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GENDER UNIT (ii) Gender Based Violence
T is result area focuses mainly on address-
ing Gender Based Violence (GBV) with a
MANDATE OF THE GENDER UNIT particular emphasis on women and children
as the most vulnerable groups, as well as
T e mandate of the SADC Gender Unit is to promoting and supporting implementation
facilitate, coordinate, monitor and evaluate of the SADC Regional Strategy and Frame-
the implementation of the SADC Protocol on work of Action on Addressing Gender
Gender and Development, regional sectoral Based Violence (2018-2030), for prevention
strategies, the Revised Regional Indicative of and response to all forms of GBV.
Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) as well
as other regional, continental and global gen-
der instruments that SADC Member States KEY MILESTONES FOR 2019/20
are party to. T e Gender Unit spearheads the 89
mainstreaming of gender in all regional ini- 1. Gender Equality and Development
tiatives to ensure that a gender perspective in-
volving the participation of women as well as Gender Mainstreaming
men permeates the SADC regional integra- SADC Member States have been furnished
tion agenda. T e GU monitors, evaluates and with information on the extent of alignment
ensures reporting on progress and the and harmonization of national gender poli-
achievement of gender targets that Member cies and strategies to regional, continental
States have committed to at regional and in- and international instruments on gender,
ternational levels. and this is intended to support national ac-
T e Gender Unit contributes to the tion to strengthen gender mainstreaming.
SADC strategic objective of improving T e review of the 2008 SADC Gender
human capacities for socio-economic devel- Mainstreaming Resource Kit is to be com-
opment. T e specif c objective of the Unit is pleted in 2020/21 to strengthen regional and
to improve gender equality and equity at all national capacity for gender mainstreaming.
levels of society in the region. T is tool will provide guidance to key
SADC sectors on mainstreaming gender is-
sues within policies and programmes to en-
KEY RESULT AREAS sure equality of opportunities and benef ts
to women and men. T e Gender Unit is also
(i) Gender Equality and Development developing a Regional Guideline on Na-
T is result area encompasses issues of gen- tional Gender Action Plans to be launched
der mainstreaming in all the sectors of re- in 2021, and this is intended to assist Mem-
gional integration, women in politics and ber States to develop and operationalize
decision-making, women’s economic em- gender plans,
powerment, information and experience-
sharing and the broader aspects of Women’s Economic Empowerment
monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the T e 2019 Regional Multi-Dimensional
implementation of the Protocol on Gender Women’s Economic Empowerment Pro-
and Development. gramme (RMD-WEEP) aims to promote the