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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.
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