FN:s gemensamma program för jämställdhet i Georgien III 2022-2026 UN Joint Program on Gender Equality in Georgia III 2022-2026 The contribution constitute phase III of the Sida-funded UN joint program for gender equality in Georgia, which is implemented by UN women, UNDP and UNFPA in collaboration with the Gender Equality Council of the Georgian Parliament, the Inter-Agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence Issues, a representative of the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia and Georgian civil society organizations. 
The overall objective of the program is to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in Georgia. This by strengthening the capacity of executive, legislative and judicial national institutions and authorities at both central and local level; by strengthening civil society's capacity and commitment to work for gender equality and by increasing public awareness and knowledge of gender equality and human rights. The program has a broad and holistic approach focused on simultaneously achieving change on three levels; the normative, the institutional and at grassroots level. Activities includes the following thematic areas: women's political participation, women's economic empowerment, elimination of violence against women and girls, sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as the situation and rights of LGBTQI persons. Insatsen omfattar fas III av det Sida finansierade FN- gemensamma programmet för jämställdhet i Georgien som implementeras av UN women, UNDP och UNFPA i samarbete med jämställdhetsrådet i Georgiens Parlament, det myndighetsöverskridande rådet för jämställdhet, och eliminiering av våld mot kvinnor och våld i hemmet under preimärministern, samt Georgiens ombudsmannakontor för mänskliga rättigheter och georgiska civilsamhällesorganisationer. 

Programmets övergripande mål är att främja jämställdhet och kvinnors egenmakt i
Georgien. Detta genom att stärka kapaciteten hos verkställande, lagstiftande och rättsliga
nationella institutioner och myndigheter på både central och lokal nivå; genom att stärka
civilsamhällets kapacitet och engagemang att verka för jämställdhet och genom att öka
allmänhetens medvetenhet och kunskap om jämställdhet och rättighetsfrågor. 

Programmet har en bred och holistisk ansats inriktad på att simultant uppnå förändring
på tre nivåer; den normativa, den institutionella och på gräsrotsnivå. Verksamheten
innefattar följande tematiska områden: kvinnors politiska deltagande, kvinnors
ekonomiska egenmakt, avskaffande av våld mot kvinnor och flickor, sexuell och
reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter samt HBTQI-personers situation och rättigheter. The overall objective of the intervention is to create and enabling environment for gender equality and women's empowerment by means of strengthening capacities of government at both central and local levels and across the executive, legislative and judicial branches, engaging civil society and raising public awareness about gender equality. The goal will be achieved through the following three objectives:

1) Legislative and policy frameworks further enhanced towards political and economic empowerment of women, ending violence against women, eradication of harmful practices, enhancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and rights of the LGBTQI community

2) National institutions have greater capacities to deliver on Georgia's commitments around women's economic and political empowerment, ending violence against women, eradication of harmful practices, enhancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and rights of the LGBTQI community

3) Rights-holders have greater capacity and opportunities to advance women's rights, diversity and inclusion and become leaders for bottom-up social change towards greater gender equality, social inclusion and human rights