Programme Title:            Joint Programme on Women’s Political Participation, Leadership and Empowerment 

PSG priority: PSG1 and Compact wide

PSG milestone: Compact wide

Overall strategic objective of the JP: To strengthen women’s leadership and participation in decision-making processes, including electoral and structures in Somalia, making them more inclusive and gender responsive.

Joint Programme Outcome: Just and fair peacebuilding and state-building processes in Somalia with increased participation and strengthened roles for women.

Short description of the Joint Programme

Under the overall leadership of and in collaboration the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MoWHRD), the Joint Programme on Women Political Leadership and Empowerment (JP WPE) brings together strategic interventions implemented and supported by UNDP, UN Women and UNSOM to enable a coherent and consolidated approach toward increasing the participation and strengthening the role of women in the peacebuilding and state-building processes; focusing on their leadership and empowerment  within three key areas: (1) gender responsive policy, legal and planning frameworks, (2)enhanced representation and participation by women in political processes, including electoral, and (3) enhanced peacebuilding and state-building capacity of women ministries at federal and state level. Under the overall leadership of and in collaboration the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MoWHRD), the Joint Programme on Women Political Leadership and Empowerment (JP WPE) brings together strategic interventions implemented and supported by UNDP, UN Women and UNSOM to enable a coherent and consolidated approach toward increasing the participation and strengthening the role of women in the peacebuilding and state-building processes; focusing on their leadership and empowerment  within three key areas: (1) gender responsive policy, legal and planning frameworks, (2)enhanced representation and participation by women in political processes, including electoral, and (3) enhanced peacebuilding and state-building capacity of women ministries at federal and state level.