Management Response

: Moldova
: 2014 - 2017 , Moldova (CO)
: Joint Integrated Local Development Programme Evaluation
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Besides the great job done by the project and implementing entities and the enhanced capacities of local authorities the policy and legal framework as mandated by the National Decentralization Strategy are not yet fully in place in order to ensure local autonomy, availability of resources, and more effective local management for better and equitable service provision. The recommendations for further steps to be undertaken in those directions are not directly addressed
: Approved
Recommendation: Continue the initiatives started by the Programme towards further institutionalization of positive results and to contribute to the Programme goal to support better and equitable service provision and sustainable local development, facilitated by the improved legal and institutional framework resulting from the implementation of the National Decentralization Strategy.
Management Response: UN Women will continue supporting central/local capacities for gender mainstreaming in development policies as well as for more women Involvement in development agenda Issues, including through replication of best practices through on-going projects (such as the regional project for promoting gender responsive policies).
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Within the continuous reform of public services provided to the population UN Women will support the functionality (capacity building) of the Joint Information and Services Bureaus (JISBs) UN Women 2016/06 Ongoing
Capacity building of selected local governments through the regional project for promoting gender responsive policies, using the same approach and methodology focused on participatory and inclusive local development planning and service provision, increased transparency, accountability and efficiency of local governments. UN Women 2016/11 Overdue-Initiated
Recommendation: Conduct Impact Assessment of the (J)ILDP Programme(s)
Management Response: Subject to political will and support to advancing the on-going decentralization reform, particularly the territorial-administrative reform, UN Women will conduct an assessment of outcomes and impact (against the baseline) of JILDP interventions and will use the findings in order to tailor appropriate new local development intervention, using innovation tools, that will bridge the development gaps and scale up impact
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
UN Women will explore the possibility of conducting a comprehensive impact assessment at the induction phase of a potential new local development intervention, with results and findings to be used to shape the programmatic activities UN Women 2016/12 Overdue-Not Initiated Upon request of the Government to proceed with the ex-ante assessment of development intervention UN W will address it respectfully
Recommendation: Ensure good governance principles are mainstreamed into all development efforts towards integrated local development
Management Response: This is a very general recommendation and is more appropriate to the general principles of good governance which by default is part of development efforts.
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
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UN Women will continue applying good governance principles through FPs Implementation for the whole period. UN Women 2016/12 Ongoing
Recommendation: Identify and provide capacity building support to local/community experts (agents of change) for community facilitation and mobilization (Community Facilitators)
Management Response: UN Women will support enhancing local capacities of targeted women group to facilitate the community development process by developing the capacities of selected community level agents of change. For this innovative practices will be applied during the Implementation of FPs.
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
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Anual working plans will be elaborated for capacity building for targeted communities and groups UN Moldova 2016/03 Overdue-Initiated
Recommendation: Continue investing in local economic development and IMCs
Management Response: UN Women will provide capacity building support and gender mainstreaming policy development.
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
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Support a mentoring programme with ODIMM and TEKEDU to assist women from particular excluded groups accessing entrepreneurship and ICT opportunities. UN Women 2016/12 Overdue-Initiated The capacity development support and GEWE agenda advocacy will be complementary to the investments provided by others stakeholders for economic development
Support capacity building of Diaspora women leaders abroad and returned women in the country in entrepreneurship and ICT to initiatve income generating activites UN Women 2016/12 Overdue-Not Initiated
Recommendation: Invest in CSOs representing business interests (e.g. Business associations, associations of employers, etc.)
Management Response: UN Women will provide capacity building support and GEWE agenda advocacy
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Description:
Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
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Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Capacity development of unions and women’s associations in collective bargaining, basic accountancy, contract negotiations skills; and in advocating with key line ministries to establish enabling legal framework for promotion of women in employment, entrepreneurship and ICT UN Women 2016/12 Overdue-Not Initiated