A/HRC/13/71 E/CN.6/2010/8 completion of grants, owing to their limited resources. However, it recognized that since 2008, the calls for proposals have placed emphasis on demonstrating explicit capacity development and sustainability plans, as well as synergies and coordination with existing initiatives. Finally, the external evaluation found that, while grantees had achieved numerous short-term results, there was less evidence of long-term results. The United Nations Trust Fund Strategy 2010-2015 will build on the findings and recommendations resulting from this comprehensive evaluation. V. Report on UNIFEM Programming and the Strategy 2008-2013 36. Beyond managing the United Nations Trust Fund, UNIFEM has a leading mandate within the United Nations system on ending violence against women, which is a flagship issue of the organization and one of four priorities set out in its corporate Strategy 2008-2013. 37. Guided by the Strategy, entitled “A Life Free of Violence: Unleashing the Power of Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality”, UNIFEM advocacy, programming, partnerships, outreach and inter-agency collaboration continued to expand at the global, regional and country levels. Highlights are provided below. Furthering policies, laws and their implementation 38. In several countries, UNIFEM supported the advancement of normative policy and legal frameworks, as well as their implementation, enforcement and monitoring. This included UNIFEM technical support provided to the Directorate of Gender Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda for the establishment of a national task force on violence against women; assistance provided in Guatemala to the Women’s Commission of the National Congress, in partnership with UNFPA, OHCHR and UNDP, to advance legislation on violence against women, including femicide; and support provided in India to the Lawyers Collective and the National Commission for Women, in their efforts to monitor progress in the enforcement of the 2005 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. In Pakistan, UNIFEM supported a multi-stakeholder alliance aimed at the development of a draft action plan on violence against women and the review of draft bills on domestic violence at the request of Parliament, in order to identify gaps and propose recommendations based on the concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 39. In Indonesia, UNIFEM technical and financial assistance contributed to the development of a draft local district law on the protection of migrant workers, with provisions to protect women against sexual harassment and abuse, and of a national domestic violence law being considered for adoption. In Egypt, UNIFEM supported the first sexual harassment conference with young people. In Cameroon and Burundi, support was provided to strengthen penal codes related to sexual violence. In the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, UNIFEM supported the development of a guide and training for justice-sector public servants and the police on the implementation of the Organic Law on the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence. 09-65802 13

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