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2.4 RESULTS OF THE UN WORKING
MORE AND BETTER TOGETHER
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The strategic outcome areas of the Cooperation
Framework have a corresponding Results Group
(RG), serving as the coordination mechanism to
ensure effective and efficient development and
implementation, monitoring and reporting on UN joint
annual or biennial work plans. The RGS are co-led by
a Head of Agency and Principal Secretary from the
Government. To further enhance performance of
the RG, the RC engaged a consultant to review the
functional effectiveness of RGS. The recommendations
have been presented to January 2023 Joint National
Steering Committee (J-NSC) meeting.
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Joint Programming
In response to the growing youth unemployment,
slow economic growth, and the rising cost of living,
the UNCT set up an Interagency Task Force on Youth
which has developed a UN Eswatini Youth Offer to
address economic empowerment, education and skills
development as well as the health and wellbeing of
young people.
Under the leadership of the UN and Ministry of Education
and Training, national stakeholder consultations
involving youth groups, Women groups, persons
with disabilities, teachers, parents were convened in
response to the global crisis in education exacerbated
by COVID-19. The consultations involved more than
600 participants and led to a national commitment to
transform Eswatini's education system.
The UN, through the Deputy Prime Minister's Office, is
implementing a national programme to improve the rights
of persons with disabilities. This Programme seeks to
support Government, Organizations' of Persons with
Disabilities and Civil Society Organizations in advancing
the implementation of the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD),
which the country ratified in 2012, by strengthening
disability-inclusive accountability and governance;
advancement of equality and non-discrimination; and
ensuring UNRCRPD-compliant budgeting and financial
management approaches.
In 2022, the UN Eswatini Prevention of Sexual
Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) technical working group
(TWG) continued efforts to prevent, investigate and
respond to Sexual exploitation and Abuse. The TWG
strengthened capacity of staff and partners in PSEA
through training, development of IEC material and
design of a joint reporting mechanism.
Operations Efficiencies
In line with the UN-SG's reform agenda for a more
efficient business operations model through a Business
Operations Strategy and Common Back Offices, the
Operations Management Team (OMT) in Eswatini
transitioned into the BOS 2.0 platform in early 2021
and completed the first review of the BOS 2.0 in March
2022. Following the OMT retreat in September 2022, the
UN conducted a needs analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis
(CBA) and prioritization to determine new services that
will be part of the BOS 2.0. in 2023.
The UN Communications Group (UNCG) continued
to support the UNCT to better leverage the power of
joint communications to make people care and act
Won the SDGs. UNCG communication focal points were
deployed Results Groups to improve coordination; this
resulted in greater visibility of the UNSDCF priorities
and UN Eswatini work in general.
The UNCG also facilitated a peer training programme
where members presented on topics of interest,
including on social media management, speech writing,
story-telling, media relations, and crisis communication.
Formal training was successfully arranged for UNCG
members on graphic design and photography.
A common UN Calendar has been developed to facilitate
planning and collaboration going forward.
UNGTG has been instrumental in the review and
development of the National Gender policy 2022 and
the National Strategy to end GBV in Eswatini.
Coordinated Interagency Advocacy
In November 2022, the Eswatini Human Rights
Commission and Public Administration / Integrity, with
technical and financial support from UNICEF, partnered
with the Ministry of Education and Training in an
initiative to promote and protect child rights in selected
schools, in all four regions, reaching more than 4,000
children. The Eswatini Human Rights Commission and
Public Administration / Integrity, civil society, and the
UN, held talk shows on Eswatini TV in the run up to
Human Rights Day to raising nationwide awareness and
advocating for human rights.
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
with support from the UN family hosted a roundtable
at the policy level for key partners and stakeholders
including civil society and the private sector to discuss
the right to education in the context of article 26 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The latter led
to a commemoration of Human Rights Day under the
leadership of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional
Affairs on 9 December 2022.
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