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Date Added to Site: 2nd December 2009 |
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Evaluation Report of the UNIFEM Programme Facilitating CEDAW Implementation in Southeast Asia (CEDAW SEAP)
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| Author |
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) |
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May 2008 |
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) |
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
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Short Summary
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Are women's human rights being met in Southeast Asia? The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Southeast Asia programme (CEDAW SEAP) - a United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) programme - aims to support the realisation of women's human rights in seven Southeast Asian countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam. This document outlines a programme evaluation completed by UNIFEM within the framework of the organisation's Strategic Plan. It finds that the programme has significantly contributed to making CEDAW better known among large and diverse groups of stakeholders. The evaluation explored what key 'success factors' have supported or inhibited the performance of CEDAW SEAP to date. Most of the challenges and shortcomings identified in the evaluation do not appear to be specific to CEDAW SEAP, but point to systemic issues that UNIFEM needs to address. This includes the need for more clarity and explicit guidance on core programme concepts that invite different interpretations, including those of capacity development and sustainability. The evaluation arrives at a very positive assessment of the performance of CEDAW SEAP. The overall approach of UNIFEM to programme implementation has been positively acknowledged by consulted stakeholders with regards to its responsive and partner-oriented nature, and key programming choices. Recommendations include that UNIFEM should continue its targeted support for CEDAW implementation in Southeast Asia. A second phase of CEDAW SEAP should focus on selected, realistic, clearly defined priorities chosen in light of the corporate mandate of UNIFEM and its regional priorities and strengths.
Readers may also be interested in a more recent publication Time for Action: CEDAW Implementation in Southeast Asia (UNIFEM 2009)
http://cedaw-seasia.org/resource_documents.html#time4action
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