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United Nations

Cameroon

UNCT Performance Indicators for Gender

Equality

Prepared by:

Françoise Coupal

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Mosaic.net International, Inc

November 1, 2012

Acronyms

CCA Common Country Assessment

CEDEF Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de Discrimination à

l'égard des Femmes

CSO Civil Society Organization

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council of the UN

MDG Millennium Development Goals

NGO Non-governmental organization

UN United Nations

UNCT United Nations Country Team

UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNDCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees

UNW United Nations Women

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Table of Contents

Page

1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………...4

2. Methodology……………………………………………………………………………………….……5

3. Summary of Findings……………………………………………………………………..…………6

3.1. Strengths…………………………………………………………..……………7

3.2. Weaknesses and Areas Requiring Improvement…………….8

4. Strategic Recommendations for Follow-Up………………………………………………11

# 1 Strengthen the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation……..11

#2 Engage Gender CSOs and Vulnerable Groups………………….12

#3 Establish a Joint Programme in Gender Equality and

Women’s Empowerment………………………………………………….12

#4 Strengthen the Gender Task Force and Establish a

Unified Rooster………………………………………………………………..14

#5 Increase Senior Level Decision-making with regards to

Gender Equality………………………………………………………………..15

#6 Establishing a UN Tracking System for UN Investments in

Gender Equality………………………………………………………………16

#7 Building and Strengthening Capacity in Gender Equality…16

#8 Improved Quality Control Mechanisms…………………………..17

#9 Strengthen Mass Communication Plan for Gender

Mainstreaming………………………………………………………………18

5. Recommendations by Scorecard Dimension Area………………………………….18

Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………………..20

Annex 1. Persons Interviewed…………………………………………………………………….21

Annex 2. UNCT Performance Indicators Scorecard……………………………………..22

Tables:

Table 1. Explanation of Ratings

Table 2: Summary of Scorecard Ratings

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Gender Mainstreaming

A widely used and quoted definition of Gender Mainstreaming comes from ECOSOC : “The process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality” (ECOSOC 1997/2).

1. Introduction

The UNCT Performance Indicators for Gender Equality (Scorecard) provides a global and

standardized accountability framework for assessing the effectiveness of gender

mainstreaming by the UN Country Team (UNCT). The scorecard is focused on the

performance of the UNCT as a whole, rather than the achievements of any one agency.

The scorecard highlights the growing importance of collaboration and coordination to

achieve common goals such as gender equality and women’s empowerment by focusing

on important elements of gender

mainstreaming.

The purpose of the scorecard is fivefold:

1) to assist the UNCT in identifying areas in

which they are meeting or not meeting

minimum standards;

2) to stimulate a constructive dialogue within

the UNCT about the current status of support

for gender equality and women’s

empowerment and how it can be improved;

3) to identify where technical assistance can

support the achievement of minimum

standards.

4) to propose the minimum level of actions needed to support gender equality in the

context of Cameroon UNCT;

5) to share good practices in supporting national priorities to advance gender equality

and women’s empowerment.

In Cameroon, the Scorecard was conducted between October 15-26, 2012. At the time

of the consultancy, the new UNDAF had just been finalized for 2013-2017. Thus, the

current scorecard seeks to establish a baseline rather than engage in an evaluation

exercise of the previous UNDAF period.

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2. Methodology

The Scorecard cover 8 dimensions which follow the UNCT planning cycle and include:

planning, programming, partnerships, policies and capacities, decision-making,

budgeting, monitoring & evaluation, and quality control and accountability. Alongside

the eight dimensions are 22 indicators that allow one to measure the extent of gender

mainstreaming. The scorecard method evaluates processes rather than results.

Each dimension has up to 5 ratings as shown in the table below as well as a rating for

non applicable.

Table 1: Explanation of Ratings

Ratings Explanation of Ratings

5 Exceeds minimum standard: This category should be used when UNCTs have gone

beyond the minimum standards, in other words were excellent work on gender

mainstreaming is taking place.

4 Meets minimum standard: This is the minimum that a UNCT is expected to achieve on

gender mainstreaming, following UN institutional mandates. Sources for the institutional

mandates (e.g. TCPR 2005, ECOSOC Resolutions) are included in the first column of the

scorecard.

3 Needs improvement: This rating applies to a situation where the UNCT is close to meeting

the minimum standard, and is likely to reach this standard over the period of a year, if

remedial action is taken.

2 Inadequate: This rating is for dimensions that fall well below the adequate standards and

where significant improvement is required.

1 Missing: This rating should be applied where the dimension is not included, for example, if

no sex disaggregated data is included or there have been no consultations with women’s

NGOs and networks.

0 Not applicable: This rating should be applied when the dimension is not relevant, for

example, where there is no Gender Theme Group or Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper or

its equivalent.

An international gender consultant was hired to complete the scorecard over a two

week period in October 2012. The Consultant utilized both primary and secondary data

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to inform the scorecard. Basic background documents were reviewed and

supplemented with individual and group interviews with heads of UN Agencies, Gender

Focal Points and the Government of Cameroon (Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of

Finance, Ministry of Planning). Two participatory workshops were held to sensitize key

stakeholders to the Scorecard purpose and process and solicit feedback and suggestions

on various dimensions of the scorecard. A debriefing workshop not only presented the

findings but, also involved key stakeholders in a follow-up action plan. These workshops

were well attended and very engaging in helping to build a better understanding of the

scorecard and ownership over the final document as participants could see their

comments and rankings rolled up into the scorecard itself. Input from the workshop

participants were triangulated by the Consultant through the documentation review

and interviews.

III. Summary of Findings

The findings presented below reflect the average score for each dimension. Scores

were based on a 0-5 rating systems described in section 2 above. Five represents the

highest rating of exceeds minimum standard. Universal targets are four or above as a

rating of four means that minimum standards have been met.

Table 2: Summary of Scorecard Rating

Summary of Scorecard Results

Scorecard Dimension Average Score

1. Planning 3.6

2. Programming 3.6

3. Partnerships 2.3

4. UN System Capacities 2.6

5. Decision-making 3

6. Budgeting 2

7. Monitoring & Evaluation 2

8. Quality Control and Accountability 3

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3.1. Strengths

Planning

The upcoming UNDAF 2013-2017 scored 3.6 close to the minimum standard. It should

be noted that this UNDAF represents a big improvement over the 2011-2012 UNDAF

which had a paucity of information on gender equality in Cameroon.

The upcoming UNDAF includes a good analysis of how gender equality is reproduced

noting the socio-cultural factors and discrimination that have generated women’s

inequality. Gender based violence, early marriages and genital mutilation are issues

requiring attention. Up to 80% of outcomes articulate how gender equality and

women’s empowerment will be promoted by increasing economic growth, employment

particularly for women; increasing access to healthcare, prevention, health and early

girls’ education; and ensuring national and local institutions respect gender equality.

Over one third of outputs do articulate changes for right holders and duty bearers and

there is a good causal relationship between outputs and outcomes. Two items brought

down this score: indicators and baseline. This is because not all indicators are gender

sensitive and many are in fact gender blind such as:

-% of users satisfied with services against corruption;

-Proportion of national decision-makers who apply good governance principles;

-Proportion of decision-makers at community level seeking to prevent VAW;

-Percentage of people using mosquito nets, etc.

-# of producer organizations receive technical support and are operational (does not necessarily capture

data of women based producer organizations);

-Amount and volume of credit allotted (not gender disaggregated);

-Increase of revenue (not gender disaggregated);

-# of condoms distributed to the population .

Baseline data is also missing. These two items need to be addressed at the beginning of

the UNDAF so that proper baseline and data collection instruments are collecting

gender disaggregated data from the beginning that would inform decision-making

strategies and budgets all along the implementation of UNDAF.

Programming

The UNCT support for national priorities on gender equality and women’s

empowerment was seen as exceeding minimum standards as there were UNDAF

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budgetary allocations in 2012 to support the National Gender Equality Plan, the

collection of gender disaggregated data and mainstreaming of gender in 11 Ministries

other than the Ministry of Gender. For the upcoming UNDAF it will be necessary to go

beyond allocations set at the outcome level and specify budgets for the achievement of

outputs. Capacity development in gender has also been provided to those involved in

the preparation of UNDAF.

Where programming has fallen short is going beyond joint initiatives to formulate joint

programmes in key areas such as violence against women and initiatives that can

combat early marriages and teenage pregnancies and provide these adolescent girls

with careers that enable them to make a decent living for them and their families.

3.2. Weaknesses and Areas Requiring

Improvement

Partnerships Partnership with Government was strong overall in the formulation of the UNDAF. The Government provided input into the narrative of the UNDAF and participated in the formulation of UNDAF outcomes and outputs. Where partnership was particularly weak was in the involvement of civil society and excluded groups such as women, persons with disabilities and indigenous groups which are key targets of both the UNDAF and the Strategic Document for Cameroon’s Economic Growth (DSCE). As one government official said: “planning must involve beneficiaries in the issues they seek to resolve. We cannot decide for them.” It is critical that UNCT proactively involve women’s group and vulnerable sectors of the population in planning, implementation, decision-making, monitoring and evaluation to meet and/or exceed minimum standards. This level of partnership with Civil Society and “excluded groups” should also be reflected in Dimension 4 relating to UNCT capacities as civil society organizations like Plan International and the NGO Platform should be represented in the Gender Task Group and the GE Platform for Senior Decision-makers.

UNCT Capacities

The Gender Task Group is adequately resourced in comparison to other groups with key

activities in UNCT in the past two years with the hiring of a gender expert, logistical

support to UN Women, supporting consolidation of the Gender Task Group, building

gender capacity for the formulation of UNDAF, and the Scorecard. There is a need to

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formalize the Gender Task Force with a budget that will allow it to plan its activities

rather than organize on an ad-hoc basis. What is also needed is a senior-decision

making platform with key decision-makers of the UN, bilaterals and civil society to

discuss strategic gender investments in the Cameroon.

This dimension could also be strengthened with a more systematic promotion,

monitoring and reporting by the Resident Coordinator with regards to gender capacity

assessment and development. Much of the training on gender is left to individual

agencies. More rigorous training is required on an on-going basis to ensure that gender

focal points and UN staff are aware of key gender issues and can undertake gender

analysis in their work.

A unified gender roster of national, regional and international experts still has not been

created.

Decision-making

The Head of UN Women is a member of the UNCT Heads of Agency Group. In

discussions with the Head of Agencies (Head of Coordination, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA,

OMS, Human Rights), perception about the percentage that Gender equality

programming and support issues are included in Heads of Agency meetings varied

greatly from 5-7% to over 50%. Overall, gender equality programming is discussed

occasionally or less than 50% of the time. The fact that UN Women participates in

Heads of Agency meetings ensure that gender equality is raised in discussions.

However, the real litmus test for decision-making is when the Heads of Agency also see

gender as an integral part of their programming that merits discussion at Heads of

Agency meetings. Any decisions related to gender equality programming and support

issues are reviewed after each meeting to ensure that decisions are followed through.

The decision-making dimension should also be seen in conjunction with Dimension 4

UNCT Capacities as decision-making process could be strengthened significantly if there

was also a more senior-decision making platform uniting decision-makers across UN

agencies, the Banks, bilaterals and civil society which is not currently the case.

Budgeting

A UNCT budget system still needs to be discussed in UNCT that would track UNCT

gender expenditures of UN agencies in order to ensure that there are adequate

resources for promoting gender equality. UNCT support for gender equality would be

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strengthened with specific budgets for gender equality projects, support to women

NGOs and networks and maintenance of gender experts roster.

Monitoring and Evaluation

With the upcoming implementation of UNDAF it will be critical to review all the indicators to date in the UNDAF results matrix and ensure that there are adequate gender sensitive indicators and baseline. While Gender experts were involved in all stages of the UNDAF formulation, not all their comments were taken into account. As a result, the current UNDAF has many gender blind indicators and lack of baseline that do not allow for decision-making to be properly informed if investment are promoting gender equality or increasing the gaps between men and women; boys and girls. As a result, aspects of planning and quality control also needed improvement to ensure that input from gender experts are seriously taken into account. Better gender disaggregated indicators and data would allow the UNCT to adequately report on the achievement of gender related outcomes and outputs and the MDGs. Such information would be critical for the UNDAF Annual Review and adequate reporting by the Resident Coordinator. Currently, there is no UNCT officer for monitoring and evaluation. It would be important that an officer is found at the commencement of UNDAF.

Quality-control

Preparation of the UNDAF involved both the Government and gender experts. Gender

experts provided input into the UNDAF document and results matrix. For the most part,

these suggestions were incorporated into the final document although not all gender

sensitive indicators were incorporated into the UNDAF results matrix. As a result, the

current UNDAF has many gender blind indicators that will need to be corrected at the

beginning of the UNDAF period. It was decided that no CCA document would be

needed. The key Government strategic document being used is the National strategy

for Employment for Cameroon which highlights the Government’s commitment to

growth, employment and governance. Gender equality is viewed as a priority area

among others.

4. Strategic Recommendations for Follow-up

The following recommendations seek to improve some of the key areas so that UNCT

Cameroon can meet minimum standards in the next year or so.

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#1 Strengthen the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of the UNDAF

A major weakness of the upcoming UNDAF for the period 2013-2017 are the number of

gender blind indicators in the current results matrix and absence of baseline that

prevent the tracking and reporting on UN investments on gender among other things.

The lack of gender disaggregated and gender blind indicators mean that it will be

impossible to inform decision making all along the implementation of UNDAF and how

these investments are making a difference in the lives of Cameroun men and women;

boys and girls. A ‘quick and easy fix’ to the current matrix would be to update the

current indicators to make them gender sensitive.

Current baseline in the results matrix is lacking except for education and health indices

which will make it difficult to measure impact and change along the way. There is a

need to conduct a comprehensive survey at the beginning of this UNDAF to properly

establish a baseline for the next UNDAF period.

Moreover, the monitoring and evaluation of UNDAF will require a tracking system that

collects data on a regular basis. A consultant should be hired to establish a data base

accessed by key UN agencies to track their investments and the achievement of key

gender outcomes and outputs among other things. This will have spin off benefits for

implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting for all the agencies and UNCT in

particular.

As part of the regular UNDAF process, the Scorecard should be revisited mid-way

through the next UNDAF to examine the progress made, take corrective action or

introduce steps to be taken to meet minimum requirements.

A number of key actions need to be undertaken:

• Update the results matrix to include essential gender sensitive indicators

• Undertake a survey at the beginning of UNDAF to properly establish baseline.

• Establish an M&E tracking system and data base

• Conduct a mid-term scorecard assessment at the mid-point (2015) of UNDAF

2013-2017.

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Timing: Immediate for inclusion of gender sensitive indicators in the results matrix.

Baseline survey should be undertaken in first quarter of 2012 and M&E tracking system

in first 6 months of the UNDAF 2013 period.

Responsibility: UNCT/UN Women

Resources Required: Updating the results matrix will require a consultant who is a

specialist in gender and RBM.

The baseline survey and M&E Tracking system will require a consultant who specialises

in survey methods, specialized software Microsoft Access 2010 for creating databases.

Cost: $ 1000 for updating results matrix

$ 30,000 for baseline survey

$ 45,000 for M&E tracking system

#2 Engage Gender CSOs and Vulnerable Groups

The UNDAF had very limited participation of civil society and vulnerable groups in the

formulation of UNDAF. A number of strategies can be used to give voice to women

rights groups and marginalized groups like poor women, persons with disabilities or

youth. First, the Gender Task Force and Senior Gender Platform for Decision-makers

recommended further below should include the participation of women rights groups

and representation of vulnerable groups to give voice to their priorities and concerns in

programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Actions to be taken:

• Identify key women’s rights groups and marginalized sectors of the population to

be represented.

• Update TORs for Gender Task Force to include representation from Gender CSOs

• Include women’s rights groups and the marginalized in the Gender Task Force

and Platform for Senior Decision-makers.

Timing: December 2012

Responsibility: UN Women and UNCT

Cost: $ 0

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# 3. Establish a Joint Programme in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Up to now, there has never been a joint programme in Gender Equality and Women’s

Empowerment. The upcoming UNDAF has four outcomes that articulate a gender

equality dimension such as Outcome # 1: Until 2017, national institutions develop and

put into place participatory national policies that favour sustainable development and

inclusive growth; Outcome #3: Now to 2017, women and men and particularly

vulnerable groups and refugees have increased and equitable access to quality health

services, prevention and education and health; Outcome # 4: Increased employment for

young people, women and the vulnerable population; Outcome # 5 Increased

ownership of national and local institutions over their mandate in a participatory,

transparent and respect of gender equality and human rights. Each of these outcomes

has outputs that clearly articulate gender equality results.

There is a need to take stock of the current Millennium Villages Project that is an

integrated approach to rural development by simultaneously addresses challenges to

poverty in many overlapping areas such as agriculture, education, health, infrastructure

and business development. Lessons learned and best practice of this programme

should form the basis of a joint programme on Gender Equality and Women’s

Empowerment.

It was also recommended that a joint programme be put into place on violence against

women and CEDAW that has components in education, health and economic

empowerment that will contribute to the above outcomes. Such a joint programme

would involve UNICEF, UNESCO, UNHCR, WFP, UN Women, UNFPA.

Action to be taken:

• Take stock of lessons learned and best practice of Millennium Villages as well as

joint programmes developed under the Millennium Development Goal Fund.

• Begin reflection among UNCT in 2012 so that a joint programme can be launched

in 2013 on 1) effective and efficient funding mechanism like a basket fund; 2)

reflect on the priority areas for a cohesive joint programme.

• Stakeholder consultation among UN, Government and civil society

• Consultant hired to design a joint

Timing: As soon as possible, November 2012.

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Responsibility: UN Women with Heads of Agencies and Ministry of Planning.

Resources: Consultant to help design the joint programme

Cost: Gender Consultant to design Joint Programme: $ 38,000

# 4. Strengthen the Gender Task Force and Establish a Unified Gender Roster

This recommendation has two components: 1) Strengthening the Gender Task Force

and 2) establishing a unified gender roster.

There is the need to update the current terms of reference for the Gender Task Force

which dates back to UNIFEM. These revised TORs should also include representation

from civil society of Gender CSOs. The Gender Task force should present to UNCT its

action plan for the upcoming year and establish a budget for their projections. This

would replace the current system which seeks UN agency contributions on an ad-hoc

basis. The Gender Task Force should begin to plan and present their action plan for the

year and seek contributions at the commencement of the year than planning activities

in an ad-hoc manner.

There is also a need to update the terms of reference for the Gender Focal Points to

ensure that their performance review also evaluates their contribution to gender

equality.

There is a need to establish a unified roster available on the web that is regularly

updated and includes national, regional and international experts. These experts could

be accessed by all UN agencies and UNCT activities in planning, development of Joint

Programmes on Gender Equality and women’s empowerment. The roster would involve

UNIC, UN Women and UNCT and could be established by an UN Women intern.

Actions:

• Update Gender Task Force and Gender Focal Points Terms of Reference

• Establish a Unified Roster

Timing: January 2013

Cost: $0

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Responsibility: UN Women with collaboration of Gender Task Force; UN Women intern

for the unified roster

# 5. Increase Senior Level Decision-making with Regards to Gender Equality

This recommendation has three components that seek to create greater ownership of

Gender Equality among all UN agencies: 1) include Gender Equality as a topic in Head of

Agencies meetings; 2) establish a Senior-level Platform of Decision-makers; 3)

incorporate into the Code of Conduct the commitment to advance gender equality. The

UN has spearheaded the Beijing Platform of Action and a number of key conventions

and Declarations such as the Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the

Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the MDGs where gender

equality is a key pillar for a more just and equitable society where equal opportunities

and benefits exist for both women and men, and boys and girls.

The scorecard rated the degree to which issues are raised at UNCT meetings at less than

25%. In order to meet the minimum requirement where gender equality programming

and support issues are discussed 50% at Heads of Agency meetings(see TCPR 2007), it is

suggested that the Head of Agency hosting a meeting take the opportunity to discuss

the challenges, opportunities and bottlenecks with gender equality and women’s

empowerment. This would ensure that gender equality issues are discussed on an on-

going manner and ensure a wide range of voices to speak to gender.

At a more senior level, there is a need to establish a more Senior Level Decision-Making

Platform involving key decision-makers in the UN, bilateral, multilateral, International

NGOs (i.e., Plan International, Oxfam) and women rights NGOs. Such a platform would

convene on a quarterly basis and work more at the strategic, advocacy and senior-

decision making level.

The third component of this recommendation is to include in the UN Code of Conduct

the commitment to advance gender equality. There is a need to move to genuine

commitment of gender equality in all UN interventions. This is not the sole task of UN

Women, but all UN agencies.

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These three actions seek to raise senior-level commitment with regards to gender

equality so that leadership leads by example with regards to gender equality and acts as

a motivator to staff to genuinely integrate a gender lens in all their work.

Actions: to be taken:

• UNCT/UN Women raises the issue of incorporating Gender Equality in the future

Heads of Agency meeting

• Discuss recommendation at next UNCT meeting

• Prepare Terms of Reference for Senior Level Decision-making Platform

• Establish a Senior-level Decision-making Platform on Gender Equality

• Update Code of Conduct and request endorsement by UN agencies

Timeline: For January 2013

Responsibility: UNCT/UN Women

Cost: $ 0

# 6. Establishing a UN Tracking System for UN investments in Gender Equality

There is currently no one mechanism to track UN expenditures in gender equality. In

order to ensure adequate resource allocation for promoting gender equality, there is a

need to introduce a budgeting system which tracks UN expenditures for gender equality

programming.

Cameroon would like to benefit from other countries that have introduced a UN

tracking mechanism for UN investments in Gender Equality. ONE UN pilots might

provide insight into these especially those countries that have introduced a tracking

system. Such a system would inform decision-making and budgeting on programming

and ensure adequate resource allocation is going towards gender equality. The tracking

system would also inform the UNCT Annual Report on Gender Equality achievements.


• Begin discussions concerning the need to implement a budgeting system to

track UN expenditures for gender equality programming,

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• Develop a clear plan for implementing a budgeting system to track UNCT

expenditures for gender equality programming Timeline: January-June 2012

Responsible: UNCT # 7. Building and Strengthening Capacity in Gender Equality

The current scorecard noted that there is no systematic mechanism by the Resident

Coordinator to promote, monitor and report on capacity assessment and development

activities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment. To raise the UNCT to

meet minimum standards, there is a need to review capacity of staff to undertake

gender mainstreaming at least once every two years. As the Gender Task Force draws

representation from all the agencies, they can assist in collecting data of the staff needs

for gender mainstreaming in their agency. This can then be rolled up into a brief needs

assessment and plan for the Resident Coordinator.

Capacity-building gender equality workshops also need to be evaluated at the end of

each workshop so that improvements can be made to the training modules and

participant handbook. These workshops should target Heads of Agency, Gender Focal

Points and UN Staff and UNDAF Reader’s Group, consultants working on UNDAF.


• Members of the Gender Task Group conduct a needs assessment of their

respective agency. The UNICEF assessment methodology could be adapted for

this.

• The Gender Task Force prepares an action plan to be submitted to the Resident

Coordinator • UNCT foresees a budget line item at the beginning of the year for the training. • Workshops are evaluated on an on-going basis.

Timeline: October-December 2012

Responsibility: Gender Task Force; UNCT

Cost: $ 0

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# 8. Improve Quality Control Mechanism

There is a need to ensure that comments made by the Gender Task Force are taken fully

into consideration in the drafting of UNDAF. In this regard, it is essential that

consultants working on UNDAF and members of the Reader group have been given

some gender sensitivity training to ensure that they fully understand why integrating a

gender analysis and strategy is so essential to the formulation of UNDAF results and

gender sensitive indicators.

Action to be taken:

• Submit recommendations to NY to update UNDAF guidelines to ensure the

integration of GE into UNDAF formulation and final document

• Provide on-going training to the Readers Group on importance of integrating

gender into UNDAF guidelines

• Consultants hired to draft UNDAF must have gender equality expertise.

Timeline: 2013

Responsibility: UNCT with assistance of UN Women

Cost: $ 0

# 9. Strengthen Mass Communication Plan for Gender Mainstreaming

There is the need for a mass media plan that encompasses gender equality in order to

disseminate UN initiatives on gender equality and deepen and improve the

understanding of gender equality. This mass communication plan profiling gender

initiatives, achievements and obstacles should be part of a ONE UN Communication plan

and would help to build commitment and interest for gender equality.

Action to be taken:

Meeting held with UNCT Communication person

Timeline: November 2012-February 2013

Resources: Communication Consultant

Responsibility: UNCT with UN Women and UN agencies

Cost: $ 20,000

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5. Recommendations by Scorecard Dimension

Area

The recommendations detailed above are designed to impact across dimensions

covered by the Scorecard and contribute to meeting minimum standards in the near

future. Due to the interconnectedness and multiplier effect of some of the

recommendations, the impact will be maximized on a number of fronts. Scorecard

dimensions correspond to those laid out in the Scorecard and include:

Dimension 1: Planning

Dimension 2: Programming

Dimension 3: Partnership

Dimension 4: UNCT Capacities

Dimension 5: Decision-making

Dimension 6: Budgeting

Dimension 7: Monitoring and Evaluation

Dimension 8: Quality Control and Accountability

Recommendations Scorecard Dimensions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

# 1 Strengthen the Planning, Monitoring and

Evaluation of UNDAF

√ √ √ √

# 2 Engage Gender CSOs and Vulnerable

Groups

√ √ √

#3 Establish a Joint Programme in Gender

Equality and Women’s Empowerment

√ √ √ √ √

# 4 Strengthening Gender Task Force and

Establish a Unified Roster

√ √ √

# 5 Increase senior level decision-making with

Gender Equality

√ √ √ √

#6 Establishing a UN tracking system of

investments in GE

√ √ √

# 7 Building and Strengthening Capacity in

Gender Equality

√ √ √ √

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# 8 Improve Quality Control for GE √ √

#9 Strengthen mass Communication Plan for

GE

√ √ √ √ √ √

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Annex 1. Persons Interviewed

October 10, 2012. Skype with Tony Beck, Scorecard Consultant

October 16, 2012. Meeting with Arlette Mvombo, Senior Programme Officer

Meeting with Gender Task Force: Arlette Mvombo, Gildas, UN

Coordination, Angelique Honga, UNFPA; Anne Collette, UNDP.

Meeting with Henriette Bikie, Gender Budgeting

October 17, 2012 Workshop with 23 key stakeholders representing UN and

Government: Thierry Ndaji, Gender focal point for UNIDO; Gilles

Njike, ILO; Agnes Solano, UNDWA; Arlette Mvondo, Senior

Programme Officer, UN Women; Blanche Melhengo, Intern with

UNW; Esther Mahol, Technical Assistant, UNIDO; Anne Collette,

UNDP; Sandirne Nohare, Assistant Coordinator, UN; Jean Pierre

Makang, UN Intern; Angelique Honga, UNFPA; March Beck,

Education |Officer, UNICEF; Ngo Msoa, Ministry of Planning;

Marie Njeng, Ministry of Finance; Sanda Gildas, Resident

Coordinator Office; Hamidou Diaoula, UN Coordination Office;

Anne Nsorg, National Information Officer, UNIC; Diane Ngo

Ndjipmayo, Senior Resettlement Officer, UNHCR; Chris Galina,

UNV; Olivier Subard, Secretarie Permanent, UNDP; Fonda Tamara,

UN; Florence Mapto, Ministry of Planning; Celine Toulou,

UNESCO.

October 18, 2012 Meeting with Minister of Social Affairs, Ms. Abena Ondoa and her

team of 12 persons

Meeting with Dr. Corneille Agossou, Deputy Resident

Representative, UNDP and Anne Collette, Programme Officer,

UNDP

Meeting with Catherine Hamon, High Commission for Refugees,

Deputy Representative and Hawa Sylla Kane, Senior Programme

Officer.

October 19, 2012 Meeting with Hamidou Diaouga, Head of Coordination Unit

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Gildas Banda, Coordination Unit

Meeting with Robert Kotchani, Human Rights Officer, Centre for

Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa and Elyda Mey,

Programme Officer, Justice transitionnelle

Meeting with Dr. Vijitha Mahadevan Eyango and Martha Beck,

Programme Officer with UNICEF

October 22, 2012 Meeting with Alain Sibenaler, Representative and Angelique

Hongla, Gender Focal point, UNFPA

Meeting with Marie Goretti Nduwayo, UN Women Country

Representative

Meeting with Gilda Banda, UN Coordination Unit

October 23, 2012 Meeting with Marie Njeng, Inspecteur des services/Coordinatrice

des programmes Budgetisation sensible au genre, MInistère de

Finances.

Meeting with Gender Task Group

October 24, 2012 Meeting with Florence Bopda, Ministry of Planning

October 25, 2012 Workshop with 15 people from Government and the UN

October 26, 2012 Debriefing meeting with 6 UN Women staff: Anita Ovambe,

Orthense Enoh, Henriette Bikie, Arlette Mvando, Marie Nduwayo

of UN Women

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Annex 1: UNCT Performance Indicators for

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Scorecard areas are to be completed twice during the UNDAF period, once during planning and once

during the UNDAF mid-term review, unless noted in a footnote.

Rating

5 = exceeds minimum standards

4 = meets minimum standards

3 = Needs improvement

2 = Inadequate

1 = Missing

0 = not applicable

Summary of Scorecard Results

Scorecard Dimension Average Score

1. Planning 3.6

2. Programming 3.6

3. Partnerships 2.3

4. UN System Capacities 2.6

5. Decision-making 3

6. Budgeting 2

7. Monitoring & Evaluation 2

8. Quality Control and Accountability 3

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Dimensions Definition

Rating

Include reviewer comments and

evidence base

1. PLANNING (CCA/UNDAFs)1

1.a - Adequate UNCT

review of country

context related to

gender equality and

women’s

empowerment

Source: UNDG

Guidance2

Exceeds minimum standards

• Includes an in-depth evidence-based analysis of the ways in which gender inequality is reproduced, including the influence of gender relations, roles, status, inequalities and discrimination in legislation and policies, access to and control of resources.

• The analysis notes links to national legal frameworks, relevant to the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, and specific measures for follow up to CEDAW reports and CEDAW Committee concluding comments.

• All data is sex-disaggregated, or there is a specific reason noted for not disaggregating by sex.

• Critical capacity gaps are identified in the area of the promotion of gender equality.

Meets minimum standards

• Includes an analysis of the ways in which gender inequality is reproduced, including the influence of gender relations, roles, status, inequalities and discrimination in access to and control of resources. √

• The analysis notes links to national legal framework relevant to the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, and includes reference to CEDAW reports and concluding comments.

• All data is sex-disaggregated, or there is a specific reason noted for not disaggregating by sex. √

Rating 3 Needs Improvement.

No CCA was done as the

government and UN agreed that

there was no real need to have it.

The DSCE on Economic Growth is

the main Government Strategic

document being used to orient its

development investments.

UNDAF seen as a key tool for UN

reform. Emphasis on employment

and the protection of the

“vulnerable population”. Gender

and a human rights based

approach is emphasized in the

UNDAF. With regards to maternal

mortality, limited access and

decision-making to health and

reproductive services are noted

(UNDAF, p.7). Gender based

violence is noted along with forced

marriages and genital mutilation.

Data in the UNDAF is sex

disaggregated in terms of

education of boys and girls and

presenting breakdown of

vulnerable population by gender

highlighting the disadvantages

facing early girls’ education and

1 To be completed once during the CCA/UNDAF period. Countries that don't have a CCA/UNDAF, including conflict/post conflict/crisis countries, should apply these indicators and standards to any other common country planning and programming that the UNCT agrees on. This process will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the Development Operations Coordination Office. 2 Key source documents are provided as an Annex to the Users’ Guide.

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Rating


evidence base

Needs improvement

Any two of the above three areas (under Meets

minimum standards) are met.

Inadequate

Any one of the above three areas (under Meets

minimum standards) is met.

Missing

Not applicable

women heads of household

among the poorest. Statistics on

malnutrition present gender

disaggregated data showing that

boys level of malnutrition higher

than girls (UNDAF, p.7). the

reasons for women’s and girl’s

vulnerabilities could be better

explained and strengthened such

as systemic factors, discrimination

and lack of gender sensitive and

explicit strategies to narrow the

gap. National legal frameworks are

mentioned (UNDAF, p.12) such as

the Declaration of Human Rights.

UNDAF emphasizes importance of

integrating gender equality and

human rights in all legal

international frameworks. This

UNDAF for 2013-2017 represents

a big improvement over the last

UNDAF 2011-2012. However,

CEDAW is not noted in the

document and as such the

minimum requirement is not being

met. Thus, the document needs

improvement.

Source: 1. UNDAF, 2013-2017; 2.

Document de strategie pour la

croissance et l’emploi (DSCE). 3.

Office of Resident Coordinator.

Proposition de réponse du SNU

aux priorités du Gouvernement de

la République du Cameroun pour

le cycle de cooperation 2013-

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Rating


evidence base

2017.

1.b - Gender equality

and women’s

empowerment in

UNDAF outcomes

Source: UNDG

Guidance

Exceeds minimum standard √

More than one outcome clearly articulates how

gender equality and women’s empowerment will

be promoted.

Meets minimum standard

One outcome clearly articulates how gender

equality will be promoted.

Needs improvement

One outcome includes reference to gender, but

does not clearly articulate how gender equality

will be promoted.

Inadequate

Gender equality or women’s empowerment is

given ‘token’ or minimal attention.

Missing

Not applicable

Rating 5 Exceeds minimum

requirements

More than one outcome (3-4/5)

clearly articulates how gender

equality and women’s

empowerment will be promoted

with Outcome 1: Promoting an

inclusive sustainable

development; Outcome 3:

increasing access to healthcare,

prevention, health and education

for women and girls among

others; Outcome 4: increasing

employment particularly for

women; and Outcome 5: ensuring

national and local institutions respect

gender equality.

Outcome 1 could have more clearly

articulated how women’s

empowerment and gender equality

would be promoted. But, two clear

gender sensitive outputs are linked to

this outcome.

Source: UNDAF2013-2017.

1.c - Gender equality

and women’s

empowerment in

Exceeds minimum standard

At least one half of outputs clearly articulate

Rating: 4 Meets minimum

standards.

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Rating


evidence base

UNDAF outputs

Source: UNDG

Guidance

tangible changes for rights holders and duty

bearers which will lead to improvements in

progress toward gender equality and women’s

empowerment.

Meets minimum standard √

Between one third and one half of outputs clearly

articulate tangible changes for rights holders and

duty bearers which will lead to improved gender

equality.

Needs improvement

Less than one third of outputs clearly articulate

tangible changes for rights holders and duty

bearers which will lead to improved gender

equality.

Inadequate

Outputs refer to gender equality or women in

passing, but with no logical connection to

changes in gender equality.

Missing

Not applicable

Narrative of UNDAF highlights

right holders and duty bearers.

38% of outputs (10/26 outputs)

articulate changes for right

holders and duty bearers which

will lead to improved gender

equality. Good causal relationship

between outputs and gender-

sensitive outcomes.

Source: UNDAF 2013-2017.

1.d - Indicators to

track UNDAF results

are gender-sensitive

Source: UNDG

Guidance


At least one indicator at outcome level, and one

half of indicators at output level, are gender

sensitive, and will adequately track progress

towards gender equality results.


At least one indicator at outcome level, and

between one third and one half of indicators at

output level, are gender sensitive, and will

adequately track progress towards gender

Rating 3. Needs improvement

Only 22/103 or 21% of all

indicators are gender sensitive.

Most outcomes do not have

indicators. Only 2/5 of the

outcomes have indicators and

there is only one gender sensitive

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evidence base

equality results.

Needs improvement √

No gender-sensitive indicators at outcome level,

and less than one third of indicators at output

level are gender sensitive.

Inadequate

Token reference to gender equality or women in

indicators.

Missing

Not applicable

indicator for outcome # 4.

At the output level, 21/95 output

indicators or 22% are gender

sensitive. However, it needs to be

noted that there are many outputs

and outcomes that should be

tracking gender sensitivity.

Examples include gender blind

indicators in the UNDAF such as:

-% of users satisfied with services

against corruption;

-Proportion of national decision-

makers who apply good

governance principles;

-Proportion of decision-makers at

community level seeking to

prevent VAW;

-Percentage of people using

mosquito nets, etc.

-# of producer organizations

receive technical support and are

operational. (does not necessarily

capture data of women based

producer organizations)

-Amount and volume of credit

allotted (not gender

disaggregated)

-Increase of revenue (not gender

disaggregated)

-# of condoms distributed to the

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evidence base

population

Source: Results Matrix, UNDAF

2013-2017.

1.e - Baselines are

gender-sensitive

Source: UNDG

Guidance

Meets minimum standard3

All data is sex-disaggregated, or there is a specific

reason noted for not disaggregating by sex.

Needs improvement √

Some data is sex-disaggregated but sex-

disaggregation is not systematic.

Inadequate

There is token sex-disaggregation of data.

Missing

Not applicable


-Very few if any baseline figures

are provided with the exception of

education and health which

provide some gender sensitive

baseline. This will require a

baseline survey on the onset of

the new UNDAF in early 2013.

Source: Results Matrix, UNDAF

2013-2017.

2. PROGRAMMING

2.a - Gender

perspectives are

adequately reflected

in joint programming4

Source: ECOSOC 1997,

2004, 2005, 2006,

TCPR 2007, World

Summit Outcome


• Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment is reflected in long-term programming consistent with the opportunities and challenges identified in the UNCT’s background analysis of gender inequality and women’s rights situation (e.g., in CCA/UNDAFs, MDG report, etc.).

• UNCT joint initiative(s) (e.g., advocacy and other initiatives) in support of gender equality and women’s empowerment exist.



The DSCE promotes gender

equality in growth, employment

and good governance.

6 key examples of joint initiatives

have been undertaken in 2012: 1)

March 8 Women’s Day includes a

fact sheet distributed to 1,000

people; 2) 25 November 2012, The

training of Media Professionals in

3 It is not possible to exceed the minimum standard in this case, because the indicator refers to an absolute value (all data). 4 For background information and guidance on joint programming and joint programmes, see http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=237

http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=237

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Rating


evidence base

2005

• There are detailed, practical and adequately funded programmes addressing the problems and challenges identified in the background analysis of gender inequality and women’s rights situation.

• UNCT joint initiative(s) in support of gender equality exist. √

Needs improvement

Meets either one of the two areas above (under

Meets minimum standard).

Inadequate

Token reference to gender equality in

programming.

Missing

Not applicable

Gender sensitive reporting;

Training of Traditional Leaders on

Gender in 2 regions; Unite to End

Violence Against Women and

Girls; 3) Outreach to youth on

gender; 4) Educational outreach to

Rural Women by UNGTG for

“Rural Women’s Day; 5)

UNDP/UN Info. Centre Gender

Sensitive Reporting of elections; 6)

GEPMI project which seeks to

integrate gender into Govt.

ministries.

There is a need to go beyond joint

initiatives to fund joint

programming that address key

problems and challenges facing

women. Gender draft action plan

does begin to sketch out 5 key

areas for joint

programmes/initiatives such as 1)

women’s entrepreneurship; 2)

gender and elections; 3) violence

against women and girls; 4) CEDEF

and 5) Policy making.

As yet, there is no joint

programme in upcoming UNDAF

for gender equality and women’s

empowerment.

Source: UNDAF; DSCE; Workshop

with 23 stakeholders; 2012 Draft

Action Plan of UNGTG.

2.b – Joint Exceeds minimum standard Rating 2 Inadequate

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Rating


evidence base

programmes

Source: UNDG

Guidance

Key national gender equality and women’s

empowerment priorities are being addressed

through a Joint Programme on gender

equality, and through mainstreaming gender

equality into other Joint Programmes.


A Joint Programme on promoting gender

equality and women’s empowerment is in

place, and work is in progress to mainstream

gender into other Joint Programmes.

Needs improvement

Joint Programme on promoting gender equality

and women’s empowerment being formulated,

and limited mainstreaming in other Joint

Programmes.

Inadequate √

No Joint Programme on promoting gender

equality and women’s empowerment being

formulated, and limited attention to gender in

Joint Programmes

Missing

Not applicable

1. There is no joint programme on Gender equality.

2. The Programme Millennium Villages is a joint programme/project (UNAIDS with funding from UNFPA, UNDP) that mainstreams gender among other things.

3. While there is the existence of a Technical Sub-group of Gender, there is no systematic mechanism to ensure joint programming.

4. Gender is seen as an issue that is mainstreamed or is a cross-cutting issue but in reality no mechanism exists to ensure that gender issues are really tackled and that real change is happening in gender relations.

Source: Workshop with 23 key

stakeholders from Govt. and UN

system; Interviews.

2.c - UNCT support for

national priorities

related to gender

equality and women’s

empowerment


UNDAF budgetary allocations support

implementation of national gender equality legal

frameworks, including:

- National Plan of Action on Gender Equality and

Women’s Empowerment. √

Rating 5 Exceeds Minimum

standard.

For 2011/12 UNDAF there has

been support for:

-elaboration of national gender

policy with support given to

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evidence base

Source: TCPR 2007

- implementation of CEDAW, and follow-up to

CEDAW Committee concluding comments.√

- collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated

data at the national level.√

- gender mainstreaming in ministries other than

the women’s machinery. √


Meets any three of the above.

Needs improvement

Meets any two of the above.

Inadequate

Meets one of the above.

Missing

Not applicable

elaboration of two sectoral plans

in Human Rights and Health,

Economics and in the agriculture

sub-sector;

-participation and technical

assistance of UN gender focal

points;

-production of documents and

tools to raise gender awareness.

-capacity building of national

actors;

-collection of gender

disaggregated data in 3rd

household survey.

For the new Country programme,

budget is allocated at outcome

level only at this time


stakeholders, Interviews; Resident

Coordinator Annual 2011 Report.

2.d - UNCT support to

gender

mainstreaming in

programme based

approaches

Source: TCPR 2007


• Capacity development provided to relevant government ministries for mainstreaming gender in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers or equivalent.

• Capacity development provided to relevant government ministries for mainstreaming gender in General Budget Support programming. √

• Capacity development provided to relevant government ministries for mainstreaming gender in Sector Wide Approaches and/or National Development Plans. √

Rating 4 Meets minimum

standard.

-Capacity development provided

to UN and Govt. stakeholders on

gender and preparation of UNDAF.

-Capacity development provided

to Senior Public officials in gender

sensitive budgeting.

-For 2011/12 UNDAF there has

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Rating


evidence base



Needs improvement

Meets any one of the above.

Inadequate

Token attention to gender mainstreaming in

programme based approaches.

Missing

Not applicable

been support for:

-elaboration of national gender

policy with support given to

elaboration of two sectoral plans

in Human Rights and Health and in

the agriculture sub-sector;

-UNDAF does emphasize a

programme based approach to

human rights, gender equality,

and sustainable environment, but

joint programmes still do not exist.

-Various agencies (UN Women,

UNFPA and UNDP) provided

support to Millennium Villages.

-While needs assessment study

undertaken of 12 key Ministries

for gender sensitive budgeting,

dissemination of this study has not

taken place.

-Production of the 4th and 5th

CEDAW reports.

-In the past, UNICEF and UNDP

worked on Development Strategy

for the Social Sector.

Source: Workshop with key

stakeholders; Resident

Coordinator Annual Report for

2011.

2.e - UNCT support to

gender

mainstreaming in aid


• Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is promoted in the Ministry of Finance and other

Rating 4. Meets minimum standards

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evidence base

effectiveness

processes

Source: TCPR 2007

key ministries. √

• UNCT takes lead role in strengthening the Government’s ability to coordinate donor support to promote gender equality. √

• UNCT supports monitoring and evaluation of gender mainstreaming in National Development Plans, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers or equivalent, General Budget Support programming, and Sector Wide Approaches.



Needs improvement

Meets one of the above.

Inadequate

Token attention to gender mainstreaming in aid

effectiveness processes.

Missing

Not applicable

-Gender Responsive budgeting

promoted in Ministry of Finance and

needs assessment undertaken in 12

ministries with regards to gender

sensitive budgeting. 4 pilots to be

undertaken with the Ministry of

Health, Agriculture, Planning and

Gender respectively.

-Promotion of GE by Women’s

Machinery aided by establishment of

unit within the Ministry of Social

Affairs to coordinate UN activities with

regards to gender.

UNCT via UN Women thus takes role

to strengthen Govt. ability to

coordinate donor support for gender

equality via Govt. Platform with UN

and bilaterals.

Annual review between Ministry of

Gender and UN agencies to review

policies and progress to date.

The Multi-partner Committee

presided by UNDP is key platform to

promote gender equality.

-Under the mechanism for the

Monitoring and evaluation of UNDAF,

working groups on gender and human

rights will be established.

Source: Circulaire nu. 002 CAB/PR du 9

juillet 2012 relative à la preparation du

budget de l’ETAT pour l’exercice 2013; DSTC International. Integration du

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evidence base

Genre dans les Outils de Planification,

Programmation et de Budgetisation.

Phase 1: Identification et analyse

Genre des outils, July 2011.

3. PARTNERSHIPS

3.a - Involvement

of National

Machineries for

Women / Gender

Equality and women’s

departments at the

sub-national level5

Source: UNDG

Guidance


Women’s machinery/department participates

fully in:

• Consultations about CCA/UNDAF planning (e.g. the prioritization retreat).

• Development of UNDAF outcomes, outputs and indicators.

• As key informants/stakeholders in the monitoring and evaluation of UNDAF results.

Full participation means that the women’s

machinery/department is present at meetings, is

involved in decision-making, and that

recommendations made are followed-up and

there is involvement at the implementation level.

• Role of women’s machinery in supporting achievement of UNDAF outcomes clearly defined.


• Women’s machinery/department participates fully in CCA/UNDAF consultations. √

• Role of women’s machinery/department in supporting achievement of UNDAF outcomes clearly defined. √

Rating 4: Meets minimum

standards

Strong participation of

Government all along the UNDAF

process. Govt. voice was heard in

terms of formulation of outcomes

#3) and outputs. Govt.

participated in validation

workshop of UNDAF on March 21,

2012. Govt. documents such as

DSCE taken into account in

UNDAF. There was, however, an

absence of the Ministry of Gender

in the review of UNDAF following

the validation workshop. Too

early too comment on the

monitoring and evaluation of

UNDAF.

Source: Minister of Social

Affairs/Gender

5 To be completed once during the CCA/UNDAF process.

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Rating


evidence base

Needs improvement

• Women’s machinery/department participates fully in one of the above (under Meets minimum standard).

Inadequate

Token participation by women’s

machinery/department.

Missing

Not applicable

3.b - Involvement of

women’s NGOs and

networks6

Source: UNDG

Guidance


Women’s NGOs and networks participate fully in:

• Consultations around CCA/UNDAF planning (e.g. the prioritization retreat).

• Development of UNDAF outcomes, outputs and indicators.

• Monitoring and evaluation of UNDAF results.

Full participation means that women NGOs and

network representatives are present at meetings,

involved in decision-making, that

recommendations made are followed-up, and

that they are also involved at the implementation

level.

• Role of women’s NGOs and networks in supporting achievement of UNDAF outcomes clearly defined.

Rating 2 Inadequate

Token participation of Women

NGOS and networks in preparation

of UNDAF. Only one NGO

participated in UNDAF.

Source: Interviews with key UN

agencies and Government.


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Rating


evidence base


• Women’s NGOs and networks participate fully in CCA/UNDAF consultations.

• Role of women’s NGOs and networks in supporting achievement of UNDAF outcomes clearly defined.

Needs improvement

• Women’s NGOs and networks participate fully in one of the above (under Meets minimum standard)

Inadequate

Token participation by women’s NGOs and

networks. √

Missing

Not applicable

3.c - Women from

excluded groups

included as

programme partners

and beneficiaries in

key UNCT initiatives

Source: UNDG

Guidance


• Women from excluded groups and their capacities and livelihoods strategies, clearly identified in UNCT country level analysis.

• UNCT proactively involves women from excluded groups in planning, implementation, decision-making, and monitoring and evaluation.

• Women from excluded groups are participants and beneficiaries in key UNCT initiatives, e.g. in UNDAF outcomes and outputs.


• Women from excluded groups clearly identified in UNCT country level analysis.

• Women from excluded groups are participants and beneficiaries in key UNCT activities, e.g. in UNDAF outcomes and outputs.

Rating 1: Missing

Excluded groups not involved in

UNDAF preparation although,

vulnerable groups such as women,

disabled and indigenous groups

highlighted in UNDAF and DSCE.

Source: Interviews; UNDAF; DSCE.

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Rating


evidence base

Needs improvement

Meets one of the above (under Meets minimum

standard).

Inadequate

Token involvement of women from excluded

groups.

Missing √

Not applicable

4. UNCT CAPACITIES

4.a - Multi-

stakeholder Gender

Theme Group is

effective

Source: TCPR 2007


• Gender Theme Group adequately resourced, and resourced equally to other Theme Groups.

• All key stakeholders participate (e.g. national partners, Bretton Woods institutions, regional banks, civil society, trades unions, employer organizations, the private sector, donors, and international NGOs).

• Gender Theme Group recommendations taken into account in preparation of CCA/UNDAF.

• Gender Theme Group has a clear terms of reference with membership of staff at decision making levels and clear accountability as a group.


• Gender Theme Group adequately resourced. √

• Gender Theme Group recommendations taken into account in preparation of CCA/UNDAF. √

• Gender Theme Group has a clear terms of reference. √

Rating 4. Meets Minimum

Standards

Gender Task group adequately

resourced in comparison to other

Thematic groups. There needs to

be, however, a more formal

mechanism for funding of initiatives

which, at the moment, is punctual,

ad-hoc and depends on good will of

members.

In 2011 $ 7500 was set aside to

make the Gender Task group

operational. In 2012, $ 30,000 set

aside for Gender study of UN

investments in gender and the

Scorecard.

Five other thematic groups exist: 1.

Programming; 2. Operations; 3

communication; 4. IT; 5. Gender.

Gender theme group is seen as

adequately resourced.

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Rating


evidence base

Needs improvement

Meets any two of the above (under Meets

minimum standard).

Inadequate

Meets any one of the above (under Meets

minimum standard).

Missing

Not applicable

Members of Gender Task Group

which is a sub-group of UNCT

Programming come from UN system

uniting the gender focal points of

the various UN agencies. Other key

stakeholders participate on

invitation only.

However, a high level decision-

making Group does not exist

drawing representation from the

heads of agencies, bilateral and

multilateral organizations and civil

society that can coordinate actions

and resources at a strategic and

advocacy level.

Not all gender theme task group

recommendations taken into

account in UNDAF (i.e. Lack of

gender sensitive indicators in results

matrix of UNDAF 2013-2017.

Clear Terms of reference for Gender

Task Group, but these need to be

updated.

Recommendation made that there

should also be higher level Gender

Working Group uniting senior

decision-makers inside and outside

the UN system.

Source: Interviews plus Workshop

with 23 key Stakeholders, Terms of

Reference of Gender Task Group;

Comments of Gender Task Group

compared to final UNDAF

document.

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evidence base

4.b - Capacity

assessment and

development of UNCTs

in gender equality and

women’s

empowerment

programming

Source: ECOSOC 2006


• Resident Coordinator systematically promotes, monitors and reports on capacity assessment and development activities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

• Regular review of capacity of UNCT to undertake gender mainstreaming (e.g. once every one or two years).

• The impact of the gender component of existing training programmes regularly reviewed, and revised based on the review.

• Training on gender mainstreaming takes place for all UNCT staff (one day every six months for new staff for first year, minimum of one day of training once every year after this).

• Gender specialists and gender focal points receive specific training (minimum four days of training a year on gender equality and women’s

empowerment programming).


• Resident Coordinator systematically promotes, monitors and reports on capacity development activities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment

• Regular review of capacity of UNCT to undertake gender mainstreaming (e.g. once every two or three years).

• Training on gender mainstreaming takes place for all UNCT staff (one day every six months for new staff for first year, minimum of one day of training once every two years after this).

• Gender specialists and gender focal points receive specific training (minimum two days of training a year on gender equality and women’s empowerment programming).

Needs improvement

Any two of the above (under Meets minimum

Rating 2. Inadequate.

-There is no systematic

mechanism to ensure that the

Resident Coordinator promotes,

monitors and reports on capacity

assessment and development

activities. Much depends on the

level of commitment of the

Resident Coordinator who is

currently not designated.

-There is no regular review of

existing training programmes.

-Impact of training for the

elaboration of UNDAF not

reviewed but, the adoption of

UNDAF by DOCO could indicate a

positive impact.

-There was a punctual training

on gender when UNDAF was

elaborated for Govt and UN

agencies.

-There is no specific training on

gender; each agency has their

own training programme.

In conclusion, there is token

attention to capacity

development of UNCT’s in

gender mainstreaming.

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evidence base

standard) are met.

Inadequate √

Token attention to capacity development of

UNCTs in gender mainstreaming.

Missing

Not applicable


stakeholders.

4.c - Gender expert

roster with national,

regional and

international expertise

used by UNCT

members7

Source: ECOSOC 2006


• Gender expert roster exists, is regularly updated and includes national, regional and international experts.

• Experts participate in key UNCT activities (e.g. UNDAF planning, development of Joint Programmes on gender equality and women’s empowerment).

• Roster used on a regular basis by UN agencies (dependent on size of UN country programme).


• Gender expert roster exists.

• Roster used on a regular basis by some UN agencies (dependent on size of UN country programme).

Needs improvement

Roster in place but not updated or utilised.

Inadequate

Rating 2 Inadequate

-There is no one unified gender

roster. Each agency has their own.

-In 2011 gender expert provided

input into UNDAF planning,

Millennium Villages, preparation of

UNDAF.

Source: Interviews and Workshop

with 23 key stakeholders.

7The roster can be maintained at national or regional levels.

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evidence base

No roster exists. √

Missing

Not applicable

5. DECISION-MAKING

5.a - Gender Theme

Group coordinator is

part of UNCT Heads of

Agency group

Source: TCPR 2007

Yes/No Yes

5.b - UNCT Heads of

Agency meetings

regularly take up

gender equality

programming and

support issues

Source: TCPR 2007


• Gender equality programming and support issues included in 75% of Heads of Agency meetings.

• Decisions related to gender equality programming and support issues are followed

through.


• Gender equality programming and support issues are included in 50% of Heads of Agency meetings.

• Decisions related to gender equality programming and support issues are followed through.

Needs improvement

Heads of Agency meetings occasionally include

gender equality programming on their agenda. √

Rating: 3 Needs Improvement.

Heads of agency meetings rotate from

one UN agency to another. UN

Women ensures that gender is

discussed when they host meeting.

However, not every agency sees

gender as their priority for discussion

despite it being mainstreamed across

the UN system, UN system

commitments and MDGs. The real

litmus test will be when Head of

Agencies also see gender as integral

part of their agency development

investments. Follow-up mechanism

exists to recommendations made at

UNCT meeting at the following

meeting.

As the Consultant did not have access

to Minutes of UNCT due to

confidentiality, It was estimated via

interviews with Heads of Agencies that

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evidence base

Inadequate

Token attention to gender equality programming

and support issues.

Missing

Not applicable

Gender Equality programming and

support issues included in agency

meetings varied from 5% to over 50%

of the time. Rating concludes that

Heads of Agency occasionally (less

than 50%) include gender equality

programming on agenda. Presence of

UN Women in UNCT Forum ensures,

however, that gender equality issues

are part of agenda and discussed on

an on-going manner.

Source: Heads of Agencies (UNDP,

Human Rights, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA,

UN Coordination Unit)

6. BUDGETING

6.a - UNCT Gender

responsive budgeting

system instituted

Source: ECOSOC 2005


The UNCT has implemented a budgeting system

which tracks UNCT expenditures for gender

equality programming, as a means of ensuring

adequate resource allocation for promoting

gender equality.


The UNCT has clear plans for implementing a

budgeting system to track UNCT expenditures for

gender equality programming, with timelines for

completion of the plan noted.

Needs improvement

Discussions ongoing concerning the need to

implement a budgeting system to track UNCT

expenditures for gender equality programming.

Rating 1. Missing

Discussions have not started

concerning the need to implement a

budgeting system to track UNCT

expenditures for gender equality

programming. UNCT awaiting results

of pilot projects for budgeting in the

region before proceeding with

anything concrete.

Source: Interviews with Heads of

Agencies.

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evidence base

Inadequate

The issue of implementing a budgeting system to

track UNCT expenditures for gender equality

programming has been raised, but a decision was

taken not to proceed with this.

Missing √

Not applicable

6.b - Specific UNCT

budgets allocated to

stimulate stronger

programming on

gender equality and

women’s

empowerment

Source: ECOSOC 2005


Specific budgets to strengthen UNCT support for

gender equality and women’s empowerment

located for:

• Capacity development and training of UNCT members. √

• Gender equality pilot projects.

• Support to national women’s machinery.√

• Support to women’s NGOs and networks.

• Maintenance of experts’ roster.

• Gender mainstreaming in CCA/ UNDAF exercises (e.g. for the preparation of background documentation, gender analysis capacity building, technical resource persons, etc.). √


Specific budgets allocated for any four of the

above.

Needs improvement

Specific budgets allocated for any three of the

above.

Inadequate

Specific budget allocated for one or two of the

Rating 3 Needs Improvement

This dimension refers to UNCT

budgets in particular. Only three

items could be said to meet criteria for

this dimension.

-In 2011, SNU supported national

Gender Policy at Institutional level

with elaboration of two sectoral plans

in Human Rights and Health and a sub-

sector plan in agriculture. $ 45,000

also set aside to ensure Gender

Thematic group can respond to

national priorities and hiring of a

gender expert.

-For 2012, UNCT funding the scorecard

and a study on the UN contribution to

the advancement of gender equality.

A one day workshop was also

organized on integrating gender in

UNDAF.

As such, the UNCT budget would

satisfy the first criteria of funding

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above.

Missing

Not applicable

capacity development and training of

UNCT members and the last criteria

for mainstreaming gender in UNDAF

exercises.

Outside of UNCT budget a number of

initiatives have been funded by UN

system: -Gender equality project

examples include: Millennium Villages

programme to integrate gender

equality; Dynamique Citoyenne

Platform whose role is to monitor &

track govt. expenditures on GE.

-For govt. machinery, there are joint

initiatives with UN agencies for

Violence Against Women; Women’s

economic empowerment; women’s

participation and human rights; and,

Centre of information on UN system.

-Support to national women’s

machinery provided by ILO, OMS,

UNICEF, UN Women and unit

responsible for tracking and

coordinating expenditures.

-Support to women’s NGOs and

networks. Pilot project noted above to

track expenditures and project relative

to GE.

Source: Workshop with key

stakeholders; Resident Coordinator

2011 Annual Report.

7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

7.a - Monitoring and

evaluation includes

adequate attention to

gender mainstreaming


• A dedicated gender equality evaluation is carried out once during the UNDAF period.

Rating 2: Inadequate

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and the promotion of

gender equality and

women’s

empowerment

Source: UNDG

Guidance

• Gender audit undertaken once during UNDAF period.

• The UNDAF Monitoring and Evaluation Framework measures gender-related outcome and output expected results.

• Data for gender-sensitive indicators in the UNDAF Results Matrix is gathered as planned.

• All monitoring and evaluation data is sex-disaggregated, or there is a specific reason noted for not disaggregating by sex.

• The UNDAF Annual Review reports on the main gender-related expected results.

• Resident Coordinator reporting covers the main gender-related expected results.

• Gaps against planned results are rectified at an early stage.


• The UNDAF Monitoring and Evaluation Framework measures gender-related outcome and output expected results.√

• Data for gender-sensitive indicators in the UNDAF Results Matrix is gathered as planned.

• All monitoring and evaluation data is sex-disaggregated, or there is a specific reason noted for not disaggregating by sex.

• The UNDAF/CAP Annual Review reports on the main gender-related expected results. √

• Resident Coordinator reporting covers the main gender-related expected results. √

Needs improvement

Any four of the above (under Meets minimum

standard) are achieved.

Inadequate

Less than four of the above (under Meets

minimum standard) are achieved.

There has not been a gender

equality evaluation of the last

UNDAF nor a gender audit.

The upcoming UNDAF (2013-2017)

results matrix does contain gender

related outcome and output

expected results.

Data has still not been gathered

from gender sensitive indicators.

It should be noted that there are

many gender blind outputs that

are not disaggregated and should

be to inform decision-making and

monitor progress in the

achievement of the outputs.

There are no plans yet to revise

the current indicators in UNDAF

framework of results before the

commencement of 2013 in time

for baseline collection. This would

need to be done in the beginning

of UNDAF.

The Resident Coordinator reports

annually on the achievement of

results including gender.

The hiring of a monitoring and

evaluation specialist for the UNCT

should strengthen this M&E

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Missing

Not applicable

component.

Source: UNDAF 2013-2017, Resident

Coordinator 2011 Annual Report.

8. QUALITY CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY

8.a - CCA/UNDAF

quality control8

Source: UNDG

Guidance

Exceeds minimum standards

• Gender experts involved in all aspects of CCA/UNDAF preparation.

• Readers’ Group comments refer specifically to gender equality and empowerment of women.

• Evidence of changes based on Readers’ Group comments concerning gender equality and empowerment of women.

• Relevant assessment on gender equality and empowerment of women from the CCA quality review template taken into account in revising the CCA/.

• Relevant assessment on gender equality and empowerment of women from the UNDAF quality review template taken into account in revising the UNDAF.


• Gender experts involved in all aspects of CCA/UNDAF preparation. √

• Relevant assessment on gender equality and empowerment of women from the CCA quality review template taken into account in revising the CCA. n/a

• Relevant assessment on gender equality and empowerment of women from the UNDAF quality review template taken into account in revising the UNDAF. √


-Gender experts were involved in

the preparation and review of

UNDAF. The Gender Task Force

provided comments to UNDAF

that were considered. Key changes

made to the document include:

-formulation of outcomes to make

them more gender sensitive;

-formulation of outputs;

However, it needs to be pointed

out that not all suggestions were

taken into account. Example

includes gender sensitive

indicators which were not fully

incorporated in the final draft of

the UNDAF.

No CCA was undertaken for

Cameroon. The DSCE, however,

does include an assessment of

gender equality and

empowerment.


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Needs improvement

Meets only one or two of the above (under

Meets minimum standard).

Inadequate

Token attention to gender equality during review

and quality control exercises.

Missing

Not applicable

Source: Comparative review of

UNDAF with comments provided

by Gender Task Group; interviews

with UN system.

Documents

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