Gender-responsive budgeting and localizing the SDGs

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1 TOWARDS 2030: LOCALIZING THE SDGs Gender-responsive budgeting and localizing the SDGs Ms. Cai Cai Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section Social Development Division UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

2 ROLE OF UNESCAP Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls When guaranteed through equal opportunity, choice and access to resources, women s full participation in society and the economy multiplies the capacity of all for sustainable growth and social development UNESCAP is currently focusing its efforts on: Championing the integration of gender concerns into national and sub-national planning and budgetary processes Enhancing women s economic empowerment, including through entrepreneurship and E-Government Promoting women s transformative leadership

3 2030 AGENDA Sustainable Development Goals 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

4 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Leaving No One Behind and reaching those furthest behind first Women and girls Persons with disabilities Persons who live in poverty Vulnerable and marginalized communities/groups Challenges ahead

5 WHY GENDER-RESPONSIVE BUDGETING Gender-responsive budgeting: a catalyst for achieving the 2030 Agenda as a whole Better dynamics for gender equality in budget processes. Awareness, capacities and data related to gender equality have increased, and budget transparency, accountability and participation improved. Improved gender outcomes in budgets, policies and service delivery, achieved when gender-responsive budgeting is used in conjunction with other strategies, methods and tools for gender equality particularly across sectors Accountability Efficiency Transparency Eliminate discrimination & disadvantage Increased awareness & understanding

6 CASE STUDY: PHILIPPINES Magna Carta of Women Gender and Development (GAD) Budget Policy Ten keys to success Participation of women and men Collection and use of sexdisaggregated data in analysis Conduct of gender analysis Presence of gender goals, objectives, objectives and outputs Identification of gender issues Anticipation of gender-related issues arising from implementation Presence of gender indicators and targets Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation Allocation of resources and budgets for gender strategies Coordination with oversight agencies At least 5% of the total agency or local government unit budget to be allocated for GAD programs or projects supporting gender mainstreaming

7 CASE STUDY: MALAYSIA Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting: The Penang Model

8 CAMBODIA, CHINA, LAO PDR ESCAP develops knowledge and capacity of member States to implement gender-responsive budgeting policies Participating governments are undertaking a range of activities: Affirming GRB as national core priority Identifying GRB entry points Establishing a core advisory group of GRB experts Drafting a training manual and guidelines on implementing key GRB principles Developing a national roadmap for the institutionalization of GRB Initiating measures to implement GRB in specific sectors. Whole-of government approach South-South knowledge exchange Demand driven

9 E-Government for Women s Empowerment in Asia and the Pacific The EGov4Women Toolkit is an innovative public resource related to the design and implementation of genderresponsive E-Government institutional ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific region. The toolkit represents the first regionwide toolbox to support the gendermainstreaming of E-Government Through a set of 5 comprehensive modules, it provides key pointers for policymakers on gender-responsive design of e-service delivery, e- participation and connectivity initiatives, and introduces a capabilitiesbased approach to outcome evaluation of E-Government for women s empowerment.

10 Leveraging digital and ICT revolution Harnessing the enabling power of technologies SOCIAL INCLUSION

11 THANK YOU Empowered women Empowered society Closing gender gaps is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda