Management Response

Recommendation:	Involve key stakeholders in every step of project design to gain their support during project implementation. The roles/responsibilities of project stakeholders envisaged in the project design should be made clear to the concerned stakeholder?s right from the design stage, and at the some forms of agreement may be signed to ensure their anticipated support.
Management Response:	Partially accepted (UN Women in all its projects has been deliberately including systematic consultations with key stakeholders).

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 1.1 National consultation to develop the joint programme on Rural Women Economic Empowerment (RWEE) Economic Empowerment Unit 2012/11 Completed The office is taking this approach for the development of all programmes. 1.2 Organize consultations with key stakeholders to design the project ?Strengthening Implementation of Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Nepal? Peace and Security Unit 2013/05 Completed 1.3 U Facilitate consultations with key stakeholders during the designing of the two new projects funded by United Nation Peace Fund (UNPFN) Peace and Security Unit 2013/03 Completed

Recommendation:	Simplify internal administrative and operational procedures to avoid implementation delays.
Management Response:	Accepted

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 2.1 Enter into a LOA with Ministry of Defence (MOD) to take forward the work related to the Security Sector Reforms Peace and Security Unit 2013/06 Completed LOA signed in July. 2.2. Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with relevant Ministry or Government bodies for NAP Implementation. Peace and Security Unit 2013/08 Completed MOU with National Women's Commission signed in April 2012. MoU with Ministry of Women Children Social Welfare (MOWCSW) signed in September 2013. 2.3. Document and share meeting minutes of each Government led Steering Committee Peace and Security Unit 2013/01 Completed Completed for the first and third quarter.

Recommendation:	Establish a realistic and workable project coordination mechanism. The High Level Steering Committee (HLSC) was supposed to provide strategic guidance to the project, which did not happen as expected because it was simply unrealistic
Management Response:	Partially Accepted (The HLSC despite its demanding schedule was able to facilitate Cabinet approval for the National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 and 1820).

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 3.1 Develop TORs for Steering Committee for Projects like Strengthening Implementation for Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Nepal and Gender Responsive Recovery for Sustainable Peace Project in Nepal Peace and Security Unit 2013/04 Completed 3.2 Steering Committee for GRRSP and SIWPSAIN established and first meeting held Peace and Security Unit and Senior Management 2013/02 Completed The meeting was held in the first quarter. A second meeting was held in the second quarter

Recommendation:	Simplify internal administrative and operational procedures to avoid implementation delays.
Management Response:	Accepted

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 4.1 Draft Internal Control Framework Operation Unit and Senior Management 2013/02 Completed The draft ICF was approved by HQ and subsequently the office received delegation of authority in June 2013. 4.2 Intensify staff capacity development efforts for delegation of authority Senior Management 2013/01 Completed Post DOA and in close consultation with the Regional office a detailed capacity development plan been developed and is in the process of being implemented.

Recommendation:	Encourage collaboration and coordination among implementing partners in planning, designing and implementing project activities to ensure synergy.
Management Response:	Partially accepted

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments 5.1 Encourage Joint field visit mission in joint programmes like GRRSP, EPST, ROLHR Peace and Security Unit 2013/06 Completed ILO, FAO and UN Women undertook a joint mission for the GRRSP joint programme in the first quarter. UNDP and UN Women undertook joint missions to the EPST project districts in August and October. 5.2 Facilitate joint programme meetings with partners Peace and Security Unit 2013/12 Completed As part of the ROLHR joint programme a joint induction and inception workshop with key government stakeholders was organized by UNDP and UN Women in July. 5.3 As chair of the Peace Support Working Group and the UN Gender Theme Group UN Women is taking forward its coordination mandate Senior Management 2013/01 Completed UN Women advocacy led to the implementation of the UNCT Performance Scorecard. The recommendations were shared with the GTG on 23 April 2014 will be discussed by the UNCT on 8 May 2014.