted
in th
e re
gion
04
Docu
men
ts o
n in
nova
tive
ap-
proa
ches
Mod
el fo
r cos
ting
the
cons
eque
nces
of
chi
ld m
arria
ge
pilo
ted
No
Yes
Mod
el fo
r cos
ting
CM
5.2.
1Do
cum
ent a
nd d
issem
-in
ate
good
pra
ctice
s on
effe
ctive
chi
ld m
arria
ge
prog
ram
min
g in
cludi
ng in
hu
man
itaria
n se
tting
s
UNIC
EF,
UNFP
A,CA
RE
IRC,
Plan
xx
80,0
00
47
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
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cies
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e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
5.2.
2Su
ppor
t cou
ntry
offi
ces
wor
king
on ch
ild m
ar-
riage
to st
reng
then
M&E
ca
pacit
y on
socia
l nor
ms
inte
rven
tions
thro
ugh
prov
ision
of t
rain
ing,
gu
idan
ce a
nd to
ols.
UNIC
EF
UNFP
A,
GNB,
CARE
xx
xx
100,
000
5.2.
3Pr
ovid
e te
chni
cal s
up-
port
on p
ilotin
g ne
w
appr
oach
es o
n CM
to
prom
ote
inno
vatio
n an
d do
cum
ent l
esso
ns
lear
ned
UNIC
EF
UNFP
A,IR
C,CA
RE
xx
xx
100,
000
5.2.
4De
velo
p an
d pi
lot
mod
el fo
r cos
ting
the
cons
eque
nces
of c
hild
m
arria
ge u
sing
exist
ing
exam
ples
(i.e
. WB,
ES-
CWA)
.
UNIC
EF, U
NF-
PA, U
NES
CWA,
UN
WOM
EN
xx
xx
600,
000
Sub-
tota
l out
put 5
.288
0,00
0
48
Outp
uts
Activ
ities
201
8-20
21
Agen
cies
Tim
e Fr
ame
Indi
cato
rs
Mea
ns o
f ve
rifica
tion
2018
-202
1 Re
ques
ted
Re
sour
ces
(US$
)Le
adCo
ntrib
-ut
ing
Jan-
Dec
‘18
Jan-
Dec
‘19
Jan-
Dec
‘20
Jan-
Dec
‘21
Indi
cato
rBa
se-
line
Targ
et
COOD
INAT
ION
UN
ICEF
, UN
FPA
xx
xx
250,
000
TOTA
L 5,
500,
000
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa
16 Abdel Qader Al-Abed StreetP. O. Box 1551
Amman 11821 Jordan
Tel: +9625502400https://www.unicef.org/mena
www.facebook.com/UNICEFmenawww.twitter.com/UNICEFmenawww.instagram.com/unicef_mena
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Arab States Regional Office
70 A Al nahda streetMaadi Sarayat, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20225223900https://arabstates.unfpa.org
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