UN Women Ukraine Phase II 2022-2027

In 2022 the project contributed to adoption of significant international GEWE commitments by Ukraine as well as adoption of national policies, plans and strategies. For example, the project provided advocacy and legal support to ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence (DV), also known as the Istanbul Convention. The Project also supported the revision of the National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (NAP 1325) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), which now includes vital provisions for different vulnerable groups of women and girls during the war such as those at risk of human trafficking. The State Strategy on Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men (EROW&M) by 2030 and the operational action plan on its implementation in 20222024 were adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers (CoM) of Ukraine in August 2022. The process was supported by UN Women. In March 2022 the project also supported Ukrainian Delegation's participation in the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to highlight the needs and challenges of Ukrainian women and girls caused by the full-fledged invasion. Throughout this process the project supported the voices of women and women organizations and their meaningful participation in developing and advocating for adoption of international and national GEWE commitments. The project also supported capacity development and building partnerships for women CSOs. The key CSO partners of the UN Women Project are women organizations, such as Ukrainian Women Veterans Movement Center, Women's Perspectives Association of Ukrainian Women Lawyers JurFem, and Professionals of the Future. In the ares of women economic empowerment the project implemented flagship initiatives by private sector companies to strengthen the position of women employees or women suppliers. A number of business companies signed Women Empowerment Principles and received technical support from UN Women to advance gender equality at the work place.