Promoting Gender Responsive Policies and Budgets
Switzerland, through a contribution to UN Women for 2023-2026, supports central and local governments of North Macedonia to advance gender equality through gender-responsive legislation and by practicing gendered budgeting processes: citizens, especially women, and civil society organizations will be strengthened to exercise their voice in decision-making through policy dialogue. Oversight institutions will also be capacitated to better monitor the implementation of gender-responsive budgeting processes.
| Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
|---|---|---|---|
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Macedonia del Norte |
Género Governance
Organizaciones para la igualdad de la mujer
Política del sector público Descentralización |
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2026 |
CHF 1’550’000
|
- Budget and finance unit in the Ministry of Finance
- Civil servants and elected officials in select line ministries and local self-government units
- 40+ Municipal Committees for: Financing, Budget & Local Economic Development, Equal Opportunities
- MPs and municipal councillors
- CSOs and women activists.
- Ministry of Finance is enabled to implement the gender provisions of the Law on State Budget.
- Civil servants in select institutions are able to practice gender budgeting.
- MPs are capacitated to oversee the implementation of gender budgeting provisions.
- Women, including the most vulnerable groups, are empowered to voice their needs and participate in planning and budgeting processes.
- Local governments are able to apply gender budgeting tools in the policy and budgetary processes.
- Sector privado extranjero Norte
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
- 7F-08397.02 Empowering Municipal Councils
- 7F-08790.01 Parliament Support Programme
- 7F-10244.01Strengthening Municipal Resilience to Corruption
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Women's equality organisations and institutions
Política de administración y gestión del sector público
Descentralización / gobernanza local / democratización / rendición de cuentas
Tipo de ayuda Mandato sin fondos fiduciarios
Contribución a proyectos y programas
Número de proyecto 7F09583
| Contexto | North Macedonia has committed to achieve gender equality by signing CEDAW and the UN Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA): it has made considerable progress regarding the normative framework on gender equality by aligning with International Human Rights standards, revising the policy framework to integrate gender perspectives into sector dialogue and sectoral strategies, policy revisions and ongoing reforms. However, poverty remains a challenge in North Macedonia: this is emphasized within specific population groups such as rural women, single mothers, youth, older workers, ethnic communities, persons with disabilities. Gender inequalities are very prominent in the sphere of economic participation, paid and unpaid work. While the Government prioritized gender specific objectives in national strategic documents, gender gaps and inequalities remain evident in all spheres of socio-economic and political life, mainly because of lack of implementation. Further significant efforts are needed to implement gender equality legislation, policies and standards through policy dialogue. |
| Objetivos | The people of North Macedonia, especially women and girls, benefit from accountable and transparent gender responsive governance. |
| Grupos destinarios |
Directly targeted Indirectly, the population of North Macedonia (with a focus on women and LNOB groups) |
| Efectos a medio plazo |
Outcome 1: Central and local government institutions advance gender equality applying gender sensitive budgeting processes. Outcome 2: Women and civil society organizations exercise their voice and gain agency in decision making and designing state and municipal budgets. |
| Resultados |
Resultados previstos: Resultados de las fases anteriores: Significant results were achieved both on systemic and on technical level. The most impactful is the inclusion of gender-sensitive budgeting provisions in the new Law on State Budget. Other results include: 1. Establishment of the first Gender Budgeting Resource Center; 2. Six municipal Gender Equality Strategies developed and adopted; 3. The first Gender Performance Audit was conducted; 4. Technical capacities-knowledge on gender mainstreaming and GRB were increased, reaching over 300 public servants at central level and over 500 municipal administration and officials at local level. |
| Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
| Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato Sector privado Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) |
| Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores |
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| Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 1’550’000 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 680’232 Presupuesto inclusive contrapartes del proyecto CHF 2’660’036 |
| Fases del proyecto | Fase 2 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026 (Fase en curso) Fase 1 15.07.2018 - 31.03.2023 (Completed) |
