Leveraging UN Coordination to Implement Gender Normative Frameworks in Africa

UN Women East and Southern Africa regional office organised a high-level United Nations Inter-Agency Partnership meeting on Gender Normative Work in February 2024. The overall objective of the meeting was to develop & improve regional partnerships for a more effective implementation of the United Nations' Normative commitments on Gender Equality in Africa. Specific objectives included discussion with key UN Agencies, broader understanding of, as well as experience or progress addressing gender vulnerability in the region, review the outcome of UN Women Regional 2023 Knowledge Fair and agree on follow up actions and to identify potential entry points for collaboration at country level among relevant agencies on gender norms. This report summarises the outcomes of the high-level consultation held at the UN complex in Nairobi from 6th to 8th February 2024.