DFAT will continue to raise the issue of gender and gender mainstreaming in the Annual DFAT/SPC High Level Consultation. Improve coordination and communication with other development partners Recommendation 4.1: DFAT (primarily through Agree PGEP team has already started to work with UN Women SPC and Pacific Women), PGEP and UN Women to strengthen to map respective programs across all PICs in order to DFAT regional and national planning and coordination. increase knowledge and strengthen coordination. The (including PGEP team has shared this document with DFAT and through Pacific the Support Unit and a meeting has taken place to Women include Pacific Women activities in this mapping exercise. Support Unit) PGEP and the Support Unit will meet on a bi-monthly basis to ensure coordination of Pacific Women Gender work with PGEP program activities. The PGEP Adviser’s team will be invited to Pacific Women Gender Adviser Community of Practice events. Whenever possible, SPC-PGEP, DFAT-Pacific Women, and UN Women to conduct joint planning and review mission in countries. SPC will ensure that DFAT Posts are advised of the timings of their in-country visits and have an opportunity to meet with visiting teams.
DFAT will continue to raise the issue of gender and gender mainstreaming in the Annual DFAT/SPC High Level Consultation. Improve coordination and communication with other development partners Recommendation 4.1: DFAT (primarily through Pacific Women), PGEP and UN Women to strengthen regional and national planning and coordination. Agree PGEP team has already started to work with UN Women to map respective programs across all PICs in order to increase knowledge and strengthen coordination. The PGEP team has shared this document with DFAT and the Support Unit and a meeting has taken place to include Pacific Women activities in this mapping exercise. PGEP and the Support Unit will meet on a bi-monthly basis to ensure coordination of Pacific Women Gender Adviser’s work with PGEP program activities. The PGEP team will be invited to Pacific Women Gender Adviser Community of Practice events. Whenever possible, SPC-PGEP, DFAT-Pacific Women, and UN Women to conduct joint planning and review mission in countries. SPC will ensure that DFAT Posts are advised of the timings of their in-country visits and have an opportunity to meet with visiting teams. SPC and DFAT (including through Pacific Women Support Unit)
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