UN Womens Strategiska Plan, UNW UN Women Strategic Note, UNW Stöd till UN Women Strategiska Plan för Bosnien-Hercegovina 2019-2022

Det föreslagna UN Women programmet och dess  "concept note" (konceptpapper) begär stöd till UN Women Strategiska Plan för implementering i Bosnia och Hercegovina under perioden 2019-2022. Det föreslagna programmet innehåller fem huvudsakliga resultatområden vilka är följande: i) Styrande strukturer/regelverk samt sektorprioriteringar som reflekterar jämställdhet mellan könen, ii) Kvinnor har inkomstsäkerhet, goda arbetsförhållanden och ekonomisk autonomi, iii) Kvinnor och flickor kan leva ett liv utan våld av olika former, iv) Fred och säkerhet och humanitära överväganden skapade av och för kvinnor samt v) Att förbättra UN Systemet i syfte att bli mer effektivt och koordinerat (strategiska samarbeten). Support to UN Women Strategic Note in Bosnia and Hercegovina 2019-2022

The proposed UN Women programme concept note requests support for support to UN Women Strategic Note Implementation in Bosnia and Hercegovina during 2019-2022. The proposed programme five main impact areas as follows: i) Governance structures and sector priorities reflect gender equality, ii) Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, iii) Women and girls live a life free of violence, iv) Peace and Security and humanitarian action shaped by women and v) To enhance UN System and become more effective and coordinated (strategic partnerships). The overall goal of the intervention is to contribute to the implementation of UN Women Bosnia and Hercegovina Strategic Note during the period 2019-2023 (the agreement has been extended one year), which encompassess two strategic cycles; Strategic Note 2015-2020 and the Strategic Note 2021-2025.

The Strategic Note 2015-2020 included five so called impact areas:

Impact 1: Governance structures and sector priorities reflect gender equality concerns and committments.
Impact 2: Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy.
Impact 3: Women and girls live a life free of violence.
Impact 4: Peace and security and humanitarian action are shaped by women leadership and participation.
Impact 5: To drive more effective and efficient UN System coordination and strategic partnership on gender equality and women's empowerment.

In the strategic note 2021-2025, there are three overarching thematic areas with impacts and connected outcomes:

1. Women's economic empowerment
Impact: Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy
Outcome: By 2025, people benefit from resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth ensured by the convergence of economic development and management of environment and cultural resources
Output objectives are:
- Governments have improved capacities to promote employment policies that enhance womne's access to decent work and promote income security
- Women owned businesses and women entrepreneurs have strengthened capacities and resilience
- Women and girls benefit from employment opportunities and education/exchange programs in tech-driven industries

2. Ending violence against women
Impact: All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence
Outcome: People have access to better quality and inclusive health and social protection systems
Output objectives are:
- Legislators and institutions have capacities to incorporate the highest level of international standards on EVAW in legislation, policies and budgets
- Women, girls, men and boys at community and individual level are able to mobilze actors, resources and capacities to create an environment for zero tolerance to violence.
- General and specialist service providers have improved capacities to deliver quality, accessible and survivor-centered services. 

3. Gender responsive governance
Impact: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems
Outcome: By 2025, people contribute to, and benefit from more accountable and transparent governance systems that deliver quality public services, and ensure rule of law. 
Output objectives are: 
- Relevant institutions in BiH have increased capacities which ensures that gender responsive policy making, budgeting and integration of EU gender equality and women's empowerment commitments are implemented across sectors
- Selected government and political institutions in BiH have increased capacities to ensure the necessary regulatory and procedural preconditions for increased political participation of women
- Government institutions and selected CSOs have increased capacities to implement BiH GAP, AP on implementation of UNSCR 1325 and CEDAW Concluding recommendations.
- Government and CSOs strengthen multi-stakeholder dialogues

The impact/outcome areas are the same as in UN Women global strategic note as well as the UNSDCF for BiH. Women, peace and security is mainstreamed throughout the programme, where women participation and inclusion in decision making processes is targeted under all areas, notably under gender responsive governance. 

Apart from the three programmatic areas and the cruss-cutting areas, the strategic note also includes objectives for organisational effectiveness and efficiency, including UN Women's coordination role within the UN, engagement of partners, communication, internal learning, and internal management and control. Output objectives are: 
- UN Women effectively leads, coordinates, and promotes accountability for the imlementation of gender euality commitments in United Nations Country Team in BiH. 
- Effective partnership between UN Women and civil society, and with regional international organizations and gender mechanisms in the country
- Effective communication in support to promotion of gender equality and women's rights in the country.