JOINT STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EU Gender Action Plan II "Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020" Annual Implementation Report 2016 - Main contents

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Council of the European Union

Brussels, 30 August 2017 (OR. en)

11786/17

DEVGEN 189 ACP 94 RELEX 712 ONU 111 SOC 555 COHAFA 65 COHOM 97

COVER NOTE

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Mr Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Director

date of receipt: 29 August 2017

To: Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union

No. Cion doc.: SWD(2017) 288 final

Subject: JOINT STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EU

Gender Action Plan II "Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020"

Annual Implementation Report 2016

Delegations will find attached document SWD(2017) 288 final.

Encl.: SWD(2017) 288 final

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNION FOR

EUROPEAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COMMISSION SECURITY POLICY

Brussels, 29.8.2017 SWD(2017) 288 final

JOINT STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

EU Gender Action Plan II

"Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020"

Annual Implementation Report 2016

Table of Contents

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... i

List of Boxes, Tables, Charts and Annexes ..................................................................................................... ii

Key progress achieved during the first year of the implementation of the Gender Action Plan II 2016-

2020 (GAP II) ............................................................................................................................................ iii

Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................... v

• 1. 

  Introduction to the implementation progress of the Gender Action Plan II 2016 – 2020 (GAP II) .... 1

• 2. 

  Overview of progress to date ............................................................................................................. 4

2.1. Progress on institutional culture shift in the European Union External Relations ............................. 5

2.2. Progress on thematic priorities and objectives ................................................................................... 9

• 3. 

  EU Actors Progress .......................................................................................................................... 11

3.1. EU Delegations (EUD) ..................................................................................................................... 11

3.2. European External Action Service (EEAS) ...................................................................................... 19

3.3. European Commission services in charge of external relations ....................................................... 22

3.3.1. In the frame of Fragile and Post-conflict situations' management ................................................... 22

3.3.2. In the frame of International Cooperation and Development. ......................................................... 25

3.3.3. In the framework of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection .......................................................... 30

3.3.4. In the framework of Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations ................................... 32

3.4. EU Member States – at Capitals' level ............................................................................................. 34

• 4. 

  Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through the GAP II ......................... 37

• 5. 

  Conclusions and the way forward ......................................................................................................... 40

5.1. How to improve the GAP implementation ......................................................................................... 41

5.1.1. Senior managers role in HQ and partner country level ................................................................... 41

5.1.2. At operational level, both in HQ and EUD ...................................................................................... 42

5.1.3. Progress in the institutional culture shift ......................................................................................... 44

5.1.4. On the Reporting exercise ............................................................................................................... 44

Annex 1: Summary tables on Institutional Cultural Shift (to be read in relation with the GAP II indicators' table) ....................................................................................................................................... 46

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Annex 2: Summary tables on Thematic Objectives .................................................................................. 71

Annex 3: Official Development Assistance (ODA) Commitment and Disbursement for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in 2016 ......................................................................................................102

Annex 4: Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in EU Development Cooperation ...............................109

• 1. 

  Some global facts and figures ..........................................................................................................109

• 2. 

  Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights through the EU external relations ..........110

• 3. 

  The EU financial investment on SRHR ...........................................................................................111

• 4. 

  The EU thematic and geographic support to SRHR .......................................................................114

• 5. 

  Advancing SRHR through GAP II .................................................................................................116

• 6. 

  Some results and good practices on SRHR .....................................................................................119

List of Boxes, Tables, Charts and Annexes

Box 1: The GAP II Four Pivotal Areas

Box 2. GAP II Objectives

Box 3. EUD thematic priorities (in percentage)

Box 5. Focus of EEAS/FPI thematic Objectives

Box 6. Minimum Standards on GAP II implementation assessment criteria

Box 7. New Actions in 2016 under Gender Marker 0

Box 8. Statistics regarding choice by the EUMS of Thematic Objectives and Indicators

Table 1. 2016 ODA figures, administrative costs (type of aid G01) excluded, co-financing included

Table 2. EUDs that did not provide reports

Table 3. Thematic Priorities Chosen by Delegations, by Region (no. of Delegations)

Table 4. EUD Selection of Thematic Objectives (by no. of EU Delegations, by Region)

Table 5. Thematic Objectives: frequency of selection, by Regions (no. of selected objectives/total selected within the Region)

Table 6. Minimum standards on GAP II implementation (by region)

Chart 1. Number of Delegations per region with selected GAP II Thematic Objectives 10 & 11

Chart 2. Number of EUDs per region with selected Objective 10 Indicators relevant to

SRHR

Chart 3. Number of Delegations per region with selected Objective 11 Indicators relevant to SRHR

Annex 1: Summary tables on Institutional Cultural Shift

Annex 2: Summary tables on Thematic Objectives

Annex 3: Official Development Assistance (ODA) Commitment and Disbursement for

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Annex 4: Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in EU Development Cooperation

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Key progress achieved during the first year of the implementation of the Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 (GAP II)

Together, the EU and its Member States are global leaders in promoting gender equality and women and girls' empowerment in external relations, committed to the implementation of EU Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 (GAP II), as well as the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment in international fora and agendas. Gender equality and women and

girls' empowerment is also at the heart of the new European Consensus on Development 1 ,

both as a standalone priority and as a cross-cutting element, key to the successful

achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 2

During the first year of implementation of the GAP II, progress has been made towards the aim of transforming the lives of girls and women through ensuring girls' and women's physical and psychological integrity, promoting the economic and social rights and strengthening girls' and women's voice and participation. However, transforming gender power relations in every sphere requires long-term and high-level engagement. This is instrumental in making change sustainable.

GAP II has mobilised more dedicated political and management leadership across the different EU actors. Some new Gender Champions have been nominated or appointed. Some Heads of Mission, Heads of Delegation and Heads of Cooperation have given more priority to the GAP II, for example, backing the gender analysis studies and new training. Several reports highlighted the engagement of senior leaders and staff in the '16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women'.

One important step for the achievement of the objectives of the GAP II is a systemic use of gender analysis and gender disaggregated data. The mandatory gender analysis for all new external actions (bilateral, regional and thematic) is a central plank of GAP II. To this end the implementation was boosted by dedicated funds provided by the Commission for carrying out gender analysis for a number of Delegations. Dedicated expertise was also made available for the EU Delegations as well as for HQ services.

As of the end of 2016, 42 new Gender Analysis Studies were prepared. Of these, 15 were written anew in-house using existing and reliable sources, 11 were prepared anew through contracting external experts commissioned under Framework Contracts (supported by EU funding), 10 analyses were carried out jointly with other partners (implying also pooling of funds), and there were 6 instances where the Delegations relied on gender analysis of trustworthy external resources (e.g. development banks' country gender profiles).

Progress has been made across the six institutional culture shift objectives; (i) Increased coherence and coordination amongst EU institutions and with EU Member States; (ii) Dedicated leadership on gender equality and girls and women's empowerment established in EU institutions and Member States; (iii) Sufficient resources allocated by EU institutions and Member States to deliver on EU gender policy commitments; (iv) Robust gender evidence used to inform all EU external spending, programming and policy making;

1 Council Conclusions "European Consensus on Development" doc. 9393/17 + COR 1, 19/5/2017

iii (v) Results for women and girls measured and resources allocated to systematically track progress, and (vi) Partnerships fostered between EU and stakeholders to build national capacity for gender equality, allowing for the time taken for GAP II start-up and implementation.

GAP II has provided an additional opportunity for collaboration on women's human rights, gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment. EU Delegations (EUDs), Commission services and EEAS at headquarters, and Member States – both in Embassies and capitals – coordinated the identification of thematic objectives and the preparation of the 2016 reports.

Where formal coordination mechanisms exist – between EUD and EU Member States, or more broadly with government and other international actors – GAP II is on the agenda. The reports submitted enumerate political and policy dialogue occasions where gender equality and/or gender-related issues, such as violence against women and girls, were discussed.

During 2016, a continuous renewal and reinforcement of the gender focal persons (GFPs) network emerged. Many new EUD GFPs have been appointed or nominated, and although for some, the GFP tasks are added to their core or other responsibilities, GFPs are gaining in expertise, and some are enjoying greater leadership/management backing.

Training on the integration of gender analysis is taking place in several EUDs, EU Member States, and DGs and is often attended not only by GFPs but also by Programme Managers and Political Section staff. There has also been a positive move in the direction of mainstreaming gender in the core training curricula for EU staff.

Notwithstanding areas where much more needs to be done, this Implementation Report demonstrates progress, and provides a solid base for strengthened implementation in 2017 and beyond to 2020.

The Report starts with the analysis of the progress made across the six institutional culture shift objectives, as enabler of the implementation of the thematic objectives at country and regional level.

The data have been collected through internal database and reporting tools, regularly used by the Commission and the EEAS for their management implementation: the External Action Management Report (EAMR); the International Cooperation and Development Result Framework; the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development/ Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) Policy marker for gender equality and women empowerment data collection; and finally through a specific survey launched among Gender Focal Persons.

Specific reporting on the thematic objectives has been collected from EU Delegations and thematic operational units at headquarters.

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Acronyms

AAP Annual Action Plan

ACP African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States

AD Action document, the template used for the drafting of projects and programmes by the EC

CMPD Crisis Management Planning Directorate

CoTE the Centre of Thematic Expertise

CSDN Civil Society Dialogue Network

CSDP Common Security and Defence Policy

CSO-LA Civil Society Organisation – Local Authorities Programme

DEVCO (DG) Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development

EAMR External Action Management Report

ECHO (DG) Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Operations EDF European Development Fund EEAS European External Action Service EIDHR European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights EIGE European Institute for Gender Equality EOM Electoral Observation Missions ESDC European Security and Defence College EU European Union EUD European Union Delegation EUMS or MS European Union Member State(s) EURF European Union Results Framework EUSR European Union Special Representative FGM Female Genital Mutilation FPI Service for Foreign Policy Instruments GAP EU Gender Action Plan 2010 – 2015 GAP II The second Gender Action Plan for external relations – adopted with a

Joint Staff Working Document "Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020" and endorsed by the Council with its Conclusions of October 26, 2015

GEWE Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

GFP Gender Focal Point

HoC Heads of Cooperation

HoD Heads of Delegation

HoM Heads of Mission (MS and EU ambassadors in third countries)

HQ Headquarters

IcSP Instrument contributing to Security and Peace

ICT Information and communication technology

MENA Middle East and North Africa

NEAR (DG) Directorate General Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations

NGEM National Gender Equality Mechanism

OECD/ DAC Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/

Development Assistance Committee OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PAG Principal Advisor on Gender in EEAS

v PAR Public Administration Reform

PFM Public Finance Management

QSG Quality Support Group

SWD Staff Working Document

TVET Technical and vocational education and training

WPS Women, Peace and Security

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• 1. 

  Introduction to the implementation progress of the Gender Action Plan

II 2016 – 2020 (GAP II)

The new European Consensus on Development, adopted in May 2017 3 , emphasises the

European Union (EU) as a global leader in promoting gender equality and women and girls' empowerment in its external relations, particularly through the comprehensive EU Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 (GAP II). Under the new Consensus, the EU and its Member States will step up efforts to promote the economic and social rights, the empowerment of women and girls; ensuring their strengthened voice; and address all types of violence against them.

The Joint Staff Working Document (SWD) of September 2015 provides the framework for results-oriented measures and for coordinated action for "Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations

2016-2020" 4 . It was endorsed on 26 October 2015 by the Council which confirmed in its conclusions 5 that gender equality is at the core of European values and enshrined within the

EU legal and political framework. The Council further stated that the EU and its Member States are at the forefront of the protection, fulfilment and the enjoyment of human rights by women and girls and strongly promote them in all external relations, also beyond development cooperation.

GAP II builds on the lessons learnt from and achievements of, the previous Gender Action

Plan 2010-2015 (GAP) 6 . It consolidates the context, rationale and priorities of a refreshed

approach that reaffirms and translates the EU's policy and political commitments to gender

equality 7 into more effective delivery of concrete results for girls and women, while

promoting more efficient coordination, implementation and monitoring of EU activities in this area. It is inspired by and refers to the Sustainable Development Goals in order to harmonise and align as much as possible the EU efforts with partner countries for achieving gender equality results.

GAP II covers the Commission services and the European External Action Service (EEAS) activities in partner countries, especially in developing, Enlargement and Neighbourhood countries, including in fragile, (post-)conflict and emergency situations as well as the action undertaken by the EU MS. It promotes policy coherence with internal EU policies, in full

alignment with the EU Human Rights Action Plan. 8

3 COM(2016)740 final i and following Council Conclusions "The new European Consensus on Development:

Our world, our dignity, our future" 9419/17 of 19/5/2017

4 SWD (2015)182 final of 21.9.2015

5 Council Conclusions 13201/15 of 26/10/2015

6 EU Plan of Action Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment in Development 2010-2015 (SWD,

SEC(2010)265), 8.3.2010

7 Council conclusions on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation, doc.

9561/07, 15 May 2007, the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development 2010-2015 (SWD, SEC(2010) 265 final), Council conclusions on the Millennium Development Goals for the United Nations High Level Plenary Meeting in New York and Beyond, 14 June 2010, Council conclusions on the 2013 Report on the Implementation of the EU GAP, doc. 9360/14, 19 May 2014, Council conclusions on Gender in Development, doc. 9241/15, 26 May 2015

8 Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council, Action Plan on Human Rights and

Democracy (2015-2019), "Keeping human rights at the heart of the EU agenda" (JOIN(2015) 16 final i),

28.4.2015

Box 1: The GAP II Four Pivotal Areas (three thematic and one horizontal) A. Ensuring girls' and women's physical and psychological integrity B. Promoting the economic and social rights / empowerment of girls and women C. Strengthening girls' and women's voice and participation D. Shifting the Commission services' and the EEAS' institutional culture to more effectively deliver on EU commitments

The report collects information on three types of indicators:

Institutional Culture Shift Indicators: For these indicators, reporting is systematic for all EU services and actors (HQ, EUDs and Member States at capital and embassy level). Baselines will be used where they exist. Where no baseline exists, the first report will form a baseline to assess year-on-year progress.

Thematic Country /Context Progress Indicators: These indicators, reflecting thematic priorities, are reported on across all partner countries where the EU and its Member States are funding international cooperation and development assistance. The reason for this is that it builds up EU knowledge of the national context and provides an overall picture of the development status across partner countries. In the most part these indicators are SDG indicators and will be reported on by partner countries irrespective of EU activity. The baseline in the first year will be the latest available data points. This data will be useful at country level for gathering and aggregating information on progress made in the different areas.

EU Contribution-related Indicators:

The Commission adopted in 2015 its first Results Framework 9 (EURF) for its international

cooperation and development – a tool used to measure results achieved against strategic development objectives – which should be understood as an articulation of the different levels of results expected from the implementation of a strategy. With this in mind, the list of development sectors covered by the EURF has been defined to reflect the policy priorities of the EU international cooperation and development assistance.

Commission services and EEAS – both at HQ and Delegation level – were required to act and report on each of six objectives to shift institutional culture and select and report on at least one objective under the three thematic priorities. The GAP II lists 26 thematic objectives (see Box 2). Coordination and collaboration with EU Member States continues to be ensured, both at HQ level (for example, through the regular EU Member States Gender Expert meetings) and at partner country level (through, for example, gender coordination groups, the EU Heads of Mission meetings).

This Implementation Report contains an overview of progress in the implementation of GAP II in 2016, drawing on reports from: 108 EU Delegations (reporting on 133 countries considering the regional mandate of some of them; 81% of the total); Commission services related to external relations (Directorates General for International Cooperation and

9 SWD (2015) 80 final, "Launching the EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework",

26/03/2015.

Development, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, and when relevant European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations as well as the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments), the EEAS and 22 Member States Capitals.

This Report draws also on findings from semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in EEAS and Commission, a Review of the External Action Management Reports (EAMR), data drawn from the EURF and Commission's Statistical Dashboard database, a Scoping Study of Gender Analysis Studies/Profiles completed by Delegations, and on the findings of a Survey of Delegations' Gender Focal Points (GFPs).

Box 2. GAP II Objectives

• A. 

  Thematic Priority: Physical and Psychological Integrity

• 7. 

  Girls and women free from all forms of violence against them (VAWG) both in the public and in the private sphere.

• 8. 

  Trafficking of girls and women for all forms of exploitation eliminated. 9. Protection for all women and men of all ages from sexual and gender based violence in crisis situations; through EU supported operations.

• 10. 

  Equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for girls and women. 11. Promoted, protected and fulfilled right of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from

discrimination, coercion and violence. 12. Healthy nutrition levels for girls and women and throughout their life cycle.

• B. 

  Thematic Priority: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Economic and Social Empowerment

• 13. 

  Equal access for girls and women to all levels of quality education and vocational education and training (VET) free from discrimination.

• 14. 

  Access to decent work for women of all ages. 15. Equal access by women to financial services, productive resources including land, trade and entrepreneurship. 16. Equal access and control over clean water, energy, transport infrastructure, and equitable engagement

in their management, enjoyed by girls and women.

• C. 

  Thematic Priority: Political and civil rights - Voice and Participation

• 17. 

  Equal rights and ability for women to participate in policy and governance processes at all levels. 18. Women's organisations and other CSOs and Human Rights Defenders working for gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment and rights freely able to work and protected by law.

• 19. 

  Challenged and changed discriminatory social norms and gender stereotypes. 20. Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues.

• D. 

  Institutional Culture Shift in the European Union External Relations

• 21. 

  Increased coherence and coordination amongst EU institutions and with Member States.

• 22. 

  Dedicated leadership on gender equality and girls and women's empowerment established in EU institutions and Member States. 23. Sufficient resources allocated by EU institutions and Member States to deliver on EU gender policy

commitments. 24. Robust gender evidence used to inform all EU external spending, programming and policy making. 25. Results for women and girls measured and resources allocated to systematically track progress.

• 26. 

  Partnerships fostered between EU and stakeholders to build national capacity for gender equality.

• 2. 

  Overview of progress to date

The starting date for implementation of the GAP II was January 2016. The implementation was boosted by EU funds dedicated to carrying out of the Gender Analysis for a limited number of Delegations which were selected to correct previous limited progress with the first GAP. Dedicated expertise was also made available for the EUD as well as HQ services. An internal Guidance Note on GAP II for Commission international cooperation and development staff – at HQ and EUD level - was distributed in March 2016. This version was also shared with the EU Member States. A revised version, adapted to the specific intervention modalities applicable to the enlargement and neighbourhood region, was prepared and shared in April.

Much has been achieved thanks to the continued action for example, with regard to commissioning or updating gender analysis studies or profiles; coordinating for the identification of Thematic Objectives as well as the preparation of the reports contributing to the current review; the nomination or appointment of gender champions and continuous renewal and reinforcement of the GFPs network; training on integrating gender dimensions; a move in the right direction for gender mainstreaming of core training curricula for EU staff; and greater collaboration on gender equality and women's empowerment between Delegations and Member States in partner countries.

The commitment to mainstreaming or integrating gender analysis and perspectives across all instruments and modalities is gaining prominence in the Commission, even if the practice is not yet as robust as intended. In some MS development cooperation, legislation requires, inter alia, the integration of gender analysis or assessment of impact on gender equality, for example, in Belgium and the UK, while in several other MS gender mainstreaming is mandatory or common practice across the board, as with The Netherlands, Spain, and Germany which emphasised its three-pronged approach (gender mainstreaming, empowerment, policy dialogue). From the programme and indicator information available, it would seem that in many contexts gender mainstreaming is happening in the social sectors, and is limited to separate components in other sectors. The analysis on institutional culture shift below goes into this issue in more detail.

To date there has been minor progress in mainstreaming gender perspectives into political and policy dialogues with partners. This is due in part to the programming having been finalised in 2014 and priority areas and key indicators having been already established. There is also much to be done to mainstream gender analysis into the full planning process and the designing of Action Documents.

On the positive side, 58.8% (213 out of 362) of new initiatives adopted by Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) in 2016 and 56.6% (47 out of 83) in Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) have been marked as mainly or significantly aiming at promoting

gender equality and/or women empowerment (Gender marker 10 2 or 1). In the Foreign Policy

Instrument (FPI), 92% of new initiatives (44 out of 48) reached the same marker in 2016

10 OECD DAC policy marker for gender equality and women empowerment - http://www.oecd.org/dac/gender-development/dac-gender-equality-marker.htm

including 100% of EU electoral observation missions 11 . The target being 85% by 2020, and

considering that the results were on average 47.3% in 2015, the progress is undeniable.

Notwithstanding these areas where more needs to be done, this Implementation Report demonstrates significant progress and provides a solid base for strengthened implementation in 2017 and beyond to 2020.

2.1. Progress on institutional culture shift in the European Union External Relations

The new emphasis on institutional culture shift in GAP II (an ambitious step ahead from the first GAP) enables the EU, through its External Relations, to contribute significantly and robustly to the achievement of the GAP II objectives on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Progress has been made on the six institutional culture shift objectives, even allowing for the time taken for GAP II start-up and implementation.

In line with Objective 1 – "Increased coherence and coordination among EU institutions and Member States" - GAP II has provided an additional opportunity for discussion and consultation between Delegations and Member States in partner countries, even if, to date, there is little formal coordination. Where these mechanisms exist – between EUD and EU Member States, or more broadly with government and other international actors – GAP II is on the agenda. The Reports submitted enumerate political and policy dialogue occasions where gender equality and/or specific issues, such as Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), are raised, but there is little evidence that gender equality dimensions are on the agenda in all dialogues. It is not possible from the reports to gain a full understanding of the substance of dialogues in partner countries given that they are often confidential. The reports from DG NEAR are a notable exception, providing detail on the topics discussed, commitments made and follow-up actions. It remains crucial to emphasise the importance of integrating gender dimensions into Sector Dialogues, such as on Public Finance Management, Public Administration Reform, Trade, Energy, Agriculture, Transport and Infrastructure. However, these expected outcomes will not be fully met within the first reports as this is a part of the institutional cultural shift, to educate, train, institutionalise and mainstream gender throughout and across all parts of the EU's external actions.

It is important to mention that in several instances EU Delegations and Member States cooperated to generate the gender analysis (requirement under Objective 4). This is a good precursor of joint actions and division of labour – regarding the implementation of the GAP II at the country level. In fewer instances the process also closely involved country partners.

In line with Objective 2 – "Dedicated leadership on gender equality and girls' and women's empowerment…" – GAP II seems to have energised more dedicated leadership across the different actors. A number of Ambassadors, Heads of Mission (HoMs), Heads of

11 This figure only covers IcSP (Articles 3 and 4) PI and EOM operations (EIDHR). It does not include CFSP operations in 2016 as the latter are not registered in CRIS and consequently not marked against the OECD

Gender Marker. This situation will be corrected in the coming reporting years.

Cooperation (HoCs) and Heads of Department have given more priority to the implementation of the GAP II. Several reports, for example, highlight the engagement of political and management leaders and staff in the 16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women.

New EUD GFPs have been appointed or nominated and although for some their time is stretched as the GFP tasks are in addition to their core or other responsibilities, they appear to be gaining in expertise, and enjoying greater hierarchy backing. There is still a long way to go but progress is significant regarding synergy of hierarchy support and involvement of GFPs with the GAP implementation.

In line with Objective 3 – "Sufficient resources allocated by EU Institutions and Member States to deliver on gender equality commitments and Objective 5 – "Results for women and girls measured and resources allocated to systematically track progress" - data available for the Commission action shows an encouraging perspective regarding use of financial resources for gender equality and women's empowerment (GEWE). In 2015 the European Commission committed EUR 188 million for programmes and projects having gender equality and women's empowerment as main objective (therefore marked G2); while about EUR 2,500 million have been allocated to programmes and projects having gender equality and women's empowerment as a significant objective, marked G1.

The figures regarding the new decisions and contracts for 2016 indicate a further increase in the ODA gender sensitive allocation: EUR 9,300 million are marked with OECD Gender Marker 1 thus pertaining to actions that are gender mainstreamed, while EUR 419 million have been allocated to specific actions for gender equality and women's empowerment (marked OECD Gender Marker 2).

While it is not possible to provide a linear correlation between this positive trend and any specific action taken, some explanations may relate to the institutional commitment on GEWE reflected in the GAP II, for instance:

• Cumulative result of training on gender mainstreaming and use of the OECD gender marker

• Assistance provided to the mainstreaming of gender into individual new contracts (i.e. action documents)

• Increased availability and use of gender analysis.

Further analysis will be required to understand the progress more specifically; however, it is possible to use these data to make an informed decision on the necessity to increase funding for specific action on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Table 1. 2016 ODA figures, administrative costs (type of aid G01) excluded, co-financing included

Commitment % of total Disbursement % of total

2016 (in EUR) commitment 2016 (in EUR) disbursement

2016 2016

DEVCO

OECD GM 0 3,058,250.261 32,45 3,839,781.914 63,50

OECD GM 1 6,018,324.278 63,87 2,015,574.799 33,33

OECD GM 2 346,875.120 3,68 191,849.066 3,17 Total 9,423,449.659 6,047,205.779

NEAR

OECD GM 0 1,656,449.768 36,00 1,906,797.488 62,72

OECD GM 1 2,871,925.291 62,42 1,076,457.135 35,41

OECD GM 2 72,250.000 1,57 56,911.441 1,87

Total 4,600,625.059 3,040,166.063

Other DGs

OECD GM 0 2,593,227.735 86,21 2,260,984.861 65,99

OECD GM 1 414,637.926 13,79 1,132,065.314 33,04

OECD GM 2 0 0,00 33,175.308 0,97

Total 3,007,865.662 3,426,225.483

COM overall

OECD GM 0 7,307,927.764 42,91 8,007,564.264 63,99

OECD GM 1 9,304,887.496 54,63 4,224,097.248 33,76

OECD GM 2 419.125.120 2,46 281,935.815 2,25

Total 17,031,940.380 12,513,597.326

Progress can be seen compared with 2015 data were on average 47.3% of new initiatives were marked OECD Gender Marker 1 or 2, whereas in 2016, this increased to 57.75%. EU Member States, who are OECD members as well, will report on their resources allocated to gender equality directly to OECD.

In line with Objective 4 – "Robust gender evidence used to inform all EU external spending, programming and policy making" – gender analysis has become a mandatory requirement for all new external actions (bilateral, regional and thematic) and it is central in progress towards shifting institutional cultures. EU Delegations, Commission services, the EEAS and EU Member States were required (by June 2016) to have a gender analysis at the correct level of intervention (context specific, and, as appropriate, at sector, project or national level), unless such a study existed already and was still current. The gender analysis would inform the selection of thematic objectives and indicators and all subsequent project actions' design and formulation.

During 2016, 42 Delegations reported to have completed a Gender Analysis Study: 15 written anew in-house using existing and reliable sources, 11 prepared anew through contracting external experts commissioned under Framework Contracts (supported by EU funding), 10 analyses carried out jointly with other partners (implying also pooling of funds), and 6 instances where the Delegations relied on gender analysis of trustworthy external resources (e.g. development banks' country gender profiles).

For the most part, the gender analyses prepared or referred to during 2016 are broad in scope, covering the legal, human rights and policy frameworks, political, economic, social and socio-cultural context, and key government, civil society and international actors. In many instances the statistics and data available are not sufficiently in-depth for use in design of action documents on the EU's selected concentration areas. This means that even where a gender country profile exists, further action is required for generating data – as part of the preparation of the action documents – to provide the level of detail required. Thus, in many cases, additional sector-specific gender analysis is/will be required at programme or project formulation stage.

Sometimes the validation process of the gender analysis report was prolonged and difficult. An important lesson to draw from the experiences observed is that a gender analysis exercise is not independent of the political context; while this can involve painstaking processes it opens also a truly needed space for debating the way in which data are generated and analysed at the country level and internally for the EU actors.

The desired timeline – gender analysis completed by June 2016, leading to coordination and/or collaboration with EU Member States in partner countries and the selection of objectives, and in turn informing current and planned activities and action documents, i.e. project design and formulation – was not realisable. The reasons vary: some delays were strictly procedural (the time required to prepare and launch a contract); other delays relate to a participatory process of validation that was long and complex; yet other delays were due to the limited human resources available to follow up with the contract and the daunting workload beyond the GAP II, (and some Delegations' staff were relocated due to the security situation in the country). In several instances the preparation and validation of the gender analysis included also the coordination and selection of the GAP II objectives to be pursued in the country. Some gender analyses were completed in late 2016, with some more due to start or be completed during 2017.

A review of selected programme proposals in the second-half of 2016 (submitted to the internal Quality check by the so-called Quality Support Group) showed that most Action Documents (ADs) were prepared before the gender analysis was done or completed. Some draw on existing gender analysis of EU, international and/or national partners, but are weakened by a lack of sector-specific gender analysis. Gender analysis and data are present in some Action Documents (AD) cross-cutting Annexes, and briefly in the cross-cutting issues section of ADs, but not in the main body of the AD (context, problem analysis, objective, risks/assumptions, activities, results, log frame). It is expected that the impact of gender analysis will be more evident in the new project proposals prepared in 2017 and reported upon in the next report.

In line with objective 6 – "Partnerships fostered between EU and stakeholders to build national capacity for gender equality" – there is evidence that training is taking place in many Delegations, at HQ level and in EU Member States; and is attended not only by GFPs but also by Programme Managers from the Cooperation Section and staff from the Political Section. Gender perspectives are covered in many training sessions at HQ and in partner countries. The annual European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) forum organised by the Commission, and the biannual Human Rights Training week organised by EEAS are two examples. Importantly, gender issues are the focus of one day's training in the Human Rights Training week, but it is not obvious that the gender dimensions of the other topics covered in other sessions are explored. From the information available and feedback from participants, it seems that further work must be done to not only attach dedicated sessions on gender methodology/ awareness to other events but actually to mainstream gender in content and methodology of the training. Work has started under the care of Knowledge Management services in the Commission on ensuring the quality of trainers as much as the standard training content.

Gender mainstreaming in Zambia

The Zambia EDF portfolio is an example of good practice in progress on gender

mainstreaming, with consistent attention to gender across the different programmes and

activities, for example, attention to women traders in the agriculture sector, a focus on

gender in governance, and the integration of gender issues in the policy dialogue.

The following elements appear to have played a role:

• - 

  Strong policy and good guidelines by the Commission. - A strong focus by selected EUMSs on gender allowing for alignment on gender issues. - Gender champions at different levels within the organisation including at senior level in the Delegation, in HQ, as well as some champions within the Zambian Government. - The existence of an internal EUD Quality Support Group which meets regularly and facilitates dialogue and exchange on gender across different sectors, and allows for the identification of opportunities. - Technical support to gender through a dedicated focal person who also provides the monitoring and evaluation support.

These positive elements have come together to produce a strong focus on gender. This process also highlighted a weakness of EUD's institutional memory when it recently emerged that the EU had supported an important gender initiative a decade ago, but no one could recall this initiative or find related documentation.

Source: Evaluation of 11 th EDF

2.2. Progress on thematic priorities and objectives

Progress is being made towards the GAP II stated aim of transforming the lives of girls and women through, for example, eliminating violence, ending harmful practices, ensuring access to education/ technical and vocational education and training, to health care services, to financial and advisory services, and ensuring political voice and participation. Transforming gender power relations in every sphere is a long-term endeavour. Eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls and boys and men, is an important step in shifting gender relations, as is enabling women and girls to enjoy and exercise their full human rights and seek redress if these rights are ignored or abused. However, transforming gender power relations necessitates challenging and transforming the 'mainstream' of social, economic, political, cultural, civic life. The roots of gender-based discrimination and inequality, reinforced when intersected by other forms of inequality based on race, ethnicity, caste, age, ability, religion, gender identity, etc., need to be challenged and changed in every sphere.

As the timeframe of GAP II is not synchronised with the EU's seven-year financial and programming cycle, 2014-2020, the selection of EU concentration areas for support in partner countries was complete, and the related programming was underway, before GAP II implementation began. Many actions reported upon started in 2014 or 2015.While it was possible retrospectively to align many programmes to specific GAP II Thematic Objectives, this was not the case for indicators. Hence, many Delegations and the full range of actors have chosen project indicators. By contrast, many new programmes approved in 2016 were formulated with GAP II Objectives and Indicators in mind.

Objective 7 (Girls and Women free from all forms of violence against them (VAWG) both in the public and in the private sphere) was the Objective selected most frequently, for example, by 77 Delegations (approximately 69% of submitted reports), by 15 EU Member States Capitals (68% of reports), and NEAR services (73% of reports). Thematic Objective 13 (Equal access for girls and women to all levels of quality education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) free from discrimination) and Objective 17 (Equal rights and ability for women to participate in policy and governance processes at all levels) were the next highest: 54 Delegations and 10 EU Member States capitals, and 53 Delegations and 9 EU Member States capitals respectively. Headquarters followed this trend with Objective 7 again being the Objective selected most often. Across the board, Objective 20 (Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate and influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues) has the lowest selection number.

• 3. 

  EU Actors Progress

3.1. EU Delegations (EUD)

(See Annex 2, Tables 4 & 6 for summary table of EUDs, programmes, thematic objectives.)

On Reporting, GAP II reports for Year 1 were submitted by 108 Delegations (81% of the total), in six geographical regions (Americas, Asia and Pacific, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, and Western and Central Africa – OECD classification). Several Delegations cover more than one country (reporting in total on the cooperation in 133 partner countries. 26 Delegations did not report, table 2. Reporting from Delegations to developed OECD countries was optional. Delegations to International organisation partners (UN, WTO, OECD, etc.) were not requested to report.

Delegations did not reply to every question, and sometimes responded with N/A, 'all', or left questions unanswered. Therefore the following numbers per region and in the accompanying table need to be treated with some caution. Nevertheless, they are more likely to be an underthan an over-estimation. In addition, Delegations sometimes reported in different ways, for example on political dialogue, some presented occasions and dates, others gave a guesstimate. Likewise, the Indicator and question on EU Member States programmes supporting the achievement of GAP II was interpreted in two ways: most Delegations counted the number of EU Member States programmes, others provided a number for the EU Member States operating in the country.

Table 2. EUDs that did not provide reports (full details available in Annex 1 Table 1)

Per Region EUDs that did not submit a report

Americas Canada, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic

Asia and Pacific Brunei, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan

Eastern and Southern Africa Sudan

Europe and Central Asia Iceland (explanation sent), Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Turkmenistan

Middle East and North Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE Africa,

Western and Central Africa Benin, Nigeria (will begin GAP II in 2017), Republic of Congo, Togo

On the Institutional Cultural Shift, gender equality and women's rights are the focus of political and policy dialogue Delegations hold with partners in most countries, however, the extent to which gender equality dimensions are mainstreamed in all dialogues is unclear (maybe also for reasons related to confidentiality). Nevertheless, in 66 partner countries women's rights have been included as a priority in the Human Rights Country Strategy (see indicator 1.4.3.). EU Member States are supporting programmes which contribute towards the implementation of GAP II in 65 partner countries. EUD or EU Member States Champions have been identified in 48 partner countries and GFPs nominated or appointed in 67. Some informal or formal burden sharing between EUD and EU Member States is in place in 29 partner countries. Coordination is led by an EU actor in 35 partner countries; in several, however, donor coordination mechanisms on gender do not exist or are not functioning.

However, there is some consultation with the National Gender Equality Machineries that exist and with civil society organisations (CSOs) also on gender equality issues, even if not formalised. Consultation may take place, for example, around EUD EIDHR and Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities (CSO-LA) calls for proposals.

On Thematic priorities and objectives, the data included in the thematic objectives reports, refers to a selection of programmes and projects funded by the EUDs and EU Member States in partner countries. Most of the selected actions are targeted to gender equality or women's rights and some are mainstreamed actions. The information that can be filtered through these reports does not reflect the whole volume of funding and investment by EU in any given country.

It should be noted that many large programmes are attributed to several thematic objectives, as they contain several components. Reports use a mix of GAP II Indicators and Project or Outcome Indicators. Apart from actual GAP II Indicators, only those other Indicators which closely aligned to a GAP II Indicator were counted in the Summary Tables. A full breakdown by objective, indicator and region is in Annex 2, Table 4.

There is some degree of discrepancy in how amounts allocated are reported. Frequently the amounts indicated represent the allocations for the total programme or project, covering all components and multiple years. This makes it impossible to compare or aggregate data accurately. To address this deficit, a separate analysis of centrally-held data on ODA Commitment for GEWE in 2016 was performed. Data and analysis for the Commission are found as Annex 3 of this Report.

The structure and length of Thematic Priority and Objective reports received by EUDs also vary considerably. Some are more elaborate, selecting multiple objectives and listing multiple programmes and projects. Others are brief, or partial, for example presenting only one section, e.g. the one on institutional culture shift or on thematic priority and objectives. Input by EU Member States into the EUD also varies widely as not all EU Member States present in each country contributed to the reports.

As a result, many reports contain only a partial view of EU Member States activities reports.

Overall, all three Thematic Priorities were selected in all Regions as is required by the GAP; the graph below shows the trends. Thematic Priority B scored first globally, with some regional variations.

Table 3. Thematic Priorities Chosen by Delegations, by Region (no. of Delegations)

180

162

160 152 Thematic Priority B: Physical and 140 Psychological 127 Integrity

120 Thematic Priority C:

100 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -

80 Economic and Social Empowerment

60 Thematic Priority D: Political and civil

40 38 rights - Voice and 32 36 26 32 33 26 Participation

19 25 20 20

26 26

20 17 18 16 16 15

0

Americas Asia & East.& Europe & MENA Western TOTAL Pacific South. Centr. & Central

Africa & Asia Africa Indian

Ocean

Many Delegations chose several Thematic Objectives, within each of the Thematic Priorities.

Table 4 (below) describes the overall selection of Thematic Objectives, by Region. As already mentioned, the emphasis on action to combat and eliminate sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls is reflected in the selection of Thematic Objective 7 (Girls and women free from all forms of violence against them (VAWG) both in the public and in the private sphere) which was chosen by 77 Delegations out of the responding 111. Together with Objective 13 (Equal access for girls and women to all levels of quality education and vocational education and training free from discrimination), 17 (Equal rights and ability for women to participate in policy and governance processes at all levels) with respectively 54 and 53 EUD out of the total each, and Objective 15 (Equal access by women to financial services, productive resources including land, trade and entrepreneurship), with 39 Delegations, they are the four mostly selected Thematic Objectives globally.

Table 4. EUD Selection of Thematic Objectives (by no. of EU Delegations, by Region)

Africa Africa Europe

Objective East/ West/ Americas Asia & &

South Central Pacific Central

MENA Total

Asia

7.Girls & women free from all forms 17 13 10 15 12 10 77 of violence

• 13. 

  Education &

training 14 8 7 10 10 5 54

• 17. 

  Policy & governance 13 12 4 10 8 6 53 processes

• 15. 

  Financial

services etc. 10 7 5 7 6 4 39

• 18. 

  WOs, CSOs, HRDs able to work 7 4 4 8 6 4 33 etc.

• 11. 

  Control over

sexuality & SRH 8 8 3 7 0 0 26

• 14. 

  Access to decent

work 2 3 5 8 3 5 26

• 16. 

  Access & control over clean 6 5 5 2 1 0 19 water, energy, etc.

• 19. 

  Challenged & changed

discriminatory 4 4 4 2 3 2 19

social norms

• 10. 

  Quality health

care services 5 6 2 2 2 2 19

• 12. 

  Healthy

nutrition levels 3 3 1 5 1 0 13

• 8. 

  Trafficking for

exploitation 1 1 1 3 3 2 11

• 9. 

  Protection in

crisis situations 2 2 0 3 1 2 10

• 20. 

  Decisionmaking on 1 2 2 2 0 2 9 climate/env. issues

The choice of Thematic Objectives varies considerably across regions, reflecting different levels of social, economic and political development as well different priorities and challenges in relation to gender equality and women's rights. However, whilst regional policy and social contexts have a certain influence over these choices, data should be taken with caution: the higher or lesser predominance of Thematic Objectives across Regions very frequently reflects almost exclusively the objectives of GEWE-specific programmes or projects financed by Delegations.

Data should be looked at in percentage points, as illustrated by the graph below, since the number of responding Delegations in the various Regions varies. From this perspective, we can note that:

Box 3. EUD thematic priorities (in percentage)

• - 

  Objective 7 (Girls and women free from all forms of violence) scores high across all

  regions, with top score in Europe and Central Asia (80% of the responding Delegations selected it as an Objective).

• - 

  Objective 13 (Education and training) has more variations, ranging from 33% in the

  MENA Region to 64% of Delegations in Eastern and Southern Africa.

• - 

  Objective 17 (Policy and governance processes) ranges from 22% in the Americas to

  59% of Delegations in Eastern and Southern Africa.

• - 

  Objective 15 (Access to Financial Services…) ranges between 27and 45 %

• - 

  Objective 18 (Support to WO, CSOs etc.) is supported, although to limited extents, in all Regions, whilst

• - 

  Objective 11 (Control over sexuality and SRH) is absent in both the MENA and the

  European and Central Asian regions.

• - 

  Objective 14 (Access to decent work) is supported in all Regions, ranging from 38% of

  Delegations in Asia and the Pacific to 9% in Western and Central Africa.

Table 5. Thematic Objectives: frequency of selection, by Regions (no. of selected objectives/total selected within the Region)

• 20. 

  Decision-making on

climate/env. issues 5%

9% 5%

• 9. 

  Protection in crisis 14%

situations 10% 23% 14%

• 8. 

  Trafficking for 14% 0% 10% 7%

exploitation 18% 10% 20% 8%

5% 24% 9%

• 12. 

  Healthy nutrition 27% 14%

7% 10%

levels 10% 13% 12%

9% 29%

10%

10% 20% 17%

• 10. 

  Quality health care 7%

services 36% 19% 17%

11% 38% 20%

0% 13% 6% 0% 17%

• 19. 

  Challenge & 24% 6% 13%

change discrimin. 32% 11% 23%

social norms 14% 13%

22% 33%

40% 0%

• 16. 

  Access & control 13% 23%

over clean water,

energy, etc. 38%

13%

45% 28% 0% 38% 40%

• 14. 

  Access to decent 33% 29%

work 19% 28%

0%

• 11. 

  ...Control over 33% 35%

sexuality & SRH 59% 33% 17%

27% 53%

22%

• 18. 

  WOs, CSOs, HRDs 27%

able to work etc. 48% 47%

57% 28%

• 15. 

  Financial services 40%

etc. 64%

67% 22%

48% 48%

• 17. 

  Policy &

governance processes 38%

33% 39%

• 13. 

  Education & training 77%

  62% 71%

  80%

67% 69%

56% 7.Girls & women free from... violence

E/S Africa W/C Africa Americas Asia/Pac Eur/Cent Asia MENA Total

Looking at the choice of indicators of GAP II used at the country level, the analysis of Objective 7 shows an emphasis on Justice, Rule of Law, and Security Sector Reform programmes (Indicator 7.5) and on percentage of referred cases (7.3). Indicator 7.2 (Prevalence of experience of violence), which also scores highly, appears to back this trend. The reports contain some information on programmes with adolescent girls and boys on VAWG, but few related to work with men in this area. This finding, coupled with the scarcity of programmes specifically targeting the change of social norms (Objective 19) seem to point to the need to put more emphasis on the necessity of social transformation to reach the goal of gender equality.

The highest scoring Indicator under Objective 13 is 13.1 (Primary completion rate for girls and boys), followed by Indicators 13.2 (Secondary completion rate for girls and boys), 13.3 (Tertiary enrolment rates for women and men) and 13.10 (Ratio of female to male who have benefitted from Vocational Education and Training / skills development and other active labour market EU support).

Under Objective 18, is notable that Indicator 18.1 (Women Human Rights Defenders) scores highest in Asia/Pacific, followed by Eastern and Southern Africa, and lowest or not at all in Americas, Europe/Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and West/Central Africa.

The programmes and projects included in the reports span across the full spectrum of EU and EU Member States cooperation instruments and modalities: Bilateral, Regional, European Development Fund (EDF) 10 and 11, Budget Support, Sector Support, Joint Programmes, Thematic Programmes, co-funding, EIDHR and CSO-LA projects, INGO programmes; they include core support to institutions and CSOs, and vary in size from large multi-annual programmes to one-off initiatives, for example, supported by a EU Member States Embassy. In addition to the above mentioned Rule of Law and Access to Justice programmes, they span across sectors: Health (maternal, nutrition), Education/VET, Water, and Agriculture.

From the information provided, support in economic empowerment and rights mostly comprises programmes to increase access to financial services and productive resources (Objective 15) and on rural advisory and community-level financial services (Indicators 15.8 and 15.6). Land tenure (Indicator 15.7) features, as well.

The number of programmes in formal sector employment and access to decent work for women of all ages (Objective 14) is on average low (26 Delegations out of the reporting 108), with slightly higher numbers in MENA, Asia/Pacific and the Americas. Informal employment and unpaid care work received little attention (the related GAP II Indicators were selected respectively by three and one EUD). However, those Delegations which did support this objective offered examples of comprehensive and multi-dimensional programmes.

Some important sectors appear less frequently, including key EU Concentration Areas such as Public Finance Management (PFM), Public Administration Reform (PAR), Transport, Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency and Energy Sustainability. When it comes to GEWE objectives, support to the Governance, Transparency and Accountability area seems to be limited to Rule of Law and Access to Justice, and participation in governance processes.

There are few gender-responsive budgeting initiatives. Indicator 17.7 (on GRB at local and national level) is mentioned 15 times across the six regions. Work in conflict-affected and crisis contexts does not feature significantly in the EUD reports from the six regions. A small number of EUD reports mentions support to the development and review of National Action Plans on UNSCR 1325 (Women, Peace and Security).

It is expected that future Action Documents will be developed based on mandatory gender analysis, so that GAP II Objectives will feature more prominently in key sectors, such as PFM, PAR, the wider governance agenda, energy, transport. (See Annex 2, Table 5 for numbers of ongoing programmes and related GAP II Indicators.)

3.2. European External Action Service (EEAS)

On reporting, relevant Divisions provided evidence-based information as per indicators.

Internationally, and together with Commission services and EU Member States, the EEAS continued to play a key role in advancing gender equality and women's empowerment, by promoting the full implementation of 2030 Agenda, the mainstreaming of gender across all the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and actively engaging with partner countries to

achieve this goal at the 60 th session of UN Commission on the status of women and the 32 nd

session of UN Human Rights Council as the key policy-making UN fora.

Moreover, gender equality and gender-based violence were raised in political dialogues with partner countries. In 2016, it was largely raised in 34 out of 41 Human Rights dialogues/subcommittees, informal working groups and human rights-related discussions. The new human rights and democracy countries strategies for the period 2016-2020 included gender equality as one of the main priorities, or as an underlying priority.

Additionally, the EEAS has continued to contribute to, and promote, the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, in line with the Comprehensive Approach to the EU implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on WPS. The Principal Advisor on Gender and Women, Peace and Security was appointed in late 2015.

The EEAS took action to strengthen the role of Gender Focal Points (GFPs) through training and the planned establishment of the European Network of GFPs. Furthermore, action was taken to improve the ratio of women HoMs which had dropped to 20.3% from 24% in 2014.

On Institutional Cultural Shift in the EU external relations, EEAS made significant progress across the first three Objectives. Further steps will be taken to integrate specific indicators for which results can be expected under the next reporting period. (See Annex 1 Table 2 for Summary table)

In line with Objective 1 – "Increased coherence and coordination among EU institutions and Member States" – EU statements delivered in the UN Security Council have included a clear focus on gender equality, in the UN CSW61, at the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, and other UN meetings. In addition, ad hoc EU statements were delivered on several occasions which include International Day of Zero tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation (6 February), International Women's Day (8 March), International Day for the Elimination of Sexual violence in Conflict (19 June), and International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November). The EEAS worked closely with the Council of Europe (CoE) sharing similar positions on Gender Policies. In line with the EU policy on gender equality, Estonia as the 2016 CoE Chairmanship promoted the CoE's Gender Equality Strategy for 2014-2017 with a focus on new media in promoting gender equality.

More than half of the new HR and Democracy Country Strategies for the period 2016-2019 were received. Gender Equality is included as one of their main priorities, or as an underlying priority, in 66 of the received strategies. The list is confidential and cannot be disseminated.

In line with Objective 2 - "Dedicated leadership on gender equality and girls' and women's empowerment…" - the EEAS Principal Advisor on Gender and on the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (PAG) - acted as the Senior Gender Champion. The EUD to the UN Office in Geneva was part of the International Gender Champions Initiative since its inception.

Out of 138 Delegations, there are currently 28 women HoDs, which corresponds to the 20.3%. Two posts are still vacant. There are 17 CSDP (Common Security and Defence Policy) civilian and military missions and operations (10 civilian and 7 military). 5 out the 10 civilian missions are headed by women, while the military missions are all headed by men. This yields 29% of female HoMs.

Twice per year, the EEAS is organising a Human Resource Network meeting with Human Resources Directors from all 28 EU Member States.

Based on available data and collected experience, there is still a gender barrier for women to have access to management posts. EEAS contacted EU Member States to encourage women candidates to apply. Every selection procedure was conducted with due consideration for equal opportunities, and provided women candidates apply, in principle, they are included in the list of the pre-selected/shortlisted candidates. In addition selection panels are genderbalanced.

Weekly coordination and information exchange meetings are taking place on Gender/WPS policies in order to develop common inputs to current scenarios and events and support each other's efforts within EEAS HQ, while promoting and facilitating better coordination of common GEWE/WPS work. The establishment of the European Network of Gender Focal Points is work in progress.

Twenty-two staff members from Delegations, 9 from Member States and 4 from HQ participated in EEAS Human Rights Training on gender equality (November 2016), and gender equality is mainstreamed in all training included in the two human rights training weeks per year During the Human Rights Training week in 2016, one day was dedicated to 'Gender equality and women's empowerment – a priority for the EU internally and externally'. Gender was one of the courses during the Human Rights week and gender issues were presented during the last Heads of Political Section seminar. Three specific gender trainings were conducted and gender was mainstreamed in 44 trainings organised by ESDC (European Security and Defence College).

In line with Objective 3 – "Sufficient resources allocated by EU Institutions and Member States to deliver on gender equality commitments" – in 2016 the EEAS recruited a senior expert on gender to the PAG office. In CSDP (EU Common Security and Defence Policy) structures there is a double-hatted expert (gender and human rights) at CMPD, both are Seconded National Experts.

In CSDP missions there were 8 experts (some of them double- or triple hatted).

GFP networks, aiming at promoting gender mainstreaming, was set up by two Civilian

Planning and Conduct Capability civilian missions in Georgia and Kosovo 12 , which will be

part of the future European Network of Gender Focal Points.

12 This designation is without prejudice on status, and is in line with the UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

In line with Objective 4 – "Robust Gender evidence used to inform all EU external spending, programming and policy making" - the EEAS is strongly engaged with women's organisations and women Human Rights Defenders, based both in Europe and in partners countries, and politically support their work for, and in defence of the rights of women and girls. HQ and Delegations closely monitored and followed-up their situations, ensuring political and effective support at different levels.

Within the framework of the EU Informal Taskforce on Women, Peace and Security there are formal consultations and regular dialogues with CSO working for women's rights and gender equality including with Women Human Rights Defenders.

3.3. European Commission services 13 in charge of external relations

3.3.1. In the frame of Fragile and Post-conflict situations' management

(See Annex 2, Table 6 for Summary of selected Thematic Objectives)

The reports on the long term efforts to mainstream the gender dimension in the management of crisis and post conflict situations and – at the same time - in partnership relations with third countries have been provided by all services concerned.

On Institutional Cultural Shift in the EU external relations, the reports indicate a longterm effort to mainstream gender in the management of crisis and post-conflict situations. More recently, gender has been considered in the Partnership Instrument's areas of action. For IcSP a Gender Facility (external technical services) has been created to maximise gender mainstreaming in EUDs and HQ programming, while a good level of gender awareness can be found whenever CSO consultations are organised. Gender also remains a key issue of concern in the implementation of EU Electoral Observation Missions.

In line with Objective 2– "Dedicated leadership on gender equality and girls' and women's empowerment…" - no gender champions have been identified for the moment, but the use of a gender sensitive approach to the programming under the Instrument contributing to Security and Peace (IcSP) is actively encouraged in relation to Article 3 – non-programmable – and Article 4 – programmable – interventions, including through the use of the IcSP Gender Facility, which operates to maximise gender mainstreaming throughout identification, formulation and/or implementation.

In line with Objective 3 – "Sufficient resources allocated by EU Institutions and Member States to deliver on gender equality commitments" – specific training has been organised on sexual harassment. The IcSP and the Partnership Instrument benefit from a GFP each with at least 3 years of gender expertise and more than 5 years in the field of peace building, including WPS. In addition, under Common Foreign and Security Policy operations and those under the Foreign Policy Regulatory Instruments (Sanctions, Anti-Torture and the Kimberly Process) & Election Observation, GFPs have been nominated (June 2016).

In line with Objective 4 – "Robust gender evidence used to inform all EU external spending, programming and policy making" – the IcSP Gender Facility's technical services were used 11 times throughout 2016 to inform measures/programmes, to develop gender related indicators and to provide conceptual inputs for ongoing and future engagement on media and on gender norms and conflict.

Despite the fact that IcSP Action Documents under Article 4 are not subject to internal

quality check processes, gender was included in the IcSP Annual Action Plan (AAP) 2016 14 :

13 The Gender Action Plan 2016 – 2020 applies to European Commission services (Directorates-General

International Cooperation and Development, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, and when relevant European Civil Protection Humanitarian Aid as well as the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments) and to the European External Action Service (EEAS), each for the areas where they are in charge, both at headquarters and EU Delegations level. See Council Conclusions 13201/15 of 26 October 2015, pg. 8 para2. 14 COM (2016) 300 i Working Document, Part I – Statement of Operational Expenditure annexed to the Commission Draft Budget annexed to the Draft Budget of the European Commission for the financial year 2017.

7 IcSP action documents under Article 4 and 4 crisis response actions under Article 3 used the Gender Facility to strengthen the gender relevance of their objectives and activities.

On the other hand, no use of technical services is in place yet to support proper gender analysis for Partnership Instrument's action. Despite this, 2 programmes are being planned on the basis of the EUDs gender country profiles and the Commission's gender expert's comments – provided during the QSG process - have been included in the specific programming.

Indicator 4.3.1 "% of programmes using findings of consultations with National Gender Equality Mechanisms, CSOs, women's organisations, to inform action design" is not applicable to the Common Foreign and Security Policy, although Common Security and Defence Policy missions and EU Special Security Representatives (EUSR) consult with relevant CSOs to promote the security and status of women. Similarly, it does not apply to Electoral Observation Missions (EOM), but the standard EU methodology for EOMs foresees that the issue of women's participation is mainstreamed into all aspects of the mission and its reporting on women's participation in the electoral process.

Finally, Women Human Rights Defenders and other organisations involved in Women Peace and Security are involved in consultations with the Commission services on possible policy responses to fragile and post conflict situations as part of upstream discussion on nonprogrammable and programmable interventions under the IcSP. This kind of consultation is ensured through the Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) which supports a robust EU- level dialogue mechanism between EU decision-makers and civil society actors on conflict prevention and peacebuilding issues. For the Partnership Instrument, FPI also identifies programmes that will directly involve CSOs working for women's rights in the targeted countries.

In line with Objective 6 – "Partnerships fostered between EU and stakeholders to build national capacity for gender equality" – IcSP supports the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in undertaking a 'Data collection on Violence against Women

in conflict-risk areas' in 10 OSCE countries in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe 15

over 3 years starting in 2016. It aims to create an evidence base on violence against women and girls (VAWG) for long-term use for improved policy making and programming by relevant national actors, such as those of security, executive and legislature and social sectors. Through the IcSP Gender Facility, FPI also supported the review of indicators on UNSCR 1325 and 1820.

On Thematic priorities and objectives, EEAS/ Commission services dealing with fragile and post conflict situations management selected three Thematic Objectives: 9 (Protection in crisis situations), 15 (Access to financial services, etc.) and 17 (Participation in governance processes).

Three programmes/instruments were listed: Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) (Objective 9), Partnership

15 The regions/countries to be covered in a first wave of survey are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine.

Instrument (Objective 15) and EOM Missions (Objective 17) accompanied by GAP II Indicators.

Box 4. Focus of thematic Objectives

Objective Programme Indicator

• 9. 

  Protection for all IcSP % of financial engagement in support of women and men of Women, Peace and Security Agenda under all ages from programmable interventions – (Article 4) SGBV in crisis situations through EU supported operations

  CFSP 9.8% of peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions with specific provisions to improve the security and status of girls and women of all ages. 16

• 15. 

  Equal access by 1. Partnership Instrument 15.2 Address the Gender gap in wages, by women to financial Women's Economic sector in economic activity (SDG 5.1) services, Empowerment in Latin productive America and G7 resources including countries. land, trade and entrepreneurship etc.

• 17. 

  Equal rights EOM Missions 17.4% representation of women among and ability for technical experts deployed in electoral women to observation missions. participate in policy and governance processes at all levels.

With respect to IcSP the report is limited to the programmable and centrally-managed operations for IcSP under Article 4, while Delegations are responsible for the reporting on the non-programmable actions they manage under Article 3.

16 Policy orientations and mandates for CFSP actions are decided by the Council, therefore it is not possible to

impose the use of any specific indicators – whether activity or output-based. That is why the indicators listed differ from the indicators in GAP II.

3.3.2. In the frame of International Cooperation and Development.

(See Annex 2, Table 6 for Summary of selected Thematic Objectives)

On Reporting, twenty specific reports have been collected, fourteen of which from operational services, while information from coordination services has been drawn from direct interviews.

On the several objectives of the Institutional Cultural Shift in EU external relations, progress on implementation of GAP II is evident.

Gender equality and women's rights have been included in several international agendas with EU emphasising gender equality issues. For instance in the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, in the outcome document of the Second High Level meeting held in Nairobi in 2016 (gender is one of the indicators for monitoring the Global Partnership), or in the Symposium on Food Security organised by the G7 in Japan in October 2016 (EU facilitated a panel on gender), etc. DG DEVCO contributed to preparation of EU statements promoting women's rights and women's empowerment in key UN events, as well as international days on human rights. More evidently in the Proposal for a new European Consensus on Development adopted in May 2017, submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in November 2016, gender equality and women empowerment were listed among the global challenges to be tackled by and the principle values which drive the EU development action. The increasing volume of background briefs (91 this year) on gender equality for bilateral and multilateral meetings prepared by DG DEVCO is noteworthy as an indicator of the frequency with which EU is pushing the issue.

A strong leadership has been driving the policy dialogue at thematic and regional level and the implementation of the GAP II. A non-institutional Strategic Advisor for gender equality has been nominated as well as a "European Expert Network on International cooperation and development"

GEWE is strongly supported at top management level in all areas: in the instruction for preparing the financial instruments Mid-Term Review, for instance, gender equality has been included among the criteria for the analysis.

During the European Development Days, in June 2016, the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development said: "We should all aspire to a world where the rights of girls and women are claimed, valued and respected by all. And where everyone is able to fulfil their potential and contribute to a fairer and more just society". In addition, he highlighted his intention to promote a global initiative on gender equality and women empowerment which is now under preparation. The focus might be on fighting all forms of violence against women and girls.

Several champions have been identified – at top and middle management, while in some cases the identification reached the operational level, like in the Rural Development sector where an exercise is ongoing to support Commission staff (at Delegations and HQ level) to engender food and nutrition and agricultural programmes and policy dialogue. A guidance note on how to include gender in the specific area has been prepared as well as standing technical support for Delegations.

Increased attention to GEWE is also paid in the Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, Gulf, Pacific geographic areas, with the organisation, for instance, of an event on 'Empowered Women, Prosperous Afghanistan', fringe event of the Afghanistan Conference held in October 2016, and the organisation of a working group event on violence against women in the Pacific.

In six thematic areas, all programmes are informed by gender analysis, including in sectors such as Information and communication technology (ICT), energy, employment, food and nutrition. Thirty-two GFPs have been identified, some of them working at thematic level (like on Migration, Employment, Sustainable Energy and Climate change). Continuous efforts are made at the HQ and the field to produce better results for gender mainstreaming through strengthening the competences of staff both at HQ and EUD (e.g. through revision of core curricula, preparation of guidance notes on specific thematic issues, regular training sessions organised by thematic area or region, etc.) and increasing the number of gender focal persons that can act as catalysts and orient their peers on resources and available support. The EU

Gender Resource Package 17 has been prepared and made available on-line, and additional

gender expertise has been made available during the year to support the implementation of the GAP through preparation of gender analysis and mainstreaming of gender in new programmes across sectors. Consistent efforts were made to increasingly leverage the internal quality support procedures to improve the quality of gender mainstreaming of new programmes.

Specific questions related to the GAP implementation assessment criteria (the minimum standards specified in the GAP II itself) were included in the EAMR (External Assistance Management Reports). The experience of the first year 2016 is promising. The EAMR report provided more contextualised information on the issues of resources dedicated to gender, the gender analysis generated and its use for programming purposes. The responses to the questions integrated in the EAMR format are informative and encouraging. Although it becomes clear that not all the EUD interpret the question in the same manner, thus some revision of the question (and/ or a further clarification as to what is expected as an answer) may be necessary. E.g. regarding "level of expertise on gender equality, including the number of relevant operational and management staff with the promotion of gender equality in their job description" answers varied. Some Delegations provided full detail, including on the male and female representation ratio among staff, presence of gender focal persons, mechanisms used to engage external expertise as required, and training. Others were much more succinct in their indication of presence of gender focal persons.

It is only through the EAMR that this reporting exercise can respond to the satisfaction or not of the minimum standards of performance as indicated in the GAP II, and allow for a comparative view (over time and across regions).

17 http://eugender.itcilo.org/

Box 6. Minimum Standards on GAP implementation assessment criteria

• 1. 

  OECD/DAC Gender Marker 0 (a marker which attributes a score to projects based on how significant its gender dimension is) is always justified;

• 2. 

  There is a gender analysis done for all priority sectors (by end 2016); 3. Sex-disaggregated data is used throughout the project and programme cycle and programming; 4. Gender expertise is available and used timely in the programme cycle and programming; 5. GAP objectives are selected to be reported on.

Out of 108 reports reviewed:

• - 

  11 Delegations reportedly met all of the five minimum standards - 32 Delegations reportedly met four of the five minimum standards - 29 Delegations reportedly met three of the five minimum standards - 21 Delegations reportedly met two of the five minimum standards - 8 Delegations reportedly met one of the five minimum standards - 7 Delegations reportedly could not meet any of the five minimum standards

It should be noted that in a few cases the standard regarding justification of the OECD/DAC Gender Marker 0 was not applied as there were no actions marked 0 for the year under review (see more on Gender Marker 0 under Indicator 5.3.1.).

Table 6. Minimum standards on GAP II implementation (by region)

Region Number 5 standards 4 standards 3 standards 2 standards 1 standard 0 standard of reports met met met met met met

Americas 18 0 4 (22%) 6 (33%) 4 (22%) 1 (0.05%) 3 (16%)

Asia and

Pacific 17 3 (18%°) 6 (35%) 6 (35%) 2 (12%) 0 0

Eastern and

Southern 23 2 (9%) 8 (34%) 5 (22%) 6 (26%) 2 (9%) 0

Africa

Western and Central 23 2 (9%) 5 (22%) 7 (30%) 6 (26%) 2 (9%) 1 (4%) Africa

North

Africa and

Middle 10 1 (10%) 4 (40%) 1 (10%) 2 (20%) 1 (10%) 1 (10%)

East

Europe and

Central 17 3 (18%) 5 (30%) 4 (24%) 1 (6%) 2 (11%) 2 (11%)

Asia

Box 7. New Actions in 2016 under Gender Marker 0 (defined as "no inherent potential impact on gender equality")

OECD Gender Marker 0

Actions All Actions % GM 0

DEVCO 88 219 40,18%

NEAR 36 83 43,37%

Grand Total 133 315 42,22%

The existing reporting system allows to weigh the number of actions (and the amount of funds being used) cross-referenced with the OECD Gender Marker 0. The table above shows the results for 2016 of new actions under the responsibility of the International Cooperation and Development services and the Neighbourhood and Enlargement negotiations' services.

From 2016 analysis, 58.8% of new initiatives adopted in International Cooperation and Development areas in 2016 (i.e. 213 out of 362) have been marked as mainly or significantly aiming at promoting gender equality and/or women empowerment (Gender Marker 2 or 1). The percentage amounts to 56.6% for Neighbourhood and Enlargement negotiations' initiatives (47 out of 83 new initiatives) in the same period. Considering that the results were on average 47.3% in 2015, the progress is undeniable.

The reading of the EAMR reports shows some cases where the information is not provided (e.g. number of actions is not noted). Other cases indicate that a possible correction might be required in how the new action has been marked and registered in the database. In other instances, the justification for GM 0 is the lack of gender analysis therefore difficulty in determining the impact, if any, of the action on gender equality. Some reports simply state that the action will not have any pertinence to gender equality without providing justification as required.

It is however worth noting that even in those cases where the EAMR indicated the existence of gender analysis, there are still actions marked OECD Gender Marker 0 that are not justified, e.g. 21 cases (out of the 108 reports) show that the same Delegation has indicated that gender analysis has been done, or is available from external sources, and provides no justification or a blanket statement on the new actions marked GM 0. On the other hand, in 17 cases (out of the 108 reports) where the report indicates that no gender analysis has been done or has been used, satisfactory justification for the GM 0 has been provided.

On Thematic Priorities and Objectives, some services in the International Cooperation and Development area selected GAP II Thematic Priorities C. Economic and Social Empowerment and D. Voice and Participation but not any specific Thematic Objective, and overall few services selected GAP II Indicators. Thematic Objective 18 (Women Human Rights Defenders, CSOs, etc. able to work freely and are protected) was selected by services working specifically under the Human development and Migration areas, as was Objectives 7 (Girls and women free from violence). The Objective 13 (Equal access to education and VET) was selected three times, as well as Priority D. Objectives 14 (Access to decent work), 15 (Access to financial services, etc.), and Thematic Priority C have been indicated as priorities in only two cases. See detailed breakdown in Annex 2, Table 6, including the selection of Indicators.

The focus and scope of programmes varied widely, in line with the mandates of the different services.

Support under Objective 13 includes, for example, formulation of the 11 th EDF EU-ACP

programme on Research, Innovation and TVET as well as education opportunities in fragile and crisis-affected contexts (Global Partnership for Education).

Programmes which addressed Objective 18, were listed in four cases, for example, the EIDHR 2016 call for proposals aiming particularly to reinforce the capacity of Women human rights defenders organisations, or the enabling women migrant workers' organisations to engage with accountability in order to enhance their rights; decent work in the garment sector, Framework Partnership Agreements (FPA) through the CSO/LA line to women's organisations in Latin America and Asia; and promoting intercultural dialogue and culture. Programmes under Objectives 7 include action against FGM and child marriage.

Programmes under Objective 15 include support to the ELAN Network (European Latin America Technology based Business Network and Latin America) and to AL-INVEST - described as a flagship programme of EU cooperation with Latin America which aims to promote inclusive growth and create opportunities through facilitating the internationalisation of thousands of Latin American SMEs. In 2016 a Framework Partnership Agreement with Asia-DHRRA (Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia) has been initiated, to support women producers' organisation and participation in economic and policy advocacy activities.

Policies like the Aid for Trade Strategy (currently under revision which will factor in gender dimensions), the Private Sector Development and Engagement Policy, and the Sustainability along the Garment Value Chain, contribute to GAP II Objectives 14 and 15. The Action 5 of the Private Sector Development and Engagement Policy, for instance, aims at increasing support for inclusive finance, with a particular focus on the financial inclusion of women, youth and rural populations; in the Sustainability along the Garment Value Chain – the garment sector, in which women and girls make up 75% of workers, is identified as a characteristic global value chain for a number of diagnostic studies and pilot operations to promote a sector-specific multi-stakeholder approach and engage with the private sector on responsible business conduct, investment and decent work and on building momentum around the implementation of the Agenda 2030.

Gender issues are cross-cutting issues in several actions supported under the DCI/GPGC (Global Public Good and Challenges) and EDF/INTRA ACP frameworks. In the former, for example, EU support to the World Bank's Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) programme that covers specific action on women's access to financial services, including digital.

3.3.3. In the framework of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection

(See Annex 2, Table 6 for Summary of selected Thematic Objectives)

Several of the objectives outlined under each of the four priority areas of the GAP II have specific implications for humanitarian action, especially Objective 9 on protection from gender based violence in emergencies. Nevertheless as not all indicators fit within the humanitarian mandate, reporting only takes place on a selected number of indicators.

On Institutional Cultural Shift in EU External Relations, the EU made commitments on gender equality at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit 2016. These include the full implementation of and reporting on the new framework outlined in the GAP II, the continued implementation and dissemination of the EU gender policy, the adoption and institutionalisation of new Protection Guidelines, and the utilisation of the Gender-Age Marker, as well as financial support for gender-based violence services. 304 programmes, that is, 40% of all new programmes formulated in 2016 in this specific area, were informed by gender analysis.

On Thematic Priorities and Objectives, three Thematic Objectives have been indicated as priorities: Objective 9, 12 and 13.

Objective Indicator 9. Protection for all women 9.7. N# of EU funded humanitarian targeted actions that respond to and men of all ages from GBV. sexual and gender based 9.9. N# of EU funded humanitarian programs marked 2 by the violence in crisis situations; ECHO gender/age marker and/or Inter-Agency Standing through EU supported Committee (IASC) marker. operations 9.10. N# of EU Member States and partner country sign up to the global initiative Call to Action on Protection from GBV in emergencies

• 12. 

  Healthy nutrition levels for 12.5. N# of women of all ages, but especially at reproductive age, girls and women and and children under 5 benefiting from nutritional related programme throughout their life cycle. with EU support

• 13. 

  Equal access for girls and NOT GAP II INDICATORS women to all levels of quality N# of boys and girls that access safe, quality learning opportunities education and vocational N# of teachers and other education personnel trained to create a education and training (VET) supportive learning environment and to promote learners' free from discrimination. psychosocial well-being).

In 2016, the EU continued implementing the 'Staff Working Document on Gender in Humanitarian Aid: Different Needs, Adapted Assistance' (July 2013), for instance by mainstreaming gender and age in its humanitarian operations. Assistance included medical care, psychological support and, as much as possible, referral to legal services and socioeconomic assistance. In addition, the EU also supported 84 humanitarian projects related to gender-based violence for over EUR 18 million directly reaching almost 3.4 million

beneficiaries 18 , including in Syria, Turkey, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan

and Colombia. In 2016 the EU also allocated EUR 1.8 million to support capacity building, including EUR 600.000 to UN Women for the revision of the IASC Gender Handbook and

18 Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries of results where SGBV is a subsector

EUR 1.2 million to the International Rescue Committee for the development of tools and approaches to conduct GBV case management in hard-to-reach areas.

To support the Gender policy implementation and coherence, the EU has introduced a Gender-Age Marker, which applies to all projects funded since January 2014. According to the Gender-Age Marker, in 2015, 89% of all EU funded humanitarian actions integrated gender and age. Out of preliminary assessment of the 2016 allocations, 37% of submitted proposals were marked 2 (strongly integrated gender and age) by the Gender Age Marker

(compared to 29% in 2015). 19

Furthermore, the EU adopted in May 2016 a policy document on Humanitarian Protection: Improving protection outcomes to reduce risks for people in humanitarian crises (SWD (2016) 183 final). The document views protection as a single sector, encompassing all aspects of protection, including GBV, and is currently being rolled-out.

In 2016, the EU continued implementation of the six individual commitments under the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies – a global initiative, of which it has been a part since 2013. The made pledges focus on policy dissemination and

making available funding to implement the Call to Action Roadmap. 20 This includes for 2016

the before-mentioned activities regarding the Protection Guidelines and the funding for targeted actions and capacity-building in the area of GBV. On 21 June 2017, the EU took over as the lead of the global initiative Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies from Sweden, and will focus on uptake and implementation of the Call to Action by the humanitarian community, in particular at field level and increased focus on prevention of GBV in emergencies.

The EU funds both nutrition-specific Severe Acute Malnutrition treatment projects and nutrition-sensitive prevention projects in the sectors of health, food assistance and WASH. Also, in 2016, at the time of submitting the GAP II Report, EUR 107 million had been allocated to nutrition projects. In 2015, 16.8 million beneficiaries (mainly children under 5 and women of reproductive age) benefitted from nutrition projects funded by EU's humanitarian aid.

On the third selected Objective (13), in 2016 the EU has more than quadrupled its humanitarian assistance to education in emergencies as a follow-up to the Commission's commitment to reach the global target of 4%. As of November 2016, EUR 62 million had been allocated to education in emergencies. Through its education in emergencies projects, the Commission's objective is to ensure safe access to quality education, both formal and non-formal for boys and girls that are affected by humanitarian crises. Funded actions will also support activities such as mine risk education, life skills and vocational training, recreational activities and psychological support. Children will also benefit from the

19 This data will need to be validated by a formal internal assessment (to be conducted towards end of

2017/beginning of 2018).

20 The commitments entail the continued implementation and dissemination of the Commission's humanitarian gender policy; the adoption and implementation of the Commission's new Protection Policy; the use of DG ECHO's Gender-Age Marker as mandatory for all EU-funded humanitarian actions; the full implementation of the EU framework for "Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020", where DG ECHO will report on funding allocations for GBV on a yearly basis.

provision of school material and the building or rehabilitation of schools. Teachers, parents and caregivers will also benefit from training. Between 2012 and 2016, close to EUR 90 million was allocated to education in emergencies from the EU's humanitarian budget. In 2016, an additional EUR 44.5 million was allocated to education in emergencies through the Emergency Support Instrument and the Turkey Facility as well.

3.3.4. In the framework of Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations

(See Annex 1, Table 2 for Summary of Institutional Culture Shift)

On Reporting, 11 specific report have been submitted but not all questions have been responded to, some were marked n/a, and no replies were given to several indicators.

On Institutional Cultural Shift in EU External Relations, (See Annex 1, Table 2 for Summary of Institutional Culture Shift) the reports place considerable emphasis and enumerate several actions to mainstream gender throughout the geographic and thematic areas. The importance of gender analysis, either prepared by EUD or by partners, is recognised; however, the overall number of programmes informed by gender analysis is not clear. Gender analysis studies should be completed in 2017. 5 GFPs have received training.

On Thematic Priorities and Objectives the services working on eight countries selected the Thematic Objective 7 (Women and Girls free from Violence), three selected Objective 15 (Access to financial services, etc.), while Objectives 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 were selected twice each. The Thematic Priority B has been selected four times, while the Thematic Priority C only twice. Some services only reported on the GAP II Indicators they're going to use: 13 Indicators under Objectives 7, 14 and 17; Neighbourhood East selected one Indicator under Objective 15. Many report that Indicators have yet to be determined.

The cooperation programmes reported on cover a range of areas. The Neighbourhood South reports, for instance, describe programmes covering migration, women and children refugees' safety and protection (with UNICEF); SME and youth employment; participation in public affairs and public life; and building the capacity of media organisations. The cooperation support for the Neighbourhood East region, on the other hand, has a focus on human rights budget support (Armenia), and public administration reform (the Republic of Moldova and Georgia) with the intention respectively of affecting the gender gap in wages and mainstreaming gender. Support to finance management programmes (Armenia) aims to have a gender-sensitive state budget by 2018. Several programmes to build women's entrepreneurship and SMEs, and agriculture programmes to improve living and economic conditions in rural areas are being supported in Armenia, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova. In Ukraine, two actions, Support to Rule of Law Reforms and Support to a Comprehensive Public Administration Reform, include specific measures ensuring equal opportunities and gender equality and aim to have improved access of women to senior management and decision-making positions across rule of law stakeholder institutions and in the context of the civil service reform.

In the Western Balkans the EU cooperation highlights capacity building on stopping VAWG for governmental and NGO service providers and women's organisations, CSOs and Human Rights Defenders in alignment with CEDAW as part of a regional programme implemented by UN Women and UNDP (Montenegro) (Objectives 7 and 18).

In Montenegro, the Commission Gender Programme implemented by UNDP covers work on VAWG, women's economic empowerment and women's political participation. Programmes led by the Netherlands include a journalistic investigation on women and democracy, a feminist school, and a programme led by Slovenia transferring expertise on gender equality from Slovenian to Montenegrin institutions.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EU cooperation includes work on VAWG, gender and justice led by Sweden, support to SMEs, crisis preparedness, and women's political participation. The EUD Report selects Objective 19 and Indicator 19.3 (Introduction of quota systems to address discriminatory practices and improve women's representation in government institutions and decision making positions).

Accession negotiations determine the ongoing political dialogue with candidate 21 and potential candidate 22 countries to join the EU (as laid out in the Accession or Copenhagen Criteria 1993 23 ). In the context of GAP II, Chapter 23 (Judiciary and fundamental rights) and

19 (Social Policy and employment) of the EU acquis are key agenda items, providing the framework for discussions on gender-equality in social, economic and political spheres. Dialogues cover legal frameworks, strategies and action on gender-based violence, equality in the labour market and in political life, anti-discrimination on sexual orientation grounds, inheritance, gender-disaggregated statistics, gender-responsive budgeting, and the

independence of human rights institutions (Paris Principles 1993 24 ).

The accession negotiations provide a significant stimulus to progress on gender equality issues, resulting in some countries in steps towards legislation, for example, on gender equality, violence against women and the electoral framework, and to strategies and action plans. Discussion on implementation of CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention led, for instance, to Montenegro adopting and starting to implement the Strategy on protection from violence in family. To fulfil the opening benchmark of Chapter 19, Serbia is preparing the first draft of an action plan for the gradual transposition of the acquis (where necessary) and for building up the necessary capacity to implement and enforce the acquis in all areas covered by Chapter 19, including equality between women and men in employment and social policy, by the end of 2016. Serbia is the first non-EU country to adopt the EU Index on Gender Equality according to the European Institute for Gender Equality methodology. The Albanian Parliament adopted a new Labour Code in June 2016 with the aim of transposing various EU directives covering non-discrimination at work and parental rights, and prohibiting discrimination on ground of gender and sexual orientation in the workplace.

21 Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey

22 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo

23 The accession criteria, or Copenhagen criteria (after the European Council in Copenhagen in 1993 which

defined them), are the essential conditions all candidate countries must satisfy to become a member state. These are: p olitical criteria: stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities; economic criteria: a functioning market economy and the capacity to cope with competition and market forces; administrative and institutional capacity to effectively implement the acquis * and ability to take on the obligations of membership.

24 The Paris Principles 1993 set out international standards which frame and guide the work of National Human

Rights Institutions (NHRIs).

Implementation, as always, takes time and will be useful to track in future GAP II Reports. In Kosovo, a 2016-2020 Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination was adopted.

Political dialogue with Neighbourhood East countries, e.g. in Georgia and Moldova, covers a narrower gender equality agenda, and is focussed on putting previous policy commitments into practice, and, here too, political dialogue has encouraged change. Attention in the 2016 dialogues with Ukraine, in the framework of the Annual Human Rights Dialogue, was on the effects of the conflict on children's access to protection, education, healthcare, housing, and on their risk to be recruited as child soldiers and vulnerable to sexual exploitation. Other matters discussed include the amendment of the Criminal Code and Procedural Code to strengthen liability for domestic violence, the adoption of a National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325, gender equality in the labour market and political life, and the development of a SME strategy. Furthermore, civil society organisations dealing with women's rights and gender equality were consulted in the programming process for the Single Support Framework 2018- 2020.

The Istanbul Convention (Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence) (April 2011) features in political dialogues with all Neighbourhood/Enlargement countries.

3.4. EU Member States – at Capitals' level

(See Annex 2, Table 7 for EU Member State Capitals)

On Reporting, in addition to EU Member States reporting through Delegations in partner countries, EU Member States capitals submitted GAP II Year 1 reports covering multicountry, regional or specific programmes managed directly. 22 EU Member States capitals reported. Of these, two reports (CZ and HR) did not contain a section on Thematic Objectives. Several EU Member States selected Thematic Priorities only, or a mix of Thematic Priorities and Objectives: Priority B – 2 EU Member States (LU, SE); Priority C – 5 EU Member States (FR, LU, PT, SE, SK); and Priority D – 4 EU Member States (FR, LU, PT, SE). Except for 4 EU Member States who selected one Objective only (DE Objective 11; DK Objective 7; IT Objective 7; and LV Objective 13, adding that other work fell under all Objectives), all other EU Member States selected three or more Objectives across the Priority areas. FI wrote that it would report in more detail on programmes under its selected Thematic Objectives in future years, but for 2016 it selected indicators which represent its overall gender relevant work beyond the global/regional focus, including also the country level work. SE added that its feminist foreign policy and support to multilateral organisations (SE is the largest donor to UN Women, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS) constitute an important possibility to pursue all priorities of GAP II. Other EU Member States capitals also provide core support to UN Women.

On Thematic Priorities and Objectives, the selection by EU Member States Capitals mirrors quite closely that of Delegations. Objective 7 (Girls and Women free from violence) is selected by 15 EU Member States, followed by Objective 13 (Education & VET) chosen by 10 EU Member States, Objective 17 (participation in policy and governance processes) by 8 EU Member States, and Objective 15 (Financial service, etc.) by 7 EU Member States. See Annex 2 Table 7 for a full breakdown. In contrast to Delegations, 9 EU Member States selected Objective 11 (Sexuality and SRH).

Overall, except for three reports (BE, FI, PL) there is little alignment with GAP II Indicators, hence the low numbers of GAP II Indicators selected. Project indicators were provided in many cases and many provided no indication as to their assignment to a GAP objective. It is probable that the nature of the programmes reported on, such as, support to international organisations, capacity building of public, private and civil society organisations, support to strategy development, etc. makes it difficult to find a clear correspondence to the GAP II Indicators. It is also possible that the GAP is not the primary reference framework for the identification of indicators to be used in programme documents. It would however be possible to approximate these with a closer analysis.

The choice of Indicators, although low overall, does mirror that of Delegations for the highest scoring Objectives. Indicator 7.3 and 7.2 score 6 and 5 respectively. Indicators 13.5 and 13.10 score 5 each. Indicator 11.1 (maternal mortality ratio) was selected most often. EU Member States found little alignment with GAP II Indicators under Objectives 15 (Financial services, etc.), 17 (Participation in policy and governance processes) and Objective 20 (Climate and environment decision-making). Many EU Member States' capitals listed project indicators. Some EU Member States with smaller development cooperation budgets, such as, LT, do not apply indicators to their funding as the amounts are small and, instead, rely on end of project results.

Regarding Objective 20, FI reported that it supports relevant work to increase women's participation in climate change and environmental issues but the indicator does not relate well with the work. It asks if there is a possibility to add an indicator on decision-making process. As mentioned above, a similar point was raised in the EUD reports.

Box 8. Statistics regarding choice by the EU Member States of Thematic Objectives and Indicators

Objective (numbered as in No of MS Indicator No of MS GAP)

• 7. 

  Girls & women free from 15 7.3 No of referred cases 6 violence

  7.2 Prevalence of violence 5

• 13. 

  Education & VET 10 13.5 Primary education 5

  13.10 Benefiting from VET 5

• 11. 

  Control over sexuality & SRH 9 11.1 Maternal mortality 7

• 17. 

  Participation in governance 8 Little alignment with GAP II processes Indicators

• 15. 

  Financial services 7 Little alignment with GAP II Indicators

• 9. 

  Protection in crisis situations 4 Little alignment with GAP II Indicators

• 8. 

  Trafficking 3 Little alignment with GAP II Indicators

• 16. 

  Clean water, energy, 3 Little alignment with GAP II transport, etc. Indicators

• 20. 

  Decision-making climate/env. 3 Little alignment with GAP II Indicators

• 18. 

  WOs/CSOs & HRDs 2 Little alignment with GAP II Indicators

• 19. 

  Challenges social norms 2 Little alignment with GAP II Indicators

As with programmes and projects in partner countries, the scope of support varies hugely from large regional and multi-country programmes, cooperation through UN organisations, to small-scale projects. Support to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and related Resolutions features more prominently in EU Member States than EUD reports.

As with EUD reports, much of what is reported upon is on-going programmes and projects which fall well or partly under the GAP II umbrella. It is expected that in years 2017 and beyond, some initiatives will be funded to address gaps in coverage of GAP II Thematic Objectives, and, furthermore, that as gender mainstreaming is understood and practised more broadly and deeply by many more EU actors, all development cooperation programmes will further GAP II Priorities and Objectives.

• 4. 

  Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through the GAP II

Following the Council's Working Party on Development Cooperation (CODEV) request and the Commission agreement of April 2016 to report regularly on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), analysis has been produced on the implementation of the Objective 11 "Promoted, protected and fulfilled rights of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination and violence" and 10: "Equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for girls and women".

A full report, also including EU financial commitment to SRHR using the OECD G8

Muskoka method 25 , is provided in the Annex 4: SRHR in EU Development Cooperation.

GAP II includes the Thematic Objectives 10 and 11 to tackle SRHR as an intrinsic aspect of gender equality and women's empowerment.

Many of the indicators proposed by the GAP II are Sustainable Development Goals' indicators as well as some drawn from the EU Result Framework (EU RF). The Delegations and HQ's reports received did not report against the specific GAP indicators.

As shown in chart 1, 19 EUDs are working on Objective 10 (equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for girls and women) with a higher prevalence in Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean and Western & Central Africa regions. 26 EUDs in four regions are supporting Objective 11 (the right of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence) with a higher occurrence in Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean and Western & Central Africa.

Chart 1. Number of Delegations per region with selected GAP II Thematic

Objectives 10 & 11

10 8 8

8 7

6

6 5

4 3 2 2 2 2

2 0 0

0

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Europe & Middle East & Western &

Southern Africa Central Asia North Africa Central Africa

• & 

  Indian Ocean

Thematic Objective 10 Thematic Objective 11

25 http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/summit/2010muskoka/methodology.html

Chart 2 shows which Indicators of Objective 10 were selected by reporting Delegations and Member States in the different regions and in how many countries they were integrated in the programmes included in the reports. Objective 10 Indicators were selected only in three regions: Americas, Asia & Pacific, and Southern Africa & Indian Ocean.

Chart 2. Number of EUDs per region with selected Objective 10 Indicators relevant

to SRHR

2,5

2

1,5

1

0,5

0

10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean

Three countries are supporting the use of hospitals, health centres, and clinics providing basic drinking water, adequate sanitation and adequate hygiene (10.3). Three countries are engaged in immunisation of 1-year olds with EU support (10.5). Only one country in Asia & Pacific selected the Indicator 10.2. (Proportion of persons with a severe mental disorder who are using services). Indicator 10.4 also (N# of people with advance HIV infection receiving antiretroviral drugs with EU support (EURF)) was selected by one country only, in Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean. Indicator 10.1 was not selected by any EUD or Member States.

Chart 3 shows that reporting Delegations and Member States in Europe & Central Asia and Middle East & North Africa countries did not select any of Objective 11 Indicators. All Indicators, except the 11.7 (N# of women using any method of contraception with EU support (EURF)) have been selected at least in one country across the different regions.

Maternal mortality (11.1) is addressed in 16 countries, antenatal care services coverage (11.2) in 11 countries, family planning (11.4) only in 6 countries, sexuality education for young people in 9 countries, N# of births attended by skilled personnel (11.6) in 8 countries.

Support to cervical cancer screening (11.3) is disappointingly addressed only in one country and the use of contraceptive is not addressed (11.7) at all.

Chart 3 Number of Delegations per region with selected Objective 11 Indicators relevant to SRHR

11.1 10 8 8

11.2 6 5 5 5 4

11.3 4 2 3 3 3 3

2 1 1 1 1 1

2

0 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2

11.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11.5 Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Europe & Central Middle East & Western &

11.6 Southern Africa Asia North Africa Central Africa & Indian Ocean

• 5. 

  Conclusions and the way forward

Progress has been made with the implementation of GAP II. The work done during 2016 was an incremental contribution to previous initiatives launched under the first Gender Action Plan. The level of ambition was indeed higher, matching the political commitment shown at the highest level of EU hierarchy as well as in some of the EU Member States. Considerable investments are made targeting gender equality and the rights of women, with action against violence against women and girls being the obvious lead issue funded. This report could only capture those initiatives reported – by no means the full picture of what EU actors are pursuing to fulfil their commitments and pledges in contributing to the realisation of gender equality and the empowerment of women across the world. It also sheds light on the great importance of coordination and continuous flow of information over initiatives, lessons learned and the many ways to achieve the commitments taken.

Allowing for the necessary start-up time, the time taken to prepare or commission gender analysis and the early reporting deadline, important initiatives have been taken towards shifting institutional culture and contributing towards achieving thematic priorities and objectives.

Some EU Member States have demonstrated 'best practices,' where gender equality is a legal obligation, and hence integrating gender analysis and gender equality issues is the responsibility of all staff. Several others have a track record of work on gender equality, women's empowerment and women's rights, and mainstreaming gender analysis in programmes and institutional practice.

GAP II has set an ambitious target to mainstream gender actions across 85% of all new initiatives by 2020. Full compliance in GAP reporting and implementation will be key to achieving this ambitious target. Gender issues must be integrated across the programme cycle, as early as the formulation stage and reviewed critically with a gender lens through the QSG process. Gender-blind projects should be an absolute rarity. Progress is undeniable: 58.8% (213 out of 362) of new initiatives adopted in the International cooperation and development area in 2016 and 56.6% (47 out of 83) in the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations area have been marked as mainly or significantly aiming at promoting gender equality and/or women empowerment (Gender marker 2 or 1) while 92% (44 out of 48) of new initiatives adopted in area of EU foreign policy have been marked as mainly or significantly aiming at promoting gender equality and/or women empowerment, against an average of 47.3% in 2015.

Gender analysis is beginning to take a more central place in the planning and formulation of programmes and projects, but is still a long way from being fully integrated into the programme and project management cycle. Allowing for variations among EU actors, to date these initiatives do not quite constitute the coherent programme of action required – internally in institutions and externally through policy and political dialogue and cooperation – to fully contribute to the enabling environment for the enjoyment of rights by women and girls, along with men and boys.

Mainstreaming or integrating gender analysis throughout all external actions remains a challenge, with some EU Member States being at a better level than the rest of the EU actors. In practice, the reports appear to point toward a narrow view of gender mainstreaming. Examples include: holding a separate policy or political dialogue meeting on gender issues, incorporating a separate component within a large sector programme, or arranging a specific session on gender perspectives in a training programme in place of integrating gender analysis throughout 'mainstream' dialogues, cooperation, and training.

There is some evidence that responsibility for supporting and implementing GAP II is in fact moving beyond the GFPs to political leaders and senior and middle management. However too few senior political and management leaders are engaging openly with the implementation of GAP II and providing the necessary support and accreditation to GFPs. The bridge between commitment and implementation of the GAP II is still under construction. In a recent survey of the Commission's GFPs, 'my hierarchy's commitment' was pinpointed as the most important factor in determining the quality of gender mainstreaming. Less than one-third of Commission GFPs who responded to the survey have the GFP function in their job description and over one-third has held the role for less than one year. Many continue to cover several roles and hence, time constraints hamper their ability to perform the GFP role fully.

Reporting on GAP II is mandatory for EU institutions and actors but many did not report. While at Delegation level, the response was very elevated (108 reports submitted), the number of Commission services and EEAS departments reporting was proportionally lower (20 reports were received on the International Cooperation and Development policies, 11 from the Neighbourhood and Enlargement negotiations area and four divisions from EEAS) while twenty-two EU Member States reported.

Concerted efforts in the years 2017 to 2020 are now needed by all EU actors – HQ and in partner country offices – to ensure gender analysis is carried out for all new external actions. In parallel, the Mid-Term Review of the financial and programming cycle, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017, is an opportunity to review and adjust current programmes and projects to better deliver GAP II objectives. Attention should be paid to those objectives currently receiving little (as per the information provided in the Reports), such as Objective 20 (Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues). Other Objectives also, such as 14 (Access to decent work for women of all ages) will require greater consideration in those geographical regions where it is not currently prominent on the EU and partner agenda.

5.1. How to improve the GAP implementation

5.1.1. Senior managers role in HQ and partner country level

• 1. 

  GAP reporting is mandatory: All Delegations and HQ Commission services dealing with external relations, and particularly those who did not report on 2016, must be reminded of the mandatory nature of GAP II reporting. Non-reporting EU Member States in 2016 need further encouragement. The support of management is required to both initiate actions for the implementation of the GAP as well as to sustain initiatives already on-going.

• 2. 

  Engendering policy dialogue/s: The Reports submitted enumerate political and policy dialogue occasions where gender equality and/or specific issues, such as violence against women and girls (VAWG), are raised, but there is little evidence that gender equality dimensions are on the agenda in all dialogues. It remains crucial to emphasise the importance of integrating gender issues into Sector Dialogues, such as, on Public Finance Management, Public Administration Reform, Trade, Energy, Agriculture, Transport and Infrastructure.

• 3. 

  Better coordination at country level: clear instructions must be sent from Capitals and HQ to country level to increase and improve the coordination and seek for coherence in the country level at thematic priorities choices and programming.

• 4. 

  Encourage staff to implement GAP II: Top EEAS and Commission management - at HQ and country level - need to take the lead and enable their staff, including through assignment of appropriate resources, to earnestly pursue the objectives set by the GAP, using the minimum standards of performance as a basis to measure progress. It must be clearly and continuously communicated by the Capitals and HQ to all country-based embassies and Delegations, that the implementation of the GAP requires attention throughout the year. The preparation of the report is only one moment in the time-line of implementation.

• 5. 

  GAP II implementation is everyone's responsibility: It has become a pattern in most EUDs and in headquarters to task everything related to gender to the GFP. Implementation of the GAP II and of the gender analysis was seldom a joint effort among colleagues, even in cases where the GFP has tried to get colleagues involved, particularly regarding their own sector or policy area. All staff needs to recognise that implementation of the GAP is not the sole responsibility of GFPs or B1, but a crosscutting responsibility of respective sector and policy leads. GFPs at HQ and EUDs level are available to guide and support the process. Clear instructions need to be given to this effect by the heads of missions.

• 6. 

  Empower and support Gender focal persons: this is not in contradiction of the above. GFP are the entry point and contact persons for the thematic areas. They are supposed to transfer information and work as first check point at country and HQ services. There is still a long way to go but progress is significant regarding synergy of management support and involvement of GFPs with the GAP implementation. In a recent survey of Commission GFPs, 'my hierarchy's commitment' was pinpointed as the most important factor in determining the quality of gender mainstreaming. Continued support and encouragement of GFPs role both internally and externally can have a substantial positive impact on their ability to perform their functions effectively.

• 7. 

  Mainstream gender in the EU programming processes (ongoing in 2017).

• 8. 

  Systematise gender objectives in performance assessment systems and job descriptions for all relevant staff including Management, Heads of Mission, GFPs etc.

• 9. 

  A critical review of the selection of the GAP objectives at the regional and country level would be a worthwhile exercise to shed light on the reasons why some objectives may not be receiving attention. This is more important for issues that may be politically sensitive in some contexts, and could provide guidance on appropriate ways to tackle action and dialogue.

5.1.2. At operational level, both in HQ and EUD

• 10. 

  It remains crucial to emphasise the importance of integrating gender issues into Sector Policy Dialogues, such as, on Public Finance Management, Public Administration Reform, Trade, Energy, Agriculture, Transport and Infrastructure. In addition to clear instructions from the management, this requires a careful revision of the guidelines as well as continuous collaborative efforts during key events of clarifying the commitments of the GAP and the methodology for achieving them, tailored to the specific topic (trade, PFM, etc.)

• 11. 

  The gender analysis by itself will only very lightly influence the design of new programmes if not deliberately pushed by management and strengthened by some further gender expertise and guidance. Gender analysis must be integrated in the sector analysis, being guided as appropriate by the existing gender analysis or a gender country profile to provide details for design. This will require further investment – integrated in the sector financial resources –and will require an earnest review of the identification and formulation mission methodologies. In many cases, additional sector-specific gender analysis should be supported at programme or project formulation stage. Furthermore, gender analysis should be integrated into the full planning process and the designing of Action Documents. This will allow reaching the 85% target of all new initiatives targeting gender in a principal and significant way by 2020.

• 12. 

  Use of sex-disaggregated data and gender sensitive indicators: At the implementation level, it is necessary to pay attention to the indicators and type of activities per each objective that need to find their way into programmes and projects for the EU actors to uphold their commitment for the implementation of the GAP. Where feasible, gender-sensitive indicators and sex-disaggregated data must be used to better demonstrate gender-sensitive programming.

• 13. 

  Use of GAP indicators: While it is understandable that many Delegations and the full range of actors have chosen project indicators that are not necessarily aligned to GAP indicators, new programmes should try and use GAP II indicators, which are closely aligned to SDG indicators, where feasible.

• 14. 

  Diversify gender focused programmes/interventions beyond VAWG: The objective selected most frequently was Objective 7 (Girls and Women free from all forms of violence against them (VAWG) both in the public and in the private sphere) and the least frequently selected Objective was Objective 20 (Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate and influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues). While Objective 7 is extremely important, staff should be encouraged to explore programmatic interventions under other GAP objectives as well.

• 15. 

  Integrate gender in sectoral trainings: Gender perspectives are covered in many training sessions at HQ and in partner countries, but, it is not obvious that the gender dimensions are covered in other trainings being offered across the spectrum. Further work must be done to not only attach dedicated sessions on gender methodology/ awareness to other events but actually to mainstream gender in content and methodology of existing trainings.

• 16. 

  Along with a critical regional and country based assessment of the GAP objectives not selected, continuous efforts can be done to open a dialogue on issues that seem too sensitive or that have fallen out of the attention of the partner countries and the cooperating partners. This task may be shared among the EU Member States and EUD (including other cooperating partners as may be necessary) to generate analysis and discuss the gaps, etc.

• 17. 

  A review of GAP II Indicators for Objective 20 shall be foreseen in order to better capture the range of programmes and projects in this area (See note from EU Member States FI above).

5.1.3. Progress in the institutional culture shift

• 18. 

  Better include gender equality's perspectives in the quality check (QSG) processes: Under the GAP II, the EU has a target to mainstream gender actions across 85% of all new initiatives by 2020. To meet this ambitious target, ADs must be reviewed critically to justify G-marker 1 and 2. Gender-blind projects should be an absolute rarity. Programme managers, GFPs and all other relevant staff should be encouraged to ensure a gender perspective in all new programming in order to meet this ambitious target.

• 19. 

  Integrate gender in sectoral trainings: Gender perspectives are covered in many training sessions at HQ and in partner countries, but, it is not obvious that the gender dimensions are covered in other trainings being offered across the spectrum. Further work must be done to not only attach dedicated sessions on gender methodology/ awareness to other events but actually to mainstream gender in content and methodology of existing trainings. Some thinking on ensuring the quality of trainers as much as the standard training content is required.

5.1.4. On the Reporting exercise

• 20. 

  Harmonise databases for results reporting: Work must continue to mainstream, to the largest extent possible, the databases that collect and collate the data for core results reporting and monitoring. This will ensure a comprehensive picture of actions and results on gender equality and women's empowerment. In this regard, the geographical regional groupings used for databases by the Commission services and EEAS should be harmonised, to the extent possible, to maximise use and crossreferencing of available data. Similar actions can be considered by the EU Member States.

• 21. 

  Explore potential for harmonising reporting requirements: Commission services in charge of external relations and the EEAS could consider exploring the implications of a possible harmonisation of reporting on GAP II, Human Rights country strategies and UNSCR 1325 to facilitate the work of the Delegations in preparing reports while reducing their number, to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of input, and to leverage as much as possible the coordinating mechanisms at the country level.

• 22. 

  Changing the reporting deadline for Year 2 / 2017 is advisable. A delay of few months would allow integrating data analysis (on OECD Gender marker, on Results Framework, etc.) normally available in April each year. The new deadline should harmonise with other reports' timelines as much as possible. Some coordination with reporting submitted to the OECD, among others, needs to be pursued to ensure as single and most comprehensive a reporting exercise as possible.

• 23. 

  Changing reporting template: Consideration should be given to converting much of the GAP II Reports for 2017 to an on-line system, supplemented by short templates on those aspects which require more elaboration. An on-line system would facilitate the preparation of the global GAP II Report, and should make it possible to compare data more easily across EU actors.

• 24. 

  Revise GAP reporting instructions/guidelines: More accurate instruction on the data reporting must be included in the template to facilitate analysis. For the next reporting period, all EU actors should be advised to allocate actions (dialogue, programmes and projects) to a relevant GAP II Thematic Objective, and where possible, to GAP II Indicators.

• 25. 

  Better coordination among Commission services and EEAS: improved coordination is needed in the use of the indicators and on further ways to measure progress in order to measure all aspects relevant.

• 26. 

  Encourage common use of 'gender' terminology: A common understanding of terms, as for example: 'champion', 'senior champion', 'gender expert' etc. would be beneficial to the future reports and the overall implementation. In addition, a coherent terminology amongst the practitioners is required also within the EEAS and the Commission Services.

• 27. 

  Reporting Feedback to EUDs and headquarters: Several Delegations and HQ services have requested feedback on the accuracy and quality of their GAP reports. While it is acknowledged that feedback would be useful to improve the quality of reporting for the next reporting period, it has not been possible to provide individualised feedback within the limited timeline available. The possibility of providing more general feedback should be explored, possibly regionally or through a general feedback note reflecting 'best practices' in reporting and parameters for expected responses.

Annex 1: Summary tables on Institutional Cultural Shift (to be read in relation with the GAP II indicators' table)

Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries

1.1.2 Indicate 17 101 20 112 16 199 15 130 plus 10 76 13 40+ 91 658 number dialogues dialogues Dialogues dialogues in dialogues dialogues

of in 17 in 20 in 16 15 (in 10 in 13 political countries. countries, countries. countries, countries) countries. /policy Barbados includes Note: EUD various Difficult to dialogue and on-going has 100+ fora, e.g. count as s held Mexico dialogue, dialogues HR some between reported structured in Ethiopia. Dialogue, reports do EU gender framework (Number WGs, Joint not give actors mainstrea s, such as includes Programmi specific and med, HR mix of ng, etc. number partners counted as Dialogue, actual (e.g. in the 1 each. etc. Note: dialogues 'mainstrea country gender and onmed/severa that mainstrea going l'). raised med in structured gender CZ/DE/FR dialogue equality /UK framework issues political s. activities in Mongolia.

1.3.1 Indicate 8 26 MS (in 14 209 14 130 MS 11 83 MS 8 92 10 [36 65 576

N# of 8 programm programme Programme Programmes Member Member counties) es in 14 s in 14 s (in 11 (in 8 States in 10 States countries countries. countries) countries) countries program (including support

46 Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries mes that Fiji and SI GAP] - support counted as often the one each interpreted achieve although like this in ment of represent reporting the more) SE prioritie leads on s GAP II in identifie Myanmar. d in the

GAPII in your country

1.4.1 Have 7 Possibly 8 6 YES in 6 3 YES in 3 6 For 4 YES 3 In three 29

EUD - Brazil countries countries: example: countries and answered (Afghan: DRC (on EUD/SE/A MSs n/a but GAP family code T working agreed seems yes reporting & access to together on on any Cambodia: justice); 2 indicators specific no info; Tanzania in Moldova; measure China: set (will use discussions s of up gender GAP II on GAP in burden SG to objectives BiH & sharing support to shape Kosovo; for GAP programme Joint impleme implement s); Programme ntation ation; Zimbabwe in Georgia; of the Indonesia: (on health, Coordinatin SWD EUD leads agriculture g support in (GAPII) on GAP; and justice) Ukraine. in the PNG:

47 Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries country? UK&FR

If yes, contributed briefly to HR & explain Democrac what. y programm e with GAP elements; Phil: EUD & ES support GOJUST. Myanmar discussing; Mongolia: no presence but planned.

1.4.2 Is 4 YES : 6 YES: 7 EUD: 5 EUD: BiH, 6 YES: 7 Yes in 7 35 gender Costa EUD/Afgh Madagasca Serbia, Algeria/EU countries

donor Rica/NL, an; SE r, S Sudan; Ukraine; D; coordina Ecuador/D sub EUD/SE EUD/FR Egypt/UK; tion E&ES, group/Cam Uganda; Azer; Jordan/EUD mechani Guyana/U bodia; SE.DRC; EUD/SE (& UN sms led K, FR&UNFP IT/Ethiopia Georgia Women); by the Peru/ES A/Myanma (informal); Lebanon/NL EU on r; FI/Kenya; ; donor EUD&UN/ Nordics/SA Morocco/ES side? If PNG; . ; Palestine

48 Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries yes, ES/Philipp (oPt)/IT which ines;

EU NL/Vietna Actor is m. in lead?

1.4.3 Does 21 Yes in 21 17 YES in 17 15 YE S in 15 11 YES: 8 YES: 11 Yes in 11 83 the countries countries. countries Azerbaijan, Algeria, countries

Human (including Belarus, Egypt, Rights Barbados BiH, Jordan, country & 7 Georgia, Lebanon, strategy OECS) Kazakhstan, Libya, include Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, gender Moldova, Palestine, equality Tajikistan, Tunisia. as an Turkey, objectiv Ukraine, e? Uzbekistan. 1 NO: 3 NO; 3 5 NO: 5/15 2 NO: Iraq, Thailand. (Angola, reports Yemen Remainder Malawi, S n/a or no Sudan) reply. Remainder no answer.

2.1.1 Have 5 EUDs in 5 6 Afghanista 4 Botswana/ 1 EUD: 2 EUDs: 3 EUD: Yes 21 any countries: n: Head PPI; Ukraine/EU Egypt 2 (1 in 3, and in

senior Bolivia/A EUSR/HO Ethiopia D GFP, GFP, 1 2 member mb; D & HOD very HoOperats); informally s been Ecuador/H Political involved; Morocco 4 appointe d Political Adv & Somalia (1 HoM, 1 d as Section; GFP & FI EUD 1 1 HoC, 1 gender Honduras Amb; (no info on HoS, 1

49 Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries champio 1 (no Cambodia: status); PM)] ns at info.); Each DP; Zimbabwe country Jamaica 1 China: Dep Ambassado level (no info); HOD; r

(EUD Trinidad Indonesia: and & Tobago EU Amb MS)? HOD supported Give a informally 'HeForShe' short . campaign; descripti PNG: on of HOD the supports champio GE; Sri L: ns. 1 (no info) 3 MS in 3 5 MS: 3 MS: 6 Azer/Emb 4 [MENA 4 6 MS: Yes in 27 countries: Cambodia: Mozambiq Counsellors MS: Egypt: 6 and in 1 Bolivia/no SE Amb; ue: NL/SE ; BiH SE DE 2 (2 informally detail; China: FR HOMs; Feminist GFP); Ecuador attache, SE Namibia: Foreign Morocco 3: (no Amb, UK DE Senior; Pol; ES 1 (GFP), detail); Amb; Somalia: Montenegro FR 2 (1 Jamaica/1 Indonesia UK (no /HR MFA Governance (no detail) MS Amb. info) (former dep. & 1 support PM); GFP in 'HeForShe' Serbia/3: AFD); ; SE MFA, Tunisia: DK Mongolia: HR MFA, 1 (HoC) FR GFP, FI Amb); SE 2 Tajik/UK; GFPs, UK Ukraine/3 HOM; SE Prog &

50 Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries

Myanmar: Policy

SE leads; Leads, UK

Pakistan: LGBT

UK 7 Lead)

SDAs, DE

4 GFPs,

Vietnam:

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2.3.1 EUD 6 6 EUDs: 9 EUD: 5 5 countries. 10 Azer/HOD 6 Yes (12 7 Burkina 43

only: Barbados: Afghan: Ethiopia: &HOS practices/6 Faso:

Are back-up to GFP in sensitisatio committed; countries: resources

there GFP each n of HoC, BiH/Manag Egypt, Iraq, allocated to

any appointed; section for Team support & Libya, analysis,

good Bolivia: GM; Leaders staff active Morocco: mobilisatio

practice staffing AustL and PMs; in '16 alignment of n of

s you policies in gender Lesotho: Days'; next gender Member

would line with balance; GFP Georgia/lin Govt states at

like to EU; Cambodia: appointed; e managers program mangt

highligh Brazil: no info; Uganda: working with GAP II level;

t in GAP II China/Mon infotogether; Indicators; Gambia:

relation presented golia: 3 sharing for Kazak/Prior Palestine: Mangt

to to MS GFPs, GA DCI-HUM, ity to EU Gender backed

manage with launched, session on women Technical nomination

ment regular Ref Group crosscandidates; WG set up of Contract

developi updates, on GAP II; cutting; Kosovo/Tas to monitor Agent PM

ng gender Fiji: New Zambia: k Managers GAP II and as GFP;

incentiv work position gender in discuss alignment Guinea:

es to shared for GE & JD of HoC, GAP; with Joint internal

improve within enhanced Results Moldova/Jo Strategy; QSG; Ivory

transpar EUD; training for Advisor, int gender Tunisia: Coast:

ency Costa PMs; instruction analysis > Coordinatio gender is

51 Annex 1 TABLE 1: Summary Table - Institutional Culture Shift at EUD level - by Region

Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries and to Rica: Task Indonesia: from HoD joint n group set high ensure Manager gender all EDF 11 programmin up on GAP priority. delivery in balance; projects are g; Serbia & II. No info on of Operation Philippines G1, Ukraine/GF Ghana, results al Section : EUD training P Niger, on for gender participate session, appointed; Rwanda. gender issues, s in Gov GA done in Turkey: GA equality presentatio Gender house, pol done,

(through n on Project dialogue thematic resource sexual Audit led to objectives and staff harassmen Exercise consensus selected allocatio t; annually, on new with MS, n, Nicaragua: GFP GBV prog; EDU/ECH systems Gender coordinate Zimb: HoC O activities of Task s GAP is focal assessed in reward Force set reporting; point for relation to and up, gender SI: GE GAP II, Thematic redress raised in considered Team Objectives; and every in staffing Leaders Uzbek/ sexminimu speech; recruitmen responsible disaggregat m T&T: t for ed data in standard Staff processes; progress on new s or encourage Timor GAP. programme other)? d to Leste: GA indicators. If yes, participate done, explain in training. contact what? with stakeholde rs, woman applicant prioritised

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries

for

temporary

CA post.

2.3.2 Have 5 YES: (6 -

any actions/5

correcti countries:

ve Algeria,

actions Egypt, Iraq,

been Libya,

taken to Yemen);

improve

perform

ance on

gender

equality

at the

Delegati

on?

If yes,

explain

what?

7 NO: No (2

countries:

Palestine,

Tunisia)]

3.2.2 EUD 11 10 GFPs 13 14 GFPs 13 15 GPFs in 14 14 GFPs in 6 [MENA: 6 6 7 GPFs / 7 63 69 GFPs /

Give countries; 13 countries. 19 training Algeria 3/1, 6 countries trainings number 9 training countries. 13 sessions Egypt 1/1, of GFPs sessions. 10 training trainings. Israel 1/1, trained sessions. Jordan 1,

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries and Libya 1, number Tunisia 1] of trainings attended in your

Delegati on during 2016 Remainder Remainder 9 NO: 9 NO: 5 of 3 NO: (3 : no reply : no reply (Djibouti, the 15 countries: or no or no Eritrea, reporting Iraq, training. Training Kenya, EUDs Palestine, planned for Madagasca Yemen 2017 in r, Malawi, Fiji/Pacific Mozamb, and Namibia, Indonesia. Swaziland, Uganda) No answer from remainder.

3.3.1 EUD 12 21 GFPs 16 21 GFPs in 12 16 GFPs in 11 11 GFPs in 9 [10 GFPs in 7 9 GFPs in 67 88 GFPs only: in 12 16 12 8 EUDs (2 9 EUDs 7 countries

Give countries. countries. countries (2 Kosovo, 3 (Algeria number (Honduras 3 GFPs in Botswana, Ukraine) Egypt, of GFPs : in China/Mon 3 Israel, in your addition to golia; 2 Madagasca Jordan, Delegati GFP, 8 GFPs in r, 2 Lebanon on other staff Nepal, Zambia) Morocco,

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries having 3 has gender Thailand & Palestine, years of expertise - Timor Tunisia) gender not Leste expertis counted e and 5 here) years of technic experien ce

4.1.1 Give 14 At least 40 13 54 17 96 progs in 11 87 10 [68 10 10 75 343 progs number programm EUD/MS 17 Programme programmes countries.

of es in 14 programm countries. s in 11 in 6 Counting program countries. es (incl EUD : 65 countries: countries: programme mes Counting EDF 11, progs in 15 Alb, Azerb, Algeria, s difficult: formulat programm EIDHR, countries. Belarus, Egypt, 'mainstrea ed in es CSO-LA - EDF 11, BiH, Israel, med' or 2016 at difficult: counted as EIDHR, Georgia, Jordan, amount not Delegati several 1 each) in CSO Kosovo, Lebanon clear on level report 12 counted as Kyrgyz, Palestine, that 100% but countries; 1. MS: 19 Moldova, Tunisia used no prog numbers progs in 10 Serbia, gender numbers, provided countries (1 Turkey, analysis some for 11. 'all' Uzbek (SE to 'EDF 11 ' counted as has 32 in inform some 1) No data BiH, 19 in design. mainstrea ifrom 4 cos Moldova) med' - pending ('All' used each GA. in some counted as reports.) 1 here. Indicate 95% Based on 80% % 88% Percentage Impossible MENA: less 67- Very few

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries also % % rough provided roug s not to calculate than 30%: 1 100 countries against provided avera for 6 - mix h provides in as some EUD % give this all new for 11 ge of EUD & avera all cases: give %, (Egypt); less informatio program countries MS ge EUD: 85% some do than 50%: 2 n mes MS 92% not. EUDs formulat (Jordan, ed in Libya);

2016. more than 80% all the others]

4.3.1 Indicate 15 EUD in 15 10 EUD work 16 EUD 5 EUD: 7 [EUD: 9 EUD 62

% of countries, with progress in Percentages percentages program includes NGEM in 16 cos. Mix given for 5 given only mes that consultatio 10 of numbers countries/av for Egypt used n on calls countries: and %. erage 90% (25%) and findings for Percentage Where % (Azerbaijan Tunisia of proposals s given for provided Belarus, (100%) ] consulta (EIDHR 6 - rough EUD Georgia, tions & CSO- average average Kyrgy, with LA) in El 83% 38% Uzbek) NGEM Salvador, (Prog nos

26 , and for

CSOs, regular Kazak/1, women's dialogue Serbia/1) organisa with CSOs tions, to in T&T. inform 10 EUDs action provided

26 National Gender Equality Mechanisms

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries design %: in 2016. average

70% 2 ES/El 3 MS: 7 MS progs 3 MS: % 2 [MS: % 3 MS 20

Salvador programm in 7 cos. given for 3 given only 50%; UK es with Where countries / by 3 progs/ NGEM in percentages average following Jamaica 3 given 75% (Azer, (MS/countri countries. average Moldova, es): DE 30% Percentage 70% Tajikjistan) /Egypt; NL s for 2. Program 100% Rough number for Leban; BE average Albania/AT 100%; DK 82% 3, 33.3%; FI 100%; IT 87.5%; ES 83.3%; UK 100%/Palest ine; DK 30%/Tunisia ]

6.1.1 Indicate 5 EUD 17 9 EUD: 14 9 EUD: 18 6 EUD 9 in 6 8 [EUD 4: 1 8 EUD 14 45 76 progs number programm programm progs in 9 countries: Iraq, 2 programme

of es in 5 es in 10 countries Azer/3, Jordan, 1 s in 8 research countries countries, (includes Georgia/2; Libya, 2 countries program (Costa includes Gender Serbia/1, Palestine] (often mes on R/1; Gender Analysis in Tajik/1, includes gender Ecu/1; Analysis 3 cos.) Turkey 1 Country related Jam.2; Study in 2 (GA), Gender issues Nic/11; (Malaysia Ukraine 1 Analysis) financed T7T 2) & (GA with

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries by EU Thailand) SE) in 2016.

4 MS - 8 7 MS: 17 5 MS: 14 3 MS: 10 in 5 3 [MS: 8 3 4 25 61 progs programm programm programme countries: progs in 3 programme

es in 4 es in 7 s in 5 SE/Albania, countries: s in 3 countries countries, countries. SE/BiH 3, Lebanon: countries (Bolivia: incl ES SE/Moldov NL 3; ES 1, DE support to a 2, Palestine: IT 1, Gender UK/Tajik 2, 2; ES 1; UK Ecuador: Observator SE/Ukraine 1; Tunisia ES y in 2 IT 1] several; El Philippines Salvador: . Note: SE ES 4; Expert Nicaragua: assigned to Lux 1) Ministry in Indonesia.

6.1.2 Did you 9 EUD: 16 12 EUD: 25 10 EUD: 12 3 EUD: 4 in 3 6 YES: 6 [EUD] 13 46 76 progs finance programm progs in 12 programme countries: [EUD: programme

any es in 9 countries, s in 10 Albania, Algeria: 1; s in 6 projects countries including 3 countries Georgia, Egypt: 1; countries that (Barbados, with CSOs (includes 1 Moldova/2, Libya 3; improve Bolivia, in EIDHR, 1 NB Serbia Palestine: 1] d Brazil, Indonesia EDF, 1 first nonavailabil Costa & 4 in Gender EU country ity of Rica, Philippines Analysis) to introduce sex Cuba, . EU GE disaggre Haiti, Index. gated/ Honduras, gender Jamaica, specific T&T)

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries statistics in 2016?

How many? 3 MS : 5 in 4 MS: 7 6 MS: 27 4 14.5 in 4 3 [MS: 2 [MS] 4 22 47 progs 3 progs in 4 programme countries: Palestine programme countries countries: s in 6 Albania: SE BE 1; DK 3; s in 2 (El UK 4 / countries. 1, AT 3; FI 3; IR 1; countries Salvador: Pakistan, Moldova: IT 2; ES 2; ] ES/3; UK 1 / SE 3, Haiti: Nepal, ES Serbia SE ES/1; 1 1, Tajik: Jamaica: Philippines UK 6 + 1 UK/1) , NL/China partial. SE on sexsupports ratio at Kosovo birth data. Stats Agency.

6.2.1 Do the 9 Yes in 9 12 YES in 12 8 Includes 13 YES in 13 5 YES 9 9 countries 56 gender countries countries, Ethiopia countries. [Algeria, (possibly

coordina (not includes 1 informal Egypt, also Ivory tion including not mechanism Jordan, Coast - not mechani Cuba functionin & Malawi Lebanon, clear) sms where intl g at where Morocco] include actors not present in mechanism (internat systematic Mongolia. not ional) ally No functioning actors included). mechanism at present. working in 4 (Laos, No locally Malaysia, mechanism in your Thailand, in 6.

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Responses from EUDs

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries country? Timor Remainder

Leste). no reply. Remainder no reply.

6.3.1 Indicate 5 [EUD] 6 7 EUD: 8 4 EUD 5 5 EUD: 5 4 YES: [EUD 2 [EUD] 6 27 36 progs. N# of programm progs in 5 programme countries 2 programme

program es in 5 countries, s in 4 (Albania, programmes s in 2 mes countries includes 3 countries Georgia, : Egypt: 1; countries supporti (Costa in Kosovo, Morocco: 1 ng Rica/1; Fiji/Pacific Serbia, (with BE, NGEM Ecuador/1; , 3 in Turkey 2) ES) Tunisia by EU. Guyana/1; Solomon Is 1] Jamaica/1; building Mexico 2) capacity of NGEM through UN Women & UNDP. Note: Supporting NGEM indirectly through Thematic progs in Laos; Support to Gender Network in Myanmar.

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Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries

3 MS 5 3 MS: 4 3 MS: 5 3 MS: 6 4 [MS: 2 [MS] x 18 38 progs.

programm progs in 3 programme (Albania Egypt: IT 1; programme

es in 3 countries. s in 3 SE/1; Morocco: s in 2

countries countries Kosovo BE, ES: 1; countries

(Ecuador: SE/1. DE/1; Palestine: IT (Sweden in

ES Moldova 2, ES 3, NL Rwanda -

several; El SE/3) 4, UK 1; nr of

Salvador: Tunisia: DK programme

ES 3; 2] s?)

Haiti: DE

1)

6.3.2 Give N# 0 EUD 5 EUD: 10 2 EUD: 3 2 EUD: 2 3 EUD 4: 2 [EUD] 6 14 25 progs.

of sector sector programme (Albania/G Jordan: programme

program programm s in 2 EF; EUD 2; s in 2

mes es in 5 countries. Georgia/sec Morocco: countries

working countries. DRC no tion not EUD 1;

with (Fiji/Pacifi info.; known; Tunisia:

NGEM c no info; Lesotho: EUD 1

Nepal/Edu Governanc

c.; PNG e &Water;

Justice;

Philippines

4 Justice

and

Health,

Vietnam

no info)

3 5 1 MS: UK 9 2 MS: 5 4 10 Sector 4 Total MS 17 1 MS: 15 47 progs.

programm sector programme programme . (Egypt: IT Sweden in

es in 3 progs in s in 2 s: Moldova 1; Morocco: Rwanda?

countries Pakistan countries: SE/6; ES 1; BE 1;

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Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries

(Ecuador: (Education Djibouti Serbia Palestine: IT

DE 1; El , Social FR. Health; SE/1; Tajik 2; ES 2; NL

Salvador: Protection, Uganda: DE/2; 2; UK 1;

ES 3; Health & Dk/JLOS Ukraine Tunisia: DK

Haiti: DE Nutrition, & Water; SE/1) 4; DE 1; ES

• 1) 

  RoL) IE/Ed & 2)

Social

Protection

6.4.1 Indicate 9 [EUD] 17 10 EUD: 27 12 EUD: 27 10 EUD 20 8 EUD 35 = 6 [EUD] 16 55 142

N# of projects in programm programme programme Algeria 3; projects in programs.

projects 9 e in 10 s in 12 s in 10 Egypt 1; 6 countries

that are countries countries, countries countries. Iraq: 4;

building including 7 Gender Jordan 1

awarene through cross Leban 1

ss of EIDHR in cutting in Morocco

local Laos, all EU- 21;

and Pakistan & funded Palestine: 2;

national Sri Lanka. projects in Yemen: 2

media Kyrgyzstan.

on

gender

issues in

your

country

with EC

(EUD

and MS)

support.

2 MS: 2 5 MS: 22 5 MS: 9 7 MS: NL, 3 MS 17 = 3 [MS] 3 25 62

projects in programs programme SE, UK - 15 Egypt: DE projects in programs.

two in 5 s in 5 programme 1, IT 1; 3 countries

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Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central TOTAL ALL (19 EUDs reported) (23 EUDs reported) Africa Asia North Africa Africa REGIONS

(22 EUDs reported) (16 EUDs reported) (11 EUDs reported) (20 EUDs reported) No. Indicato Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Count Detail

r ries

countries countries, countries. s in 7 Morocco:

including 7 countries ES 1;

in Palestine

Vietnam, DK 1; FI 1;

10 in IR 1; IT 2;

China ES 5; NL 2;

UK 2

Comments / points to highlight

• Approach taken in summary is to count number of EUDs/countries in almost all cases, for following reasons: • Political dialogue responses are mix of number of actual meetings and on-going structured frameworks e.g. HR Dialogue. • Data on Member States programmes - mix of number of actual programmes/projects and a Member States total programme in that country. • MENA: Responses related to numbers/percentages of programmes are too different and cannot be easily synthetized. Many EUDs and Member States do not give percentages and are often too vague (i.e. several, numerous…). • MENA: good Practices highlighted: Morocco: alignment of next Government Gender Programme with GAP indicators; Palestine: The EU-Gender Technical Working Group to monitor GAP and alignment of Joint Strategy with GAP; Tunisia: coordination group has been set up to follow the implementation of GAP II (EUD + Member States) • EUD in Yemen was evacuated • EUD in Burundi was evacuated • Guinea 3.2.2: 0/0 but informal training (2 GFPs and all operational staff was associated to the in-country gender analysis mission undertaken DEVCO Gender Equality Helpdesk) - not included at current • Approach taken in summary is to count number of EUDs/countries in almost all cases, for following reasons: o Political dialogue responses are mix of number of actual meetings and on-going structured frameworks e.g. HR Dialogue. o Data on Member States programmes - mix of number of actual programmes/projects and a Member States total programme in that country.

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Services reporting on these indicators DG DEVCO DG NEAR ECHO FPI EEAS

Indicator

1.1.1 Annually, N# of EU positions for key international agendas 2 2 n/a 9

that included a focus on gender equality, and the rights of girls and women

1.1.2 N# of political/ policy dialogues between EU actors and 1 5

partners in the country that raise gender equality issues per year and at country level

1.3.1 N# of Member States programmes that support the 6

achievement of the priorities identified in the SWD

1.4.1 N# of partner countries where EUDs and MS have agreed on 6

context specific measures from the SWD

1.4.3 N# of Human Rights country strategies that include gender n/a Have received 50% of equality as an objective new HR strategies,

most include GE

2.1.1 N# of senior gender champions appointed at HQ and country 3 2 4 GFPs 3

level

2.2.1 Ratio of women as EU Heads of Missions (Baseline 2014: 20.3% (2 posts

24%) vacant); 29% HOMs

CSDP of civil &

military missions

2.3.1 N# of good practices highlighted in Institutional Annual 9 2 1 (applying gender 2

Reports sensitive approaches to IcSP Art 3 and

Art 4 through use of IcSP Gender

Facility)

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2.3.2. N# of corrective actions taken per year to improve 9 Mobilised IcSP 1

performance on gender equality Gender Facility 11 times in 2016

3.2.1. N# of staff, disaggregated by level, trained on gender 1 35 (22 EUD, 9 MS, 4 equality per year, and reporting changes in the way they HQ) in Human Rights work. training on GE; GE

also mainstreamed in 2 human rights

training weeks

3.2.2 N# of gender focal points (or equivalent) trained per year 7 9 9 1 GFP received No data (during HR

training on sexual training week, one day harassment on GE)

...and number of gender-related/sensitive trainings attended 6 17 9 1

in your unit during 2016.

3.2.3 Gender mainstreamed into all trainings provided 4 GE is part of Human

(HR - RBA – Rights week; GE Logframe, issues presented at

PPCM) Hds of Pol Section seminar; new training

for all EEAS on GEWE/WPS will be developed in 2017; 20/47 ESDC trainings gender mainstreamed.

3.3.1 N# of GFPs(or equivalent) who have 3 years of gender 6 5 2 Data not currently

expertise and/or 5 years of technical experience in a related available. CMPD: 1

field expert (gender &

human rights); CSDP:

8 gender experts

(some with two/three

hats)

3.3.2 N# of job descriptions that contain gender equality as an System does System does not show

area of responsibility, by seniority not show this this data. CMPD: 2

data. GFPs in civilian and 7

in military missions.

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CPCC: 2 missions have set up a GFP network.

4.1.1 N# of thematic, bilateral and regional programmes per year 16 programs 29 304 IcSP: 11 programs using gender analysis to inform design. programs programs (2 being planned under PI)

Indicate also % against all new programmes formulated in 0,4 2016

4.2.1 Whether internal processes of methodological review are 5 4 1 carried out to mainstream gender in quality assurance

mechanisms (e.g. for the EC: Quality Support Group, etc.).

4.2.2 N# of new Action Documents (or equivalent) commented 4 5 All IcSP AD (except and subsequently revised including for poor gender ADs under Art 4 not consideration. QUESTION: Do you (your unit) subject to QSG

REGULARLY fill the checklist gender and require gender review) related quality support in your QSG process?

4.3.1 % of programmes using findings of consultations with 4 5 Yes for IcSP: FPI

National Gender Equality Mechanisms, CSOs, women's involves WRDs and organisations, to inform action design. Q: Do you (your unit) other WPS orgs involve WRDs' orgs and/or CSO working for women's rights through CSO when consulting with civil society? Dialogue Network. Indicator not applicable to CFSP although missions do consult.

6.1.1 N# of research projects co-financed by EU (EUD/MS) on 2 4 Yes (support to

gender related issues OSCE to undertake data collection on

VAWG in conflictrisk areas in 10

OSCE countries)

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6.1.2 N# of programmes reporting improvement in quality and 1 1 FPI supported

availability of sex-disaggregated/gender specific statistics EEAS, through IcSP through EU support Gender Facility to review indicators for UNSCR 1325 & 1820

6.4.1 #N of projects building awareness of local and national 1 (NL)

media on gender issues in partner countries and supported by EU

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No. INDICATOR Number MS /programmes, etc.

1.1.4 N# of Member States programmes that support the 144 FI will report in 2017; SE cannot give number as GE is

achievement of the priorities identified in the SWD priority in all MFA/Sida work; SL GE is cross-cutting

2.1.1 N# of senior gender champions appointed at HQ and country 7 YES in 7 MS (FI; IT; LU 2; NL; PT 4; SE; UK)

level

2.1.2 Whether a mechanism is established to consult external 15 YES in 15 MS.

senior expertise on strategic and ad-hoc issues in relation to gender equality (e.g. advisory board)

2.1.4 N# of good practices highlighted in Institutional Annual 10 Yes in 10 MS

Reports.

2.1.5 N# of corrective actions taken per year to improve 10

performance on gender equality

2.1.7 N# of rewards or equivalents handed out to management / 3 DE, MT, NL

programme staff as per agreed criteria

2.1.9 Whether corporate reporting systems include a clear 7 AT, SE, DE, ES, LU, SE, UK (UK reports on GE not

assessment of performance on the SWD objectives as a specifically on SWD0. Corporate reporting being requirement developed or revised in FI, NL, PT

2.1.10 N# of spot checks evaluating performance on gender equality 3 ES, PT, SE. Elsewhere: reviews, evaluations, regular

per year scrutiny, etc.

3.1.2 N# of staff, disaggregated by level, trained on gender 1357 9 MS (includes 1001 in FR)

equality per year, and reporting changes in the way that they work

3.1.3 N# of gender focal persons (or equivalent) trained per year. 545 6 MS (includes 141/FR, 314/PT, 76/UK) No of trainings

not clear.

3.1.4 Gender mainstreamed into all training provided 4 4 MS + Needs clarifying/AT; Underway/BE

3.1.5 N# of Gender Focal Persons (or equivalent) who have 3 43 7 MS. Not counting 70+ SDAs/UK & approx. 50 PMs/SE

years of gender expertise and/or more than 5 years of technical experience in a related field

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No. INDICATOR Number MS /programmes, etc.

3.1.6 N# of job descriptions that contain gender equality as an area 65 11 MS. Plus 'all' in AT and 'all GFPs in FR.

of responsibility, by seniority

3.1.7 Gender point included in performance assessment systems 1 LU. AT/partly; BE/FR/UK if GPF, if in JD or if in

for relevant staff (Management, Heads of Mission, Gender specific PMF Focal Points etc.)

3.1.11 N# of queries responded to, disaggregated by thematic area 149 ES/IT/NL. Not possible to count: SE/UK; informal: FI;

close collaboration: BE/LV

4.1.1 N# of thematic, bilateral and regional programmes per year No overall data 2016 full data not available yet (AT, ES, FI, IT, LV.

using gender analysis to inform design. Gender Analysis/impact assessment mandatory for all new programs (BE, DE, FR, LV, SE, UK). No new progs (MT, PL, PT, SL). ES: estimates 12 global & 4 regional

progs. HR: 4 progs/80%; LV: 1 MFA; LT: projects small; SE: 90% of progs has GE as significant or principal objective.

4.1.2 N# of programme evaluations per year that include an 49 evaluations Data provided by 5 MS (ES 4, IT 15, LU 18, PT 3, SE 9).

assessment of impact on women and girls. AT all, DE does results-based monitoring, random sample evaluations, and ex-post evals. FI will do metaevaluation

of WGRs work in 2018; HR in progress; UK evals not tracked this way - 13 evals in 2016.

4.1.3 Whether internal processes of methodological review are 11 YES (with some qualifications) in 11 MS: AT, BE, DE,

carried out to mainstream gender in quality assurance ES, FI, FR, HR, LU, PT, SE, UK) mechanisms (e.g. for the EC: Quality Support Group, etc.).

4.1.4 N# of new Action Documents (or equivalent) commented 22 Action Documents 22 in 3 MS (ES 1, FR 9, LU 12). Data not available BE;

and subsequently revised including for poor gender data not tracked UK; DE guidelines require G&HR consideration. principles in all proposals; SE all new interventions must answer questions on gender.

5.1.1 Status of results monitoring on gender sensitive indicators 7 YES in 7 MS ( AT, BE, DE, ES, PT, SE, UK); Partly,

(See info on milestones) under review or in progress in 5 (FI, FR, IT, LU, NL)

5.1.2 % of results disaggregated where relevant by sex in Results 10 YES with some qualifications in 10 MS (BE, DE, ES, FI

Framework(s) (under review), IT 25%, LU 44.18%, LV in 2017, NL in 2017, SE, UK)

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No. INDICATOR Number MS /programmes, etc.

5.1.3 N# of justifications for OECD Marker G0 scores (defined as: 4 100% 4 MS (DE, FI for stats not policy compliance, FR,

"no inherent potential to impact on gender equality") LU). 2016 data not available: ES, IT. Not required: SE, UK.

5.1.4 % of new programmes that score G1 or G2 (Target: 85% of Average 62% % data from 6 MS (AT, FR, HR, LU, NL, SE); No 2016

new programmes score G1 or G2 by 2020) data yet (BE, ES, FI, IT, PL, UK). Not using marker yet: LV

6.1.1 N# of research projects co-financed by EU (EUD/MS) on 14 programmes 7 MS: AT 2, BE 1, ES 4, IT 2, LU 1, NL 1, UK 3

gender related issues

6.1.2 N# of programmes reporting improvement in quality and 13 programmes 6 MS: AT 2, ES 3, FI 2, HR 4, IT 1, LU 1. No data: SE.

availability of sex-disaggregated/gender specific statistics Not captured: UK. through EU support

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

Thematic Priority B: Physical and Psychological 2 3 1 0 6

Integrity (where no specific Thematic Objective selected)

• 7. 

  Girls and women free from all forms of violence 10 15 17 12 10 13 77

against them (VAWG) both in the public and in the private sphere.

7.1. % of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union 0 3 9 2 0 2 16

by age 15 (SDG 5.40) Mutilation and Cutting (SDG 5.41)

7.2. Prevalence of girls and women 15-49 who have 9 7 9 5 3 3 36

experienced physical or sexual violence (by an intimate partner) in the last 12 months (SDG 5.38)

7.3. % of referred cases of gender and sexual based violence 8 6 9 8 1 2 34

against women and children

7.4. % of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have 0 2 3 1 1 3 10

undergone Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (SDG 5.41)

7.5. N# of individuals directly benefiting from Justice, Rule 9 10 6 8 4 2 39

of Law and Security Sector Reform programmes funded by EU (EU RF)

7.6. Measure of sex ratios and comparison of child mortality 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

according to the gender

• 8. 

  Trafficking of girls and women for all forms of 1 3 1 3 2 1 11 11

  exploitation eliminated

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No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

8.1. N# countries that comply with recommendations from 0 3 1 1 0 0 5

the Universal Periodic Review and UN Treaties (ref. CEDAW, CRC, UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Palermo Protocol) (adaptation of

SDG 16.2)

8.2. N# of individuals directly benefiting from trafficking 1 3 1 1 1 0 7

programmes funded by EU

• 9. 

  Protection for all women and men of all ages from 0 3 2 1 2 2 10 10

  sexual and gender based violence in crisis situations; through EU supported operations

9.1. N# of EU Partner countries reporting a decrease in the 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

incidence of sexual violence as a weapon of war

9.2. N# countries that comply with recommendations from 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

the Universal Periodic Review and UN Treaties (SDG 16.2)

9.3. Number of violent deaths per 100,000 disaggregated by 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

sex (EURF Level 1)

9.4. N# of refugees (SDG 16.89) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9.5. Losses from natural disasters by climate and non-climate 0 2 1 0 0 0 3

related events (in US$ and lives lost) (SDG 11.6 cross reference)

9.6. N# of individuals directly benefiting from EU supported 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

programmes that specifically aim to support civilian postconflict peace building and/ or conflict prevention (EURF)

9.7. N# of EU funded humanitarian targeted actions that 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

respond to GBV

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

9.8. % of peace keeping and peace building missions with 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

specific provisions to improve the security and status of girls and women of all ages

9.9. N# of EU funded humanitarian programs marked 2 by 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

the ECHO gender/age marker and/or Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) marker

9.10. N# of EU MS and partner country sign up to the global 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

initiative Call to Action on Protection from GBV in emergencies

• 10. 

  Equal access to quality preventive, curative and 2 2 5 2 2 6 19

rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for girls and women.

10.1. % of people in malaria-endemic areas sleeping under 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

insecticide-treated ben nets (SDG 3.11)

10.2. Proportion of persons with a severe mental disorder 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

(psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, or moderate –severe de

10.3. % of beneficiaries using hospitals, health centres, and 1 0 2 0 0 0 3

clinics providing basic drinking water, adequate sanitation and adequate hygiene (SDG 6.5)

10.4. N# of people with advance HIV infection receiving 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

antiretroviral drugs with EU support (EURF)

10.5. N# of 1-year olds immunised with EU support (EURF) 0 1 2 0 0 0 3

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

• 11. 

  Promoted, protected and fulfilled right of every 3 7 8 0 0 8 26

individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and

sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence.

11.1. Maternal mortality ratio 2 1 5 0 0 8 16

11.2. Antenatal care services coverage (at least one visit and 1 2 5 0 0 3 11

at least four visits) (SDG3.2)

11.3. % of women with cervical cancer screening (SDG 0 1 0 0 0 1

3.17)

11.4. Met demand for family planning (SDG 5.44) 1 1 2 0 0 2 6

11.5. % of young people receiving comprehensive sexuality 0 1 5 0 0 3 9

education (SDG 5.5)

11.6. N# of births attended by skilled personnel with EU 1 1 3 0 0 3 8

support (EURF)

11.7. N# of women using any method of contraception with 1 1 4 0 0 2 8

EU support (EURF)

• 12. 

  Healthy nutrition levels for girls and women and 1 5 3 1 0 3 13

  throughout their life cycle.

12.1. % of children born with low birth weight (SDG 2.3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

12.2. Proportion of population below minimum level of 0 0 2 1 0 0 3

dietary energy consumption (SDG 2.8)

12.3. % of women of reproductive age with anaemia (SDG 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

2.9)

12.4. % of eligible population covered by national social 0 2 2 0 0 0 4

protection programmes (SDG 1.4)

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

12.5. N# of women of all ages, but especially at reproductive 0 3 3 0 0 0 6

age, and children under 5 benefiting from nutrition related programmes with EU support (EURF)

12.6. N# of food insecure people receiving assistance 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

through social transfers supported by the EU (EURF)

Thematic Priority C: Economic, Social and Cultural 4 5 2 3 14

Rights - Economic and Social Empowerment (where no specific objective selected)

• 13. 

  Equal access for girls and women to all levels of 7 10 14 10 5 8 54

quality education and vocational education and training (VET) free from discrimination

13.1 Primary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.33) 1 6 6 1 1 1 16

13.2 Secondary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 1 3 2 2 0 1 9

4.35)

13.3 Tertiary enrolment rates for women and men (SDG 1 3 1 2 0 2 9

4.37)

13.4 Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds, women and men (SDG 0 4 2 1 0 0 7

4.5)

13 .5 % of pupils enrolled in primary and secondary schools 0 4 3 0 0 2 9

providing drinking water, adequate sanitation, and adequate hygiene services (SDG 6.4)

13.6 Personnel in Research and Development (per million 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

inhabitants) (SDG 9.63)

13.7 N# of children enrolled in primary education with EU 0 2 3 3 0 0 8

support (EURF)

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

13.8 N# of children enrolled in secondary education with EU 0 1 1 1 0 0 3

support (EURF)

13.9 N# of teachers trained with EU support (EURF) 0 1 3 2 0 1 7

13.10 Ratio of female to male who have benefitted from 2 8 10 5 3 4 32

Vocational Education and Training / Skills development and other active labour market programmes with EU support (EURF)

• 14. 

  Access to decent work for women of all ages 5 8 2 3 5 3 26

14.1. In EU partner countries, income share held by women 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

in the lowest 40% of income distribution (EURF Level 1)

14.2. Average number of hours spent on paid and unpaid 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

work combined (total work burden) by sex (SDG 5.42)

14.3. Share of women among the working poor: employed 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

people living below $1.25 (PPP) per day (EURF Level 1)

14.4. Employment to population ratio (EPR) by gender and 0 2 1 3 1 0 7

age group (15-64) (SDG 8.5)

14.5. Number of countries that have ratified and 0 4 1 1 0 0 6

implemented fundamental ILO labour standards and complied in law and practice (SDG 8.57)

14.6. Informal employment as a percentage of total non 0 1 0 2 0 0 3

agricultural employment, by sex (ECOSOC Minimum set of gender indicators, by domain I.9; measured by ILO)

• 15. 

  Equal access by women to financial services, 5 7 10 6 4 7 39

productive resources including land, trade and entrepreneurship.

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

15.1. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local 0 2 3 0 0 0 5

communities with documented or recognised evidence of tenure (SDG 1.5)

15.2. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local 0 1 2 0 0 1 4

communities who perceive the rights recognised and protected (SDG 1.5)

15.3. Gender gap in wages, by sector in economic activity 0 2 3 2 1 0 8

(SDG 5.1)

15.4. GNI per capita (PPP, current US$ Atlas method) (SDG 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

8.54)

15.5. Mobile broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants, by 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

urban/ rural (SDG 9.59)

15.6. N# of women receiving rural advisory services with 1 4 4 5 1 2 17

EU support (EURF)

15.7. N# of women and men who have secure tenure of land 1 1 3 0 1 1 7

with EU support (EURF).

15.8. N# of women accessing EU supported community 0 4 8 1 2 2 17

level, (micro-) financial services (EURF)

• 16. 

  Equal access and control over clean water, energy, 5 2 6 1 0 5 19

transport infrastructure, and equitable engagement in their management, enjoyed by girls and women.

16.1. Proportion of population using an improved drinking 0 4 3 1 0 2 10

water source (EURF Level 1)

16.2. Road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (SDG 3.25) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

16.3. % of population using safely managed water services, 0 1 0 0 0 2 3

by urban/ rural (SDG 6.45)

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

16.4. % of population using safely managed sanitation 0 3 2 0 0 2 7

services, by urban/ rural (SDG 6.46)

16.5. Share of population using modern cooking solutions by 0 3 2 0 0 1 6

urban/ rural (SDG 7.50)

16.6. Share of population using reliable electricity by urban/ 1 0 2 0 0 1 4

rural (SDG 7.51)

16.7. N# of people with access to all season roads with EU 1 0 1 0 0 1 3

support (EURF)

16.8. N# of women of all ages provided with access to 1 1 1 0 0 2 5

sustainable energy services with EU support (EURF)

Thematic Priority D: Political and civil rights - Voice and 3 4 1 1 4 13

Participation (where no specific thematic objective selected)

• 17. 

  Equal rights and ability for women to participate in 4 10 13 8 6 12 53

  policy and governance processes at all levels.

  17.1. Proportion of seats held by women in national 1 1 4 5 2 1 14

  parliaments (EURF Level 1) in EU Partner Countries

17.2. Share of women on corporate boards of national/ multi 0 1 1 1 1 1 5

national corporations (SDG 5.2)

17.3. Percentage of seats held by women and minorities in 0 7 4 5 3 1 20

national parliament and or sub-national elected office according to their respective share of population

17.4. Representation of women among mediators, 0 2 1 1 0 0 4

negotiators and technical experts in form

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

17.5. N# of women benefiting from legal aid programmes 0 5 1 3 2 1 12

supported by the EU (EURF)

17.6. % of women candidates in national elections with EU 0 2 3 3 4 1 13

support

17.7. Number of countries carrying out gender-responsive 0 2 5 3 2 3 15

budgeting at local and national level with EU support

• 18. 

  Women's organisations and other CSOs and Human 4 8 7 6 4 4 33

  Rights Defenders working for gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment and rights freely able

  to work and protected by law.

18.1. N# of women Human Rights Defenders who have 1 6 3 2 2 0 14

received EU Support (EURF)

18.2. N# of partner countries that guarantees the CSOs right 0 4 2 0 0 0 6

to associate, secure funding, freedom of expression, access to information and participation in public life

18.3. N# of Human Rights and Democracy Country 1 2 1 0 1 1 6

Strategies that include gender equality objectives

• 19. 

  Challenged and changed discriminatory social norms 4 2 4 3 2 4 19

  and gender stereotypes.

19.1. Number of countries that have a positive change in the 7 0 1 0 0 2 10

OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) rating

19.2. % of women aged 15-49 years who intend to cut their 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

daughters (UNICEF data collection)

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Annex 2 TABLE 4 No of Countries (EUDs + EU Member States) per region with selected Thematic Objectives

No of EUDs per region with selected GAP II Indicators (counted once TOTAL TOTAL per country)

THEMATIC OBJECTIVES/INDICATORS Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western ALL ALL SELECTED PER COUNTRY Pacific Southern Central Asia & North & Central REGION REGION

Africa& Africa Africa S S Indian Ocean

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Objectives Indicators

19.3. N# of EU Partner Countries introducing quota systems 0 0 0 1 0 1 2

to address discriminatory practices and improve women's representation in government institutions and decision making positions

19.4. In EU Partner Countries, N# of communities that 7 2 2 0 0 2 13

formally declare abandoning a practice that discriminates or harms girls and women of all ages

• 20. 

  Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and 2 2 1 0 2 2 9

  influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues

20.1. Number of deaths per 100,000 from climate-related and 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

natural disasters – average over last ten years (disaggregated by sex) (EURF Level 1)

Miscellaneous 7 5 4 16

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Annex 2 - TABLE 5 : No of programmes per region per Thematic Objective

No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

Thematic Priority B: Physical and Psychological Integrity

(Programmes not linked to a specific Thematic Objective) 13 15 36 0 0 64

• 7. 

  Girls and women free from all forms of violence against

them (VAWG) both in the public and in the private 58 48 70 58 57 46 337

sphere. 7.1. % of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union

by age 15 (SDG 5.40) Mutilation and Cutting (SDG 5.41) 0 7 3 3 0 2 15

7.2. Prevalence of girls and women 15-49 who have

experienced physical or sexual violence (by an intimate 3 12 13 11 3 2 44

partner) in the last 12 months (SDG 5.38)

7.3. % of referred cases of gender and sexual based violence

against women and children 3 10 15 15 1 2 46

7.4. % of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have

undergone Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (SDG 5.41) 2 2 3 2 2 3 14

7.5. N# of individuals directly benefiting from Justice, Rule of

Law and Security Sector Reform programmes funded by EU 2 22 9 9 7 1 50

(EU RF) 7.6. Measure of sex ratios and comparison of child mortality

according to the gender 0 6 0 2 0 0 8

• 8. 

  Trafficking of girls and women for all forms of

  exploitation eliminated 4 5 1 3 5 1 19 19

8.1. N# countries that comply with recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review and UN Treaties (ref. CEDAW,

CRC, UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 0 3 1 1 0 0 5

and the Palermo Protocol) (adaptation of SDG 16.2)

8.2. N# of individuals directly benefiting from trafficking

programmes funded by EU 1 3 1 1 1 0 7

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

• 9. 

  Protection for all women and men of all ages from

sexual and gender based violence in crisis situations; 0 9

through EU supported operations 6 1

14 6 36 36

9.1. N# of EU Partner countries reporting a decrease in the

incidence of sexual violence as a weapon of war 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9.2. N# countries that comply with recommendations from the

Universal Periodic Review and UN Treaties (SDG 16.2) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

9.3. Number of violent deaths per 100,000 disaggregated by

sex (EURF Level 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9.4. N# of refugees (SDG 16.89) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9.5. Losses from natural disasters by climate and non-climate

related events (in US$ and lives lost) (SDG 11.6 cross 0 2 1 0 0 0 3

reference) 9.6. N# of individuals directly benefiting from EU supported

programmes that specifically aim to support civilian post 0 6 0 0 0 0 6

conflict peace building and/ or conflict prevention (EURF)

9.7. N# of EU funded humanitarian targeted actions that

respond to GBV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9.8. % of peace keeping and peace building missions with

specific provisions to improve the security and status of girls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

and women of all ages

9.9. N# of EU funded humanitarian programs marked 2 by the

ECHO gender/age marker and/or Inter-Agency Standing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Committee (IASC) marker

9.10. N# of EU MS and partner country sign up to the global

initiative Call to Action on Protection from GBV in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

emergencies

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

• 10. 

  Equal access to quality preventive, curative and

rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for 2 6 8 2 12 20 50 50

girls and women. 10.1. % of people in malaria-endemic areas sleeping under

insecticide-treated ben nets (SDG 3.11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10.2. Proportion of persons with a severe mental disorder

(psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, or moderate –severe de 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

10.3. % of beneficiaries using hospitals, health centres, and

clinics providing basic drinking water, adequate sanitation and 1 0 2 0 0 0 3

adequate hygiene (SDG 6.5)

10.4. N# of people with advance HIV infection receiving

antiretroviral drugs with EU support (EURF) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

10.5. N# of 1-year olds immunised with EU support (EURF) 0 1 2 0 0 0 3

• 11. 

  Promoted, protected and fulfilled right of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and

responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and 23 7 26 0 0 21 77 77

sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence.

11.1. Maternal mortality ratio 3 1 6 0 0 8 18

11.2. Antenatal care services coverage (at least one visit and

at least four visits) (SDG3.2) 1 0 5 0 0 2 8

11.3. % of women with cervical cancer screening (SDG 3.17) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

11.4. Met demand for family planning (SDG 5.44) 1 0 2 0 0 2 5

11.5. % of young people receiving comprehensive sexuality

education (SDG 5.5) 0 0 6 0 0 3 9

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

11.6. N# of births attended by skilled personnel with EU

support (EURF) 1 1 5 0 0 3 10

11.7. N# of women using any method of contraception with

EU support (EURF) 2 1 6 0 0 2 11

• 12. 

  Healthy nutrition levels for girls and women and

  throughout their life cycle. 1 36 10 1 0 4 52 52

12.1. % of children born with low birth weight (SDG 2.3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

12.2. Proportion of population below minimum level of

dietary energy consumption (SDG 2.8) 0 0 2 1 0 0 3

12.3. % of women of reproductive age with anaemia (SDG

2.9) 0 2 1 0 0 0 3

12.4. % of eligible population covered by national social

protection programmes (SDG 1.4) 0 11 4 0 0 0 15

12.5. N# of women of all ages, but especially at reproductive

age, and children under 5 benefiting from nutrition related 0 18 6 0 0 0 24

programmes with EU support (EURF)

12.6. N# of food insecure people receiving assistance through

social transfers supported by the EU (EURF) 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

Thematic Priority C: Economic, Social and Cultural

Rights - Economic and Social Empowerment (where no 23 43 1 1 7 26 101

specific objective selected)

• 13. 

  Equal access for girls and women to all levels of quality

education and vocational education and training (VET) 12 37 40 35 30 32 186

free from discrimination

13.1 Primary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.33) 1 14 8 1 1 1 26

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

13.2 Secondary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.35) 1 12 3 2 0 1 19 13.3 Tertiary enrolment rates for women and men (SDG 4.37) 3 3 1 2 0 2 11

13.4 Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds, women and men (SDG

4.5) 0 4 2 1 0 1 8

13 .5 % of pupils enrolled in primary and secondary schools

providing drinking water, adequate sanitation, and adequate 0 8 5 0 0 1 14

hygiene services (SDG 6.4)

13.6 Personnel in Research and Development (per million

inhabitants) (SDG 9.63) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

13.7 N# of children enrolled in primary education with EU

support (EURF) 0 2 3 3 0 0 8

13.8 N# of children enrolled in secondary education with EU

support (EURF) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3

13.9 N# of teachers trained with EU support (EURF) 0 1 5 2 0 1 9

13.10 Ratio of female to male who have benefitted from Vocational Education and Training / Skills development and

other active labour market programmes with EU support 5 19 10 7 8 4 53

(EURF)

• 14. 

  Access to decent work for women of all ages 27 27 11 3 13 17 98 98

14.1. In EU partner countries, income share held by women in

the lowest 40% of income distribution (EURF Level 1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

14.2. Average number of hours spent on paid and unpaid work

combined (total work burden) by sex (SDG 5.42) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

14.3. Share of women among the working poor: employed

people living below $1.25 (PPP) per day (EURF Level 1) 0 3 0 1 0 0 4

85

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

14.4. Employment to population ratio (EPR) by gender and

age group (15-64) (SDG 8.5) 0 3 1 3 1 0 8

14.5. Number of countries that have ratified and implemented

fundamental ILO labour standards and complied in law and 0 15 1 1 0 0 17

practice (SDG 8.57)

14.6. Informal employment as a percentage of total nonagricultural

employment, by sex (ECOSOC Minimum set of 0 1 0 2 0 0 3

gender indicators, by domain I.9; measured by ILO)

• 15. 

  Equal access by women to financial services,

productive resources including land, trade and 16 24 52 20 26 16 154 154

entrepreneurship. 15.1. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local

communities with documented or recognised evidence of 0 2 3 0 0 0 5

tenure (SDG 1.5) 15.2. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local

communities who perceive the rights recognised and protected 0 6 2 0 0 1 9

(SDG 1.5) 15.3. Gender gap in wages, by sector in economic activity

(SDG 5.1) 0 7 2 2 1 0 12

15.4. GNI per capita (PPP, current US$ Atlas method) (SDG

8.54) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

15.5. Mobile broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants, by

urban/ rural (SDG 9.59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

15.6. N# of women receiving rural advisory services with EU

support (EURF) 1 11 6 6 3 2 29

15.7. N# of women and men who have secure tenure of land

with EU support (EURF). 0 10 3 0 1 1 15

86

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

15.8. N# of women accessing EU supported community level,

(micro-) financial services (EURF) 0 10 15 2 3 2 32

• 16. 

  Equal access and control over clean water, energy,

transport infrastructure, and equitable engagement in 18 6 15 1 0 15 55 55

their management, enjoyed by girls and women.

16.1. Proportion of population using an improved drinking

water source (EURF Level 1) 0 5 3 1 0 2 11

16.2. Road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (SDG 3.25) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

16.3. % of population using safely managed water services, by

urban/ rural (SDG 6.45) 0 1 0 0 0 2 3

16.4. % of population using safely managed sanitation

services, by urban/ rural (SDG 6.46) 0 2 1 0 0 2 5

16.5. Share of population using modern cooking solutions by

urban/ rural (SDG 7.50) 0 3 2 0 0 1 6

16.6. Share of population using reliable electricity by urban/

rural (SDG 7.51) 1 0 5 0 0 1 7

16.7. N# of people with access to all season roads with EU

support (EURF) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3

16.8. N# of women of all ages provided with access to

sustainable energy services with EU support (EURF) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4

Thematic Priority D: Political and civil rights - Voice and

Participation (where no specific thematic objective 11 19 11 2 16 4 63

selected)

• 17. 

  Equal rights and ability for women to participate in

policy and governance processes at all levels. 28 48 12 22 67 20 197

87

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No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

17.1. Proportion of seats held by women in national

parliaments (EURF Level 1) in EU Partner Countries 0 1 5 5 4 1 16

17.2. Share of women on corporate boards of national/ multinational

corporations (SDG 5.2) 0 1 1 1 1 1 5

17.3. Percentage of seats held by women and minorities in

national parliament and or sub-national elected office 0 21 4 6 4 1 36

according to their respective share of population

17.4. Representation of women among mediators, negotiators

and technical experts in form 0 7 1 1 0 0 9

17.5. N# of women benefiting from legal aid programmes

supported by the EU (EURF) 0 12 1 3 3 1 20

17.6. % of women candidates in national elections with EU

support 0 7 6 3 5 1 22

17.7. Number of countries carrying out gender-responsive

budgeting at local and national level with EU support 0 2 4 3 3 3 15

• 18. 

  Women's organisations and other CSOs and Human Rights Defenders working for gender equality and

women's and girls' empowerment and rights freely able to 7 30 8 30 15 5 95 95

work and protected by law. 18.1. N# of women Human Rights Defenders who have

received EU Support (EURF) 1 11 5 2 3 0 22

18.2. N# of partner countries that guarantees the CSOs right to

associate, secure funding, freedom of expression, access to 0 4 2 2 0 0 8

information and participation in public life

18.3. N# of Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategies

that include gender equality objectives 1 2 1 0 1 1 6

88

Annex 2 - TABLE 5 : No of programmes per region per Thematic Objective

No of times each GAP II Indicator selected TOTAL TOTAL

Thematic Objectives/Indicators Americas Asia & Eastern & Europe & Middle East Western & ALL ALL

Pacific Southern Central Asia & North Central REGIO REGIONS Africa& Africa Africa NS Indicators

Indian Ocean Objective

s

• 19. 

  Challenged and changed discriminatory social norms

  and gender stereotypes. 4 12 8 2 2 6 34 34

19.1. Number of countries that have a positive change in the

OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) rating 1 0 1 0 0 2 4

19.2. % of women aged 15-49 years who intend to cut their

daughters (UNICEF data collection) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3

19.3. N# of EU Partner Countries introducing quota systems to address discriminatory practices and improve women's

representation in government institutions and decision making 0 0 0 1 0 1 2

positions

19.4. In EU Partner Countries, N# of communities that

formally declare abandoning a practice that discriminates or 1 2 3 0 0 2 8

harms girls and women of all ages

• 20. 

  Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and

  influence decision-making processes on climate and 3 4 3 0 3 2 15 15

  environmental issues 20.1. Number of deaths per 100,000 from climate-related and

natural disasters – average over last ten years (disaggregated 0 1 0 0 2 0 3

by sex) (EURF Level 1)

Miscellaneous 2 1 3

89

Annex 2 TABLE 6: Summary of Thematic Objectives selected by Commission Services (DEVCO, ECHO, FPI)

Thematic Objectives and Indicators DEVCO ECHO FPI

Thematic Priority: Physical and Psychological Integrity (where no specific thematic objective selected)

• 7. 

  Girls and women free from all forms of violence against them (VAWG) both in the public 3 and in the private sphere.

  1 Number of programmes - Objective 7 8

7.1. % of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union by age 15 (SDG 5.40) Mutilation and 0 Cutting (SDG 5.41)

7.2. Prevalence of girls and women 15-49 who have experienced physical or sexual violence (by an 0 intimate partner) in the last 12 months (SDG 5.38)

7.3. % of referred cases of gender and sexual based violence against women and children 0

7.4. % of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation and 0 Cutting (SDG 5.41)

7.5. N# of individuals directly benefiting from Justice, Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform 0 programmes funded by EU (EU RF)

7.6. Measure of sex ratios and comparison of child mortality according to the gender 0

• 8. 

  Trafficking of girls and women for all forms of exploitation eliminated 1

  Number of programmes - Objective 8 3

8.1. N# countries that comply with recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review and UN 0 Treaties (ref. CEDAW, CRC, UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the

Palermo Protocol) (adaptation of SDG 16.2)

8.2. N# of individuals directly benefiting from trafficking programmes funded by EU 0

• 9. 

  Protection for all women and men of all ages from sexual and gender based violence in crisis 1 1 1 situations; through EU supported operations

  Number of programmes - Objective 9 2 All 2

  90 9.1. N# of EU Partner countries reporting a decrease in the incidence of sexual violence as a weapon 0

  of war

9.2. N# countries that comply with recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review and UN 0 Treaties (SDG 16.2)

9.3. Number of violent deaths per 100,000 disaggregated by sex (EURF Level 1) 0

9.4. N# of refugees (SDG 16.89) 0

9.5. Losses from natural disasters by climate and non-climate related events (in US$ and lives lost) 0

(SDG 11.6 cross reference)

9.6. N# of individuals directly benefiting from EU supported programmes that specifically aim to 0 support civilian post-conflict peace building and/ or conflict prevention (EURF)

9.7. N# of EU funded humanitarian targeted actions that respond to GBV 0 1

9.8. % of peace keeping and peace building missions with specific provisions to improve the security 0 and status of girls and women of all ages

9.9. N# of EU funded humanitarian programs marked 2 by the ECHO gender/age marker and/or 0 1 Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) marker

9.10. N# of EU MS and partner country sign up to the global initiative Call to Action on Protection 0 1

from GBV in emergencies

• 10. 

  Equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health 1 care services for girls and women.

  Number of programmes - Objective 10 3

10.1. % of people in malaria-endemic areas sleeping under insecticide-treated ben nets (SDG 3.11) 1

10.2. Proportion of persons with a severe mental disorder (psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, or 0 moderate –severe de

10.3. % of beneficiaries using hospitals, health centres, and clinics providing basic drinking water, 0 adequate sanitation and adequate hygiene (SDG 6.5)

10.4. N# of people with advance HIV infection receiving antiretroviral drugs with EU support 1 (EURF)

10.5. N# of 1-year olds immunised with EU support (EURF) 0

91 11. Promoted, protected and fulfilled right of every individual to have full control over, and 1 decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence.

Number of programmes - Objective 11 1

11.1. Maternal mortality ratio 1

11.2. Antenatal care services coverage (at least one visit and at least four visits) (SDG3.2) 0

11.3. % of women with cervical cancer screening (SDG 3.17) 0

11.4. Met demand for family planning (SDG 5.44) 1

11.5. % of young people receiving comprehensive sexuality education (SDG 5.5) 0

11.6. N# of births attended by skilled personnel with EU support (EURF) 0

11.7. N# of women using any method of contraception with EU support (EURF) 1

• 12. 

  Healthy nutrition levels for girls and women and throughout their life cycle. 0 1

  Number of programmes - Objective 12 0 All

  12.1. % of children born with low birth weight (SDG 2.3) 0

12.2. Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (SDG 2.8) 0

12.3. % of women of reproductive age with anaemia (SDG 2.9) 0

12.4. % of eligible population covered by national social protection programmes (SDG 1.4) 0

12.5. N# of women of all ages, but especially at reproductive age, and children under 5 benefiting 0 1 from nutrition related programmes with EU support (EURF)

12.6. N# of food insecure people receiving assistance through social transfers supported by the EU 0 (EURF)

Thematic Priority: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Economic and Social Empowerment 2 (where no specific objective selected)

Number of programmes - Priority C (where no objective selected) 3

• 13. 

  Equal access for girls and women to all levels of quality education and vocational education 3 1 and training (VET) free from discrimination

  92 Number of programmes - Objective 13 9 All

  13.1 Primary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.33) 1

  13.2 Secondary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.35) 1

  13.3 Tertiary enrolment rates for women and men (SDG 4.37) 0

  13.4 Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds, women and men (SDG 4.5) 0

  13 .5 % of pupils enrolled in primary and secondary schools providing drinking water, adequate 0 sanitation, and adequate hygiene services (SDG 6.4)

  13.6 Personnel in Research and Development (per million inhabitants) (SDG 9.63) 1

  13.7 N# of children enrolled in primary education with EU support (EURF) 0

  13.8 N# of children enrolled in secondary education with EU support (EURF) 0

  13.9 N# of teachers trained with EU support (EURF) 0

13.10 Ratio of female to male who have benefitted from Vocational Education and Training / Skills 0 development and other active labour market programmes with EU support (EURF)

• 14. 

  Access to decent work for women of all ages 2

  Number of programmes - Objective 14 1

14.1. In EU partner countries, income share held by women in the lowest 40% of income distribution 0 (EURF Level 1)

14.2. Average number of hours spent on paid and unpaid work combined (total work burden) by sex 0 (SDG 5.42)

14.3. Share of women among the working poor: employed people living below $1.25 (PPP) per day 0 (EURF Level 1)

14.4. Employment to population ratio (EPR) by gender and age group (15-64) (SDG 8.5) 0

14.5. Number of countries that have ratified and implemented fundamental ILO labour standards and 0 complied in law and practice (SDG 8.57)

14.6. Informal employment as a percentage of total non-agricultural employment, by sex (ECOSOC 0 Minimum set of gender indicators, by domain I.9; measured by ILO)

93 15. Equal access by women to financial services, productive resources including land, trade and 2 1 entrepreneurship.

Number of programmes - Objective 15 7 2

15.1. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local communities with documented or recognised 0

evidence of tenure (SDG 1.5)

15.2. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local communities who perceive the rights recognised 0 1 and protected (SDG 1.5)

15.3. Gender gap in wages, by sector in economic activity (SDG 5.1) 0 15.4. GNI per capita (PPP, current US$ Atlas method) (SDG 8.54) 0

15.5. Mobile broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants, by urban/ rural (SDG 9.59) 0

15.6. N# of women receiving rural advisory services with EU support (EURF) 0

15.7. N# of women and men who have secure tenure of land with EU support (EURF). 0

15.8. N# of women accessing EU supported community level, (micro-) financial services (EURF) 0

• 16. 

  Equal access and control over clean water, energy, transport infrastructure, and equitable 0 engagement in their management, enjoyed by girls and women.

  Number of programmes - Objective 16 0

  16.1. Proportion of population using an improved drinking water source (EURF Level 1) 0

  16.2. Road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (SDG 3.25) 0

  16.3. % of population using safely managed water services, by urban/ rural (SDG 6.45) 0

  16.4. % of population using safely managed sanitation services, by urban/ rural (SDG 6.46) 0

  16.5. Share of population using modern cooking solutions by urban/ rural (SDG 7.50) 0

  16.6. Share of population using reliable electricity by urban/ rural (SDG 7.51) 0

  16.7. N# of people with access to all season roads with EU support (EURF) 0

16.8. N# of women of all ages provided with access to sustainable energy services with EU support 0 (EURF)

94 Thematic Priority: Political and civil rights - Voice and Participation (where no specific 3 thematic objective selected)

Number of programmes - Priority D (where no objective selected) 11

• 17. 

  Equal rights and ability for women to participate in policy and governance processes at all 1 1 levels.

  Number of programmes - Objective 17 1 EOM Missions

  17.1. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (EURF Level 1) in EU Partner 0 Countries

  17.2. Share of women on corporate boards of national/ multi-national corporations (SDG 5.2) 0

17.3. Percentage of seats held by women and minorities in national parliament and or sub-national 0 elected office according to their respective share of population

17.4. Representation of women among mediators, negotiators and technical experts in form 0 1

17.5. N# of women benefiting from legal aid programmes supported by the EU (EURF) 0

17.6. % of women candidates in national elections with EU support 0

17.7. Number of countries carrying out gender-responsive budgeting at local and national level with 0 EU support

• 18. 

  Women's organisations and other CSOs and Human Rights Defenders working for gender 4 equality and women's and girls' empowerment and rights freely able to work and protected by law.

  Number of programmes - Objective 18 6

  18.1. N# of women Human Rights Defenders who have received EU Support (EURF) 0

18.2. N# of partner countries that guarantees the CSOs right to associate, secure funding, freedom of 0 expression, access to information and participation in public life

18.3. N# of Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategies that include gender equality objectives 0

95 19. Challenged and changed discriminatory social norms and gender stereotypes. 1

Number of programmes - Objective 19 1

19.1. Number of countries that have a positive change in the OECD Social Institutions and Gender 0 Index (SIGI) rating

19.2. % of women aged 15-49 years who intend to cut their daughters (UNICEF data collection) 0

19.3. N# of EU Partner Countries introducing quota systems to address discriminatory practices and 0 improve women's representation in government institutions and decision making positions

19.4. In EU Partner Countries, N# of communities that formally declare abandoning a practice that 0 discriminates or harms girls and women of all ages

• 20. 

  Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and influence decision-making processes 1 on climate and environmental issues

  Number of programmes - Objective 20 2

20.1. Number of deaths per 100,000 from climate-related and natural disasters – average over last ten 0 years (disaggregated by sex) (EURF Level 1)

96

Annex 2 TABLE 7 Summary of Thematic Objectives selected by EU Member State Capitals

Thematic Objectives & indicators Thematic Numbers

Objectives Programmes & & Indicators Indicators

Once per MS Selected Thematic Priority: Physical and Psychological Integrity (use this line where EUDs have not selected specific 6

thematic indicators)

• 7. 

  Girls and women free from all forms of violence against them (VAWG) both in the public and in the 15 34

  private sphere.

7.1. % of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union by age 15 (SDG 5.40) Mutilation and Cutting (SDG 2 2

5.41)

7.2. Prevalence of girls and women 15-49 who have experienced physical or sexual violence (by an intimate 3 5

partner) in the last 12 months (SDG 5.38)

7.3. % of referred cases of gender and sexual based violence against women and children 1 6 7.4. % of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (SDG 1 1

5.41)

7.5. N# of individuals directly benefiting from Justice, Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform programmes funded 1 1

by EU (EU RF)

7.6. Measure of sex ratios and comparison of child mortality according to the gender 0 0 8. Trafficking of girls and women for all forms of exploitation eliminated 3 8

8.1. N# countries that comply with recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review and UN Treaties (ref. 0

CEDAW, CRC, UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Palermo Protocol) (adaptation of SDG 16.2)

8.2. N# of individuals directly benefiting from trafficking programmes funded by EU 0 9. Protection for all women and men of all ages from sexual and gender based violence in crisis situations; 5 12

through EU supported operations

9.1. N# of EU Partner countries reporting a decrease in the incidence of sexual violence as a weapon of war 1 2 9.2. N# countries that comply with recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review and UN Treaties (SDG 0 0

16.2)

9.3. Number of violent deaths per 100,000 disaggregated by sex (EURF Level 1) 0 0 9.4. N# of refugees (SDG 16.89) 1 2

9.5. Losses from natural disasters by climate and non-climate related events (in US$ and lives lost) (SDG 11.6 cross 0 0

reference)

9.6. N# of individuals directly benefiting from EU supported programmes that specifically aim to support civilian 0 0

post-conflict peace building and/ or conflict prevention (EURF)

9.7. N# of EU funded humanitarian targeted actions that respond to GBV 0 0

97

Annex 2 TABLE 7 Summary of Thematic Objectives selected by EU Member State Capitals

Thematic Objectives & indicators Thematic Numbers

Objectives Programmes & & Indicators Indicators

Once per MS Selected 9.8. % of peace keeping and peace building missions with specific provisions to improve the security and status of 1 1

girls and women of all ages

9.9. N# of EU funded humanitarian programs marked 2 by the ECHO gender/age marker and/or Inter-Agency 0 0

Standing Committee (IASC) marker

9.10. N# of EU MS and partner country sign up to the global initiative Call to Action on Protection from GBV in 0 0

emergencies

• 10. 

  Equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health care services 5 7

  for girls and women.

  10.1. % of people in malaria-endemic areas sleeping under insecticide-treated ben nets (SDG 3.11) 1 1 10.2. Proportion of persons with a severe mental disorder (psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, or moderate –severe 0 0

  de

10.3. % of beneficiaries using hospitals, health centres, and clinics providing basic drinking water, adequate 1 3

sanitation and adequate hygiene (SDG 6.5)

10.4. N# of people with advance HIV infection receiving antiretroviral drugs with EU support (EURF) 1 2

10.5. N# of 1-year olds immunised with EU support (EURF) 0 0

• 11. 

  Promoted, protected and fulfilled right of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and 9 17

  responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence.

  11.1. Maternal mortality ratio 3 7 11.2. Antenatal care services coverage (at least one visit and at least four visits) (SDG3.2) 1 3

  11.3. % of women with cervical cancer screening (SDG 3.17) 0 0 11.4. Met demand for family planning (SDG 5.44) 0 0

  11.5. % of young people receiving comprehensive sexuality education (SDG 5.5) 1 2 11.6. N# of births attended by skilled personnel with EU support (EURF) 2 4

  11.7. N# of women using any method of contraception with EU support (EURF) 3 2 12. Healthy nutrition levels for girls and women and throughout their life cycle. 5 6

  12.1. % of children born with low birth weight (SDG 2.3) 0 0 12.2. Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (SDG 2.8) 2 2

  12.3. % of women of reproductive age with anaemia (SDG 2.9) 0 0 12.4. % of eligible population covered by national social protection programmes (SDG 1.4) 0 0 12.5. N# of women of all ages, but especially at reproductive age, and children under 5 benefiting from nutrition 2 2

98

Annex 2 TABLE 7 Summary of Thematic Objectives selected by EU Member State Capitals

Thematic Objectives & indicators Thematic Numbers

Objectives Programmes & & Indicators Indicators

Once per MS Selected

related programmes with EU support (EURF)

12.6. N# of food insecure people receiving assistance through social transfers supported by the EU (EURF) 1 1

Thematic Priority: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Economic and Social Empowerment (where no 15

specific objective selected)

• 13. 

  Equal access for girls and women to all levels of quality education and vocational education and training 10 17

  (VET) free from discrimination

  13.1 Primary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.33) 4 5 13.2 Secondary completion rate for girls and boys (SDG 4.35) 2 2 13.3 Tertiary enrolment rates for women and men (SDG 4.37) 2 1 13.4 Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds, women and men (SDG 4.5) 3 3 13 .5 % of pupils enrolled in primary and secondary schools providing drinking water, adequate sanitation, and 1 0

  adequate hygiene services (SDG 6.4)

  13.6 Personnel in Research and Development (per million inhabitants) (SDG 9.63) 0 0 13.7 N# of children enrolled in primary education with EU support (EURF) 2 3

  13.8 N# of children enrolled in secondary education with EU support (EURF) 0 0 13.9 N# of teachers trained with EU support (EURF) 1 3

13.10 Ratio of female to male who have benefitted from Vocational Education and Training / Skills development 1 5

and other active labour market programmes with EU support (EURF)

• 14. 

  Access to decent work for women of all ages 6 8 14.1. In EU partner countries, income share held by women in the lowest 40% of income distribution (EURF Level 0 0

  1)

14.2. Average number of hours spent on paid and unpaid work combined (total work burden) by sex (SDG 5.42) 1 1 14.3. Share of women among the working poor: employed people living below $1.25 (PPP) per day (EURF Level 1) 0 0

14.4. Employment to population ratio (EPR) by gender and age group (15-64) (SDG 8.5) 2 3 14.5. Number of countries that have ratified and implemented fundamental ILO labour standards and complied in 1 1

law and practice (SDG 8.57)

14.6. Informal employment as a percentage of total non-agricultural employment, by sex (ECOSOC Minimum set of 0 0

gender indicators, by domain I.9; measured by ILO)

• 15. 

  Equal access by women to financial services, productive resources including land, trade and 7 11

  entrepreneurship.

99

Annex 2 TABLE 7 Summary of Thematic Objectives selected by EU Member State Capitals

Thematic Objectives & indicators Thematic Numbers

Objectives Programmes & & Indicators Indicators

Once per MS Selected 15.1. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local communities with documented or recognised evidence of tenure 0 0

(SDG 1.5)

15.2. % women, men, indigenous peoples, and local communities who perceive the rights recognised and protected 0 0

(SDG 1.5)

15.3. Gender gap in wages, by sector in economic activity (SDG 5.1) 0 0 15.4. GNI per capita (PPP, current US$ Atlas method) (SDG 8.54) 0 0

15.5. Mobile broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants, by urban/ rural (SDG 9.59) 0 0 15.6. N# of women receiving rural advisory services with EU support (EURF) 2 2

15.7. N# of women and men who have secure tenure of land with EU support (EURF). 0 0 15.8. N# of women accessing EU supported community level, (micro-) financial services (EURF) 1 1 16. Equal access and control over clean water, energy, transport infrastructure, and equitable engagement in 3 3

their management, enjoyed by girls and women.

16.1. Proportion of population using an improved drinking water source (EURF Level 1) 1 1 16.2. Road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (SDG 3.25) 0 0

16.3. % of population using safely managed water services, by urban/ rural (SDG 6.45) 1 1 16.4. % of population using safely managed sanitation services, by urban/ rural (SDG 6.46) 2 2

16.5. Share of population using modern cooking solutions by urban/ rural (SDG 7.50) 2 2 16.6. Share of population using reliable electricity by urban/ rural (SDG 7.51) 1 1 16.7. N# of people with access to all season roads with EU support (EURF) 0 0

16.8. N# of women of all ages provided with access to sustainable energy services with EU support (EURF) 1 1

Thematic Priority: Political and civil rights - Voice and Participation (where no specific thematic objective 1 9

selected)

• 17. 

  Equal rights and ability for women to participate in policy and governance processes at all levels. 9 21 17.1. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (EURF Level 1) in EU Partner Countries 1 1 17.2. Share of women on corporate boards of national/ multi-national corporations (SDG 5.2) 0 0

17.3. Percentage of seats held by women and minorities in national parliament and or sub-national elected office 2 2

according to their respective share of population

17.4. Representation of women among mediators, negotiators and technical experts in form 2 2 17.5. N# of women benefiting from legal aid programmes supported by the EU (EURF) 1 1

100

Annex 2 TABLE 7 Summary of Thematic Objectives selected by EU Member State Capitals

Thematic Objectives & indicators Thematic Numbers

Objectives Programmes & & Indicators Indicators

Once per MS Selected 17.6. % of women candidates in national elections with EU support 0 0

17.7. Number of countries carrying out gender-responsive budgeting at local and national level with EU support 0 1 18. Women's organisations and other CSOs and Human Rights Defenders working for gender equality and 2 3

women's and girls' empowerment and rights freely able to work and protected by law.

18.1. N# of women Human Rights Defenders who have received EU Support (EURF) 0 0 18.2. N# of partner countries that guarantees the CSOs right to associate, secure funding, freedom of expression, 0 0

access to information and participation in public life

18.3. N# of Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategies that include gender equality objectives 0 0

• 19. 

  Challenged and changed discriminatory social norms and gender stereotypes. 2 2

19.1. Number of countries that have a positive change in the OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 0 0

rating

19.2. % of women aged 15-49 years who intend to cut their daughters (UNICEF data collection) 0 0 19.3. N# of EU Partner Countries introducing quota systems to address discriminatory practices and improve 0 0

women's representation in government institutions and decision making positions

19.4. In EU Partner Countries, N# of communities that formally declare abandoning a practice that discriminates or 1 1

harms girls and women of all ages

• 20. 

  Equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and influence decision-making processes on climate and 3 4

  environmental issues

20.1. Number of deaths per 100,000 from climate-related and natural disasters – average over last ten years 0 0

(disaggregated by sex) (EURF Level 1)

Miscellaneous programmes not easily linked to Objectives 6

101

Annex 3: Official Development Assistance (ODA) Commitment and

Disbursement for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in 2016

Chart A3.1 -- ODA commitment to gender equality 2016 as % of total

(and comparison with 2015)

100

90 86,21

90

80 75

70 63,87 58 62,42

60

50

40 38 32,45 36

30 22

20 13,79 10 10 3,68 4 1,57 3 0 1

0 DG DEVCO 2016 DG DEVCO 2015 DG NEAR 2016 DG NEAR 2015 Other DGs 2016 Other DGs 2015

OECD GM 0 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 2

Data available for EU action (Commission-managed only) show an encouraging outlook of the use of financial resources for gender equality and women's empowerment. The ODA

figures 27 regarding the new decisions and contracts for 2016 show an increase in the funds

that are marked with OECD Gender Marker 1 thus pertaining to actions that are gender mainstreamed. There is a marked progress when compared with disbursements 2016 which represent contracts and decisions form the previous years (i.e. decisions and contracts made before 2016). While specific actions for gender equality and women's empowerment (marked

OECD Gender Marker 2) have changed only slightly the actions that are mainstreamed have increased markedly.

Chart A3.2 -- ODA disbursement for gender equality and women's empowerment 2016

as % of total

100

90 82 87

80

70 63,5 67 62,7 65,99

60

50

40 33,33 35,41 33,76

30 28

20 16 12 10 3,17 5 1,87 2 2,25 1

0 DG DEVCO 2016 DG DEVCO 2015 DG NEAR 2016 DG NEAR 2015 Other DGs 2016 Other DGs 2015

OECD GM 0 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 2

27 These figures exclude administrative costs (type of aid G01) and include co-financing.

Figures below summarise statistics on DG DEVCO, DG NEAR and other services financial commitment and disbursements for actions supporting Gender Equality and Women's

Empowerment by recipient region 28 .

Table A3.1

Commitment % of total Disbursement % of total 2016 commitment 2016 disbursement 2016 2016

DEVCO

OECD GM 0 3,058,250,261 32.45 3,839,781,914 63.50

OECD GM 1 6,018,324,278 63.87 2,015,574,799 33.33

OECD GM 2 346,875,120 3.68 191,849,066 3.17

Total 9,423449,659 6,047,205,779

NEAR

OECD GM 0 1,656,449,768 36.00 1,906,797,488 62.72

OECD GM 1 2,871,925,291 62.42 1,076,457,135 35.41

OECD GM 2 72,250,000 1.57 56,911,441 1.87

Total 4,600,625,059 3,040,166,063

Other DGs

OECD GM 0 2,593,227,735 86.21 2,260,984,861 65.99

OECD GM 1 414,637,926 13.79 1,132,065,314 33.04

OECD GM 2 0 0.00 33,175,308 0.97

Total 3,007,865,662 3,426,225,483

Commission overall

OECD GM 0 7,307,927,764 42.1 8,007,564,264 63.99

OECD GM 1 9,304,887,496 54.63 4,224,097,248 33.76

OECD GM 2 419,125,120 2.46 281,935,815 2.25

Total 17,031,940,380 12,513,597,326

In 2016 DG DEVCO's ODA commitment in all regions shows a consistent increase of the amount of funds used for gender mainstreamed actions (those marked with OECD Gender

Marker 1). In 2016 DEVCO gender mainstreamed actions in Africa, Americas, Asia, and Oceania use the largest amount of funds invested in the regions. This is consistent with the trend from 2015 and in addition shows significant increase, with Oceania having the highest increase from the previous year (nearly 32 percentage points.) For Europe region and actions in Developing Countries (unspecified), the actions that contribute to gender equality and women's empowerment use the smaller portion of committed funds. However, there is a

28 Geographical Regions classification used are those of the OECD. Africa (North of Sahara), Africa (South of Sahara), America (North & Central), America (South), Asia (Far East), Asia (Middle East), Asia (South &

Central), Europe, Oceania, Developing Countries (Unspecified).

marked increase of the actions that are gender mainstreamed in both Europe (10 percentage points) and in Developing Countries (unspecified) (27 percentage points.)

Table A3.2 GAP

Commitments OECD GM0 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 2 target. 85% by

2020 DG DEVCO 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 GM 1 + 2

Africa 34.06 44 64.10 52 1.84 5 65.94

Americas 33.48 48 64.54 48 1.98 4 66.52

Asia 36.68 48 56.72 47 6.61 5 63.33

Europe 65.75 67 34.25 24 0.00 10 34.25

Oceania 22.51 43 74.72 43 2.76 14 77.48

Developing 46.09 82 43.85 17 10.06 1 53.91

Countries

(unspecified)

Actions targeting gender equality and women's empowerment on the other hand use a very small portion of the committed funds, and have decreased as compared to the previous year. The exceptions in this case are actions in Developing Countries (unspecified) where actions marked with OECD Gender Marker 2 increased in 2016 to 10% from 1% in 2015.

In relation to the performance required by the GAP indicator "5.3.2. % of new programmes that score G1 or G2 (Target: 85% of new programmes score G1 or G2 by 2020) the regional commitments show very positive trends. Commitment for Oceania have reached 78%, Americas 67%, Africa 66%, Developing Countries (unspecified) 54%. Only the commitments for Europe region are still far behind compared with the other regions at 34%.

Table A3.3

GAP

Commitments target.

% OECD GM0 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 2 85% by

2020 DG NEAR 2016 2015 2016 GM 1 + 2016 2015 GM 1+2

2 Africa 14.93 56 80.57 31 4.49 13 85.06

Asia 31.36 45 68.24 50 0.40 5 68.64

Europe 34.72 82 63.73 17 1.55 1 65.28

Developing 95.81 95 4.19 5 0.00 0 4.19

Countries

(unspecified)

In 2016 DG NEAR's ODA commitment in all regions shows a consistent increase of the amount of funds used for gender mainstreamed actions (those marked with OECD Gender Marker 1). In 2016 DG NEAR gender mainstreamed actions in Africa (Neighbourhood South), Asia and Europe (Neighbourhood East, Accession and pre-Accession countries), use the largest amount of funds invested. The Africa and Europe commitments have reversed the trend from the previous year, allocating a larger portion of the available funds to actions that are gender mainstreamed showing a difference of 50 percentage points and 47 percentage points respectively. Asia commitments improved on the existing trend by increasing the amounts committed to actions that are gender mainstreamed by 18 percentage points. For Developing Countries (unspecified) the commitments on gender equality and women's empowerment is just above 4%, a striking difference with the other regional commitments.

Actions targeting gender equality and women's empowerment use a small portion of the committed funds. There was a spike in the commitments for Africa as well as for Asia. Commitments for Europe instead slide back compared with the previous year (although the share was already very small.) There was no commitment of funds targeted for gender equality and women's empowerment (Actions marked with OECD Gender marker 2) in Developing Countries (unspecified.)

In relation to the performance required by the GAP indicator "5.3.2." % of new programmes that score G1 or G2 (Target: 85% of new programmes score G1 or G2 by 2020) the regional commitments show very positive results for three out of four regional clusters; the commitments for Africa have met the goal at 85%, Asia 69% and Europe 65% are on track whereas Developing Countries (unspecified) are very far behind with 4%.

Table A3.4

Commitments GAP

% OECD GM 0 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 2 target. 85% by 2020

DG DEVCO 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 GM 1 + 2

Africa 93.05 80 6.95 19 0 0 6.95

Americas 47.10 80 52.90 20 0 0 52.90

Asia 89.50 91 10.50 9 0 0 10.50

Europe 81.57 78 18.43 20 0 0 18.43

Oceania 100.00 100 0.00 0 0 0 0.00

Developing 89.90 96 10.10 3 0 0 10.10

Countries

(unspecified)

In 2016 Other DG's ODA commitment shows a great increase of the amount of funds used for gender mainstreamed actions (those marked with OECD Gender Marker 1) in Americas (32 percentage points), in Developing Countries (unspecified) (7 percentage points) and a modest one in Asia (1,5 percentage point.). There was no commitment to gender mainstreamed actions in Oceania and there was a decrease in the funds for the same in Africa (by 12 percentage points). As in the previous year, there has been no commitment to targeted actions for gender equality and women's empowerment.

In relation to the performance required by the GAP indicator "5.3.2. % of new programmes that score G1 or G2 (Target: 85% of new programmes score G1 or G2 by 2020)", the regional commitments for Americas show trend in the right direction (53% of funds), followed by Europe (nearly 19%). The trends for Asia (11%), Developing Countries (unspecified) (10%) and Africa (7%) are not encouraging.

Chart A3.3 -- ODA Commitment to GEWE per region as % of regional total 2016

DG DEVCO 2016

Developing Countries (unspecified) 10% 44% 46%

Oceania 3% 23% 75%

Europe 0% 34% 66%

Asia 7% 37% 57%

Americas 2% 33% 65%

Africa 2% 34% 64%

DG NEAR 2016

Developing Countries (unspecified) 0% 4% 96%

Europe 2% 35% 64%

Asia 0% 31% 68%

Africa 4% 15% 81%

Other DGs 2016

Developing Countries (unspecified) 0% 10% 90%

Oceania 0% 0% 100%

Europe 0% 18% 82%

Asia 0% 11% 90%

Americas 0% 53% 47%

Africa 0% 7% 93%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

OECD GM 2 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 0 Table A3.5

ODA Commitment to GEWE per region as % of regional total 2016 Total OECD GM 0 OECD GM 1 OECD GM 2 DG DEVCO % % % Africa 6,736,148,504 2,294,279,204 34.06 4,318,135,066 64.10 123,734,234 1.84 Americas 605,074,768 202,574,768 33.48 390,500,000 64.54 12,000,000 1.98 Asia 1,164,883,485 427,256,899 36.68 660,675,700 56.72 76,950,886 6.61 Europe 105,400,000 69,300,000 65.75 36,100,000 34.25 0 0.00 Oceania 72,400,000 16,300,000 22.51 54,100,000 74.72 2,000,000 2.76 Developing Countries 1,314,407,530 605,804,018 46.09 576,413,512 43.85 132,190,000 10.06 (unspecified)

DG NEAR

Africa 556,630,000 83,130,000 14.93 448,500,000 80.57 25,000,000 4.49 Asia 878,152,916 275,396,915 31.36 599,256,001 68.24 3,500,000 0.40 Europe 2,826,063,944 981,254,654 34.72 1,801,059,290 63.73 43,750,000 1.55 Developing Countries 553,793,549 530,583,549 95.81 23,210,000 4.19 0 0.00 (unspecified)

Other DGs 2016

Africa 1,089,123,801 1,013,407,454 93.05 75,716.48 6.95 0 0 Americas 52,419,290 24,688,192 47.10 27,731,098 52.90 0 0 Asia 688,652,204 616,342,092 89.50 72,310,112 10.50 0 0 Europe 916,964,522 747,970,522 81.57 168,994,000 18.43 0 0 Oceania 3,007,560 3,007,560 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 Developing Countries 741,436,342 666,549,973 89.90 74,886,369 10.10 0 0 (unspecified)

Table A3.6

ODA Disbursement for GEWE per region as % of regional total 2016 Total OECD GM 0 OECD GM1 OECD GM 2 DG DEVCO % % % Africa 3,595,181,164 2,370,165,867 65.93 1,122,371,476 31.22 102,643,821 2.86 Americas 743,108,125 491,852,149 66.19 216,596,316 29.15 34,659,659 4.66 Asia 1,211,982,449 622,195,506 51.34 557,324,825 45.98 32,462,118 2.68 Europe 171,264,490 157,652,720 92.05 10,943,725 6.39 2,668,045 1.56 Oceania 61,526,698 50,858,766 82.66 7,458,251 12.12 3,209,681 5.22 Developing Countries 880,092,500 751,421,615 85.38 111,174,482 12.63 17,496,403 1.99 (unspecified)

DG NEAR

Africa 629,408,099 402,662,936 63.97 198,403,304 31.52 28,341,859 4.50 Asia 827,426,553 441,231,318 53.33 366,598,132 44.31 19,597,103 2.37

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Table A3.6

ODA Disbursement for GEWE per region as % of regional total 2016

Europe 1,442,080,397 914,301,388 63.40 522,094,115 36.20 5,684,894 0.39 Developing Countries 342,258,199 333,966,582 97.58 4,581,458 1.34 3,710,159 1.08 (unspecified)

Other DGs 2016

Africa 833,281,176 444,677,715 53.36 381,488,868 45.78 7,114,593 0.85 Americas 100,078,152 59,621,172 59.57 40,086,111 40.05 370,870 0.37 Asia 923,149,431 683,339,597 74.02 224,791,528 24.35 15,018,306 1.63 Europe 1,465,703,930 957,459,353 65.32 499,026,395 34.05 9,218,181 0.63 Oceania 2,992,716 2,457,370 82.11 521,987 17.44 13,358 0.45 Developing Countries 555,378,740 524,227,086 94.39 29,711,654 5.35 1,440,000 0.26 (unspecified)

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Annex 4: Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in EU Development

Cooperation

Following the Council's Working Party on Development Cooperation (CODEV) request and the Commission agreement of April 2016 to report regularly on Sexual and Reproductive

Health and Rights (SRHR), a more detailed analysis has been produced on the implementation of GAP II Objectives 10 "Equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for girls and women" and 11

"Promoted, protected and fulfilled rights of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination and violence".

• 1. 

  Some global facts and figures

According to the United Nations violence against women continues to be a global health

pandemic. 29 35% of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or intimate partner

violence or sexual violence by a non-partner at least once in their life. It is estimated that 38% of murders of women are perpetrated by a male intimate partner. Child sexual abuse affects both boys and girls. Across the world, approximately 20% of women and 5 to 10% of men

report being victims of sexual violence as children. 30

Female genital mutilation (FGM) constitutes a harmful practice that severely violates women's and girls' human rights, their security and physical integrity; it exposes them to serious health and mental health problems and threatens their sexual and reproductive health.

FGM is mostly practiced on young girls from early childhood to age 15. Recent data confirm that more than 200 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to FGM in 30

countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where the practice is mostly concentrated. 31

Discrimination based on sexual conduct and orientation prevents affected individuals from gaining access to health services as well as exercising their rights for equal economic, social and cultural opportunities.

Epidemiological research has demonstrated that violence is a major cause of ill health among women and girls. Its impact is particularly evident in relation to sexual and reproductive health and in the violation of sexual and reproductive rights. Gender-based violence, poverty, low educational status especially of women and girls, lack of or inadequate access to information, resources and basic services, and cultural practices are the main underlying factors that result in human right abuses occurring daily at an unacceptably high rate.

According to WHO, the global maternal mortality ratio declined by only 2.3% per year during the last twenty years and about 830 women die every day from pregnancy or

29 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/violence_against_women_20130620/en/

http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2015/11/infographic-violence-against-women

30 WHO Factsheet Violence against women, November 2016

31 WHO Factsheet Female genital mutilation, February 2017

childbirth-related complications worldwide. 32

Globally, around 1 in 7 adolescent girls aged 15-19 are currently married or in union. The highest rates of child marriage are found in West & Central Africa (27%), Eastern &

Southern Africa (21%) and the Middle East & North Africa (14%) 33 . Adolescent pregnancy

is a big threat for girls' health and reproductive health specifically. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth represent the second highest cause of death for girls aged 15-19 across the world. In low and middle-income countries newborns to mothers under 20 years of age face a 50% higher risk of being still-born or dying in the first few weeks of life as compared to those born to mothers aged 20-29. Some 3 million of unsafe abortions among

girls aged 15-19 occur every year. 34

225 million women in developing countries are reported to have unmet needs for family planning. Limited access to contraception, poverty, cultural norms and biases, gender-based

barriers, and scarcity or poor quality of services are among the main obstacles 35 . It is

estimated that about one third of maternal deaths in developing countries is preventable if the

unmet need for family planning were satisfied 36 . Family planning contributes to a more

responsible parenthood, prevents abortion and some sexual diseases (some FP methods), and contributes to a decreased exposure to the health consequences related to unwanted

pregnancies, and averts maternal and childhood deaths 37 .

• 2. 

  Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights through the

EU external relations

The protection and fulfilment of all human and fundamental rights, including SRHR, is a cornerstone of the EU's external relations. EU Development Cooperation support to SRHR is informed and guided by the international policy documents that constitute the global

reference framework to combat gender-based discrimination and inequality 38 . The EU policy

documents emphasise the importance of promoting, supporting and strengthening comprehensive health systems as the best way to lay the ground for equitable and universal coverage of quality health services including sexual and reproductive health and family

planning 39 . The Council Conclusions of June 2013 40 and December 2014 41 noted the

32 WHO Factsheet Maternal mortality, November 2016

33 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of women and girls, February 2017

https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/child-marriage/#

34 WHO Factsheet Adolescent pregnancy, September 2014

35 WHO Factsheet Family planning /Contraception, December 2016

36 Kohler, H., "Copenhagen Consensus 2012: Challenge paper on "Population Growth"", PSC Working Paper

Series, PSC 12-03, 2012. Available at: http://repository.upenn.edu/psc_working_papers/34

37 John Cleland, Stan Bernstein, Alex Ezeh, Anibal Faundes, Anna Glasier, Jolene Innis, "Family Planning: the unfinished agenda". The Lancet 2006; 368: 1810–27. Published Online November 1, 2006.

38 I.e., the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW 1979), the

Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD 1994), the Beijing Platform of Action (UN world women conference in 1995) and the outcomes of their review conferences, the

Agenda on Sustainable Development 2030 including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

39 The Council Conclusions on the EU role on Global Health, in 2010; "Conclusions on the 2013 Report on the

Implementation of the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development 2010-2015", May 2014;

40 Council Conclusions "Overarching post 2015 agenda", June 2013

41 Council Conclusions on a transformative post-2015 agenda, December 2014

importance of SRHR in the context of a rights-based approach to the post-2015 development

agenda. The Council Conclusions on Gender in Development of 2015 42 confirmed EU

policies on SRHR, reaffirmed the full implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the outcomes of its review conferences and renewed the EU commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action. The Commission's Strategic

Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 43 reiterated the urgency to ensure universal

access to sexual and reproductive health services and reproductive rights for women and girls. Comprehensive sexuality education and universal access to age appropriate quality sexual and reproductive health services for youth are a crucial part of universal access to

SRHR without discrimination or coercion, and are at the basis of ensuring girls and boys will and can have timely access to the family planning method of their choice, thereby preventing unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases.

• 3. 

  The EU financial investment on SRHR

For the 2014-2020 the EU's specific support to the health sector amounts to provisionally EUR 2.6 billion. Of this, EUR 155 million (6%) are allocated to health initiatives including the thematic Global Public Goods and Challenges Programme (GPGC) which prioritises in its health objectives actions to improve access to essential health commodities and sexual and reproductive health services.

Since a methodology for calculating the contribution to SRHR has not yet been agreed upon,

this report uses the Muskoka methodology 44 for capturing Commission baseline disbursement

on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) using 2015 expenditure data. This approach helps to track expenditures on MNCH but has shortcomings in tracking SRHR: while it covers some of the expenditures on sexual and reproductive health, there is an overestimation of the % attribution to SRH in some of the budget codes such as the budget codes that measure child health. At the same time the Muskoka method does not measure

SRHR related investments in comprehensive sexuality education and basic life skills for youth nor expenditures on programmes addressing the right to be free from sexual and gender-based discrimination and abuses, such as programmes on FGM and prevention of child marriage.

For the scope of this report, the ODA disbursement of the EU's external relations (DG DEVCO, DG NEAR, and other DGs) for the reporting year 2015 was considered as a baseline. The EU's Development Cooperation financial support to MNCH was measured by calculating the percentage attribution of disbursements against selective DAC codes (as per the Muskoka method). A quantitative assessment of the EU support was done through data analysis of programmes and projects from the Commission Statistical Dashboard. A qualitative assessment was done through the Review of the External Action Management

Reports (EAMR), and data drawn from the EU Result Framework (EURF).

42 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/05/26-fac-dev-council-conclusions-gender

href="http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/05/26-fac-dev-council-conclusions-gender-development/">development/

43 https://ec.europa.eu/antitrafficking/sites/antitrafficking/files/strategic_engagement_for_gender_equality_en.pdf

44 http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/summit/2010muskoka/methodology.html

The total EU bilateral and multilateral disbursement for activities supporting maternal and

newborn child health amount to EUR 358 million for the reporting year 2015 45 . As shown in

Chart 1 below, Basic Health Care provides the highest percentage contribution to the EU expenditure for MNCH followed by Basic Nutrition and Health Policy and Administrative

Management. Reported investments in Reproductive Health Care programmes contribute to 11.5% of MNCH expenditures, while less is reported as direct disbursement against Family

Planning and Capacity Development of Personnel for Population and Reproductive Health as these services are often an integral part of basic services. It needs to be noted that the

Commission current system will attribute programme disbursement against one DAC code only and any secondary DAC code targeted by the programme will not be measured.

Chart A4.1

Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) Bilateral Disbursements (% on total MEUR) reporting year 2015

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -… 13%

General budget support 8,2%

Basic sanitation 0,5%

Basic drinking water supply 0,8%

Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation 4,4%

Personnel dev. for pop.and reprod, health 0,0%

STD control including HIV/AIDS 0,4%

s Family planning 0,3% de

 co Reproductive health care 11,5%

se Population policy and administrative management 4,8% po

ur Health personnel development 0,3%

RS P Tuberculosis control 0,0% -C Malaria control 0,0%

DAC Health education 0,2%

Infectious disease control 4,2%

Basic nutrition 13,2%

Basic health infrastructure 0,9%

Basic health care 23,0%

Medical services 1,8%

Medical education/training 0,3%

Health policy and administrative management 12,5%

0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% 20,0% 25,0%

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, malaria and tuberculosis are addressed through the EU multilateral aid to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) which contributes to 13% of MNCH spending. Additional support to infectious diseases control is provided through the support to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).

45 Total amount of imputed percentages of selective DAC coded programmes over the total budget for the

Health Sector (EUR 1,492 million).

The Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Policy Marker 46 was

introduced in 2014 to enable reporting on RMNCH funding flows with a two-year trial period. The continued inclusion and use of the RMNCH marker was approved in 2016 and inconsistent use and data quality issues are currently being addressed.

Chart A4.2 Chart A4 . 3 Programmes targeting RMNCH ODA Committed &Disbursed - RMNCH

approved in 2016 Marker activities (provisional data 2016)

97,4% 86%

93%

86,3%

6,3% 7,3% 2,6% 8% 0% 6% 5% 2%

DEVCO NEAR Commitments Disbursements

RMNCH 0 RMNCH 1 RMNCH 2 RMNCH 0 RMNCH 1 RMNCH 2

Chart 2 reveals percentage of the programmes have marked RMNCH as either a main (RMNCH 2) or a significant objective (RMNCH 1) while chart 3 reveals the related budget details. An overall commitment of EUR 14.7 billion for RMNCH 0 programmes, EUR 1.4 billion for RMNCH 1 programmes and EUR 0.9 billion for RMNCH 2 programmes, while disbursement is equal to 11,7 billion EUR for RMNCH 0 marked programmes, EUR 0.6 billion for RMNCH 1 marked programmes and EUR 0.2 billion for RMNCH.

Chart A4. 4

DEVCO, NEAR & Other DGs Commitment and Disbursement - RMNCH Marker (provisional data 2016)

93% 100% 93% 91% 93%

79%

11% 10% 7% 9% 0% 0% 0% 3% 4% 1% 5% 0%

DEVCO NEAR Other DG DEVCO NEAR Other DG

Commitments Disbursements

RMNCH 0 RMNCH 1 RMNCH 2

46 Programmes are classified RMNCH Marker 0 if they allocate less than 15% of programme funds to the improvement of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, RMNCH Marker 1 if they allocate between 15% and 85% of programme funds, and RMNCH Marker 2 if they allocate more than 85% of programme funds.

The Commission committed 11% of the new budget for DEVCO to programmes which marked RMNCH 1 (6.3% of the new programmes) while for DG NEAR this was 7% (2.6% of new programmes). Only DEVCO had RMNHC 2 marked programme approved (7.3% of new programmes) for the 10% of the new budget. Other DGs disbursed 5% of new 2016 budget for RMNCH 1 marked programmes.

• 4. 

  The EU thematic and geographic support to SRHR

Chart 5 shows the distribution of the programmes with disbursement against one of the Muskoka DAC codes while chart 5 and 6 show the geographic distribution of the programmes which had disbursement against any of the Muskoka DAC codes. Due to the typology of data available, this analysis does not include GFATM and GAVI disbursement that accounts for 13% of MNCH/SRHR expenditures across the globe.

Being entirely quantitative, the data presented do not allow assessment of the relevance and the effectiveness of the support as it only focuses on financial disbursements and does not present results based on progress indicators. The analysis presented hereunder is however complemented by examples of good practices and results drawn from the EAMR and EU RF review and from Delegations and HQ GAP II reports.

Chart A4.5

DG DEVCO, DG NEAR, other DGs No. of programmes targeting RMNCH

(reporting year 2015)

General budget support 125

Basic sanitation 28

Basic drinking water supply 40

Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation 156

Personnel development for population and… 1

STD control including HIV/AIDS 13

Family planning 6

Reproductive health care 37

Population policy and administrative management 71

Health personnel development 13

Tuberculosis control 1

Malaria control 1

Health education 19

Infectious disease control 32

Basic nutrition 81

Basic health infrastructure 14

Basic health care 210

Medical services 47

Medical education/training 12

Health policy and administrative management 111

0 50 100 150 200 250

Charts 6 and 7 below show the number and the ratio of programmes addressing SRHR supported by the EU Development Cooperation. The majority of ongoing programmes take place in African countries (3.95% of EU support, corresponding to 670 programmes), while the support to SRHR activities in Asia and the America's amounts respectively to 0.89% and 0.58% (corresponding to154 and 100 programmes).

Chart A4.6 Chart A4.7

DG DEVCO, DG NEAR and Other DGs RMNCH Ratio Activities RMNCH/Region

programmes per Region 0,06%

(reporting year 2015) 0,05% 0,44%

800

700 670

600 0,89%

500

400 0,58% 3,93%

300

200 100 154

100 75 10 9

0

Africa America Asia

Europe Oceania Dev. Countries

• 5. 

  Advancing SRHR through GAP II

GAP II offers the possibility to measure the EU's support to SRHR. GAP II adopted Thematic Objectives 10 and 11 to tackle SRHR as an intrinsic aspect of gender equality and women's empowerment.

Many of the indicators selected of the GAPII are Sustainable Development Goals' indicators as well as some drawn from the EU Result Framework (EU RF). The Delegations and HQ's reports received did not report against the specific GAP II indicators. This suggests the need of defining reporting requirements more clearly. For this first GAP II report, the analysis focused on EUDs selection of GAP II Objectives 10 and 11 and related indicators.

Chart 8 reveals the number of countries in each geographic region where these Objectives were selected: 19 countries are working on Objective 10 (equal access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative physical and mental health care services for girls and women) with a higher prevalence in Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean and Western & Central Africa regions. 26 countries in four regions are supporting Objective 11 (the right of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence) with a higher occurrence in Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean and Western & Central Africa.

Chart A4.8

No. of EUDs per region with selected GAP Thematic Objectives 10 & 11

10 8 8

8 7

6

6 5

4 3

2 2 2 2 2

0 0 0

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Europe & Central Middle East & Western &

Southern Africa & Asia North Africa Central Africa Indian Ocean

Thematic Objective 10 Thematic Objective 11

Chart 9 reveals which Indicators of Objective 10 were selected by reporting EUDs in the different regions and in how many countries they were integrated in the programmes included in the reports. Objective 10 Indicators were selected only in three regions: Americas, Asia & Pacific, and Southern Africa & Indian Ocean.

Chart A4.9

No. of EUDs per region with selected Objective 10 Indicators relevant to SRHR

2,5

2

1,5

1

0,5

0

10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5

Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean

In three countries the EU is funding actions that contribute to the indicator 10.3 of GAP II "% of beneficiaries using hospitals, health centres, and clinics providing basic drinking water, adequate sanitation and adequate hygiene".

In three countries the EU is funding actions that contribute to the indicator 10.5 of GAP "N# of 1-year olds immunised with EU support". Only one country in Asia & Pacific selected the Indicator 10.2 of GAP II "Proportion of persons with a severe mental disorder who are using services)." Indicator 10.4 of GAP II "N# of people with advance HIV infection receiving antiretroviral drugs with EU support" was selected by one country only, in Eastern & Southern Africa & Indian Ocean. Indicator 10.1 was not selected by any EUDs and Member States.

Reporting EUDs and EU Member States working in countries in Europe & Central Asia and Middle East & North Africa did not select any of the Objective 11 Indicators (see chart 10.) All indicators, except 11.7 (N# of women using any method of contraception with EU support (EURF) have been selected at least in one country across the different regions.

Maternal mortality (11.1) is addressed in 16 countries, antenatal care services coverage (11.2) in 11 countries, family planning (11.4) only in 6 countries, sexuality education for young people in 9 countries, N# of births attended by skilled personnel (11.6) in 8 countries.

Support to cervical cancer screening (11.3) is disappointingly addressed only in one country and the use of contraceptive is not addressed (11.7) at all.

Chart A4.10

No. of Delegations per region with selected Objective 11 Indicators relevant to SRHR

9 8

8

11.1 7

11.2 6 5 5 5

11.3 5 4 4 11.4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

11.5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

11.7 Americas Asia & Pacific Eastern & Europe & Central Middle East & Western & Central

Southern Africa & Asia North Africa Africa

Indian Ocean

• 6. 

  Some results and good practices on SRHR

The EAMR and EU RF review revealed some progress on SRHR and some good practices from around the world to advance SRHR.

Thanks to EU-supported programmes around the world, 5,025,000 women of reproductive age and children under five years old benefited from nutrition programmes, 8,104,000 births were attended by skilled health personnel, and 13,238,000 women used some method of contraception.

Nevertheless, the global figure of about 225 million women who are reported to have unmet needs for family planning suggests a need for a greater support to family planning.

EU support to GFATM contributed to providing antiretroviral therapy for 8,100,000 people with HIV infection and to the distribution of 204,000,000 insecticide-treated bed-nets.

Commission SWD Accompanying the document " 2016 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's instruments for financing external actions in 2015", COM(2016) 810 i, page 23.

Sexual education and access to adequate information is targeted as an intrinsic element of

SRHR.

In Zimbabwe, the EU supports the projects "Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness and Support for young people in and out of school in Mashonaland West Province" and "Voices and

Choices: Young People's uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Responsible and Healthy Living". Other programmes aim to scale up access to SRHR including gender issues, awareness raising, access to information on HIV and AIDS and access to services for young people targeting the mining and farming sectors.

The rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people to access

SRHR services without discrimination is combined with sexual education for young people while aiming at the same time, to reduce and prevent Sexual Transmitted Diseases.

In South Africa, the project "Realising, protecting and entrenching the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) People across South Africa" especially targets the

young population about safe sex and sexuality. The project promoted the new, youth-appealing condom 'Max' (with several flavours and colours), that was well publicised during a special event.

Civil society organisations can be strong allies to reach and involve communities with essential SRHR services including information, and to raise awareness on benefits of SRHR including family planning.

In Turkey, the project "Voice Up: Protecting Transgender Sex Workers from Violence" provides a direct grant to the CSO - Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association.

In India, through the project "Svavritti" the EU facilitates access to schemes and entitlements for AIDS-affected families sexual/gender minorities, female sex workers and injecting drug users in 30 poor districts of 8 states.

In Zambia, a new partnership has been started with the women's umbrella organisation NGOCC (Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council) through the signing of a 1 million EUR grant agreement under the instrument of Non-sate Actors (DCI-NSA) allocation. Under the agreement, the organisation will be called upon to provide small sub-grants to member organisations to work in the areas of women's rights advocacy, women's empowerment and sexual and reproductive health.

Programmes with global or multiregional focus can be effective and provide economy of scale in addressing different SRHR issues. Commission thematic services and EU Member States have joined efforts in financing UN global programmes. For instance:

UNFPA Supplies programme, supported by DEVCO and MS UK, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal, while support is also provided by Canada, Australia, Lichtenstein, and various Foundations, improves access to SRHR and provides RH commodities including family planning supplies in the world's 46 poorest countries. In 2016 alone, the UNFPA Supplies programme has reached 12.5 million women and adolescent girls with sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning. Contraceptives provided through UNFPA Supplies in 2016 has averted an estimated: 7.2 million unintended pregnancies 20,000 maternal deaths 126,000 child deaths, and 2.2 million unsafe abortions.

The EU is contributing EUR 6 million to the UNICEF-UNFPA Global Programme to Accelerate Action to end Child Marriage which aims to end this harmful practice in one generation by encouraging a change in social norms and educational opportunities, whilst also addressing the needs of girls and women who suffer the consequences of the practice. The Programme targets communities from a group of 12 countries and focuses on education, access to healthcare, strengthening enforcement mechanisms, girls' empowerment and social norms change. The programme is supported by EU (DG DEVCO), UK, Italy, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany, Ireland, and Sweden.

The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to promote the abandonment of Female Genital

Mutilation, aims at supporting 17 countries to enact legal and policy framework with appropriate

resources and implementation for eliminating FGM; providing timely, appropriate and quality

services to girls and women at risk of or having experienced FGM in select districts; and

supporting activities so that a majority of individuals, families and communities in programme

areas accept the norm of keeping the girls intact. EUR 11 million are provided to this programme

by the EU (DG DEVCO), UK, Netherlands, and Italy. Canada also supports the programme.