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01 Reporting Period: 01 January 2020 ANNUAL NARRATIVE PROGRAMME REPORT PROGRAMME TITLE: SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE PACIFIC REGIONAL PROGRAMME PROGRAMME START DATE: 01 OF JANUARY 2020 REPORTING PERIOD: 01 JANUARY 2020 – 31 DECEMBER 2020 1 Programme Title & Programme Number Priority regions/areas/localities for the programme Programme Title: 16 Pacific Island countries: Fiji, Samoa, Marshall Spotlight Initiative Pacific Regional Programme Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, PNG, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tokelau, Niue and Cook MPTF Office Project Reference Number:1 00119129 Islands. Multi-Country Focus: Fiji, Republic of Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands Recipient Organization(s) Key Partners Government/Intergovernmental organizations: UN Women; UNFPA; UNDP; UNICEF; IOM The Pacific Community Regional Rights Resource Team (SPC RRRT); UN Agencies/UN Programme Partners; Civil Society Organizations; Academic Institutions Programme Cost (US$) Programme Start and End Dates Total Phase I approved budget as per the Spotlight CPD/RPD: 7,835,932 USD Phase I Spotlight funding:2 7,077,830 USD Start Date: 01.01.20203 Agency Contribution: 758,102 USD End Date: 31.12.2022 Spotlight Funding and Agency Contribution by Agency: Name of Spotlight UN Agency RUNO Phase I (USD) Contributions (USD) UNWOMEN 4,278,744 482,117 UNFPA 1,142,597 139,012 UNDP 791,284 27,133 UNICEF 674,635 100,000 IOM 190,571 9,840 TOTAL: 7,077,830 758,102 Report Submitted By: Sanaka Samarasinha, Resident Coordinator to Fiji, Fed. States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Palau, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru and Tuvalu. 1 The Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office Project Reference Number is the same number as the one on the Notification message. It is also referred to as “Project ID” on the project’s factsheet page the MPTF Office GATEWAY. 2 The Spotlight Contribution refers to the amount transferred to the Recipient UN Organizations, which is available on the MPTF Office GATEWAY. 3 Pre-funding start date 1 June 2019 as per OSC#7 (14 May 2019) approval. Pillar 6 start date 24 July 2020 as per OSC#9 decision. 2 Table of Contents ACRONYM LIST .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Key results: ............................................................................................................................................................................7 Programme governance arrangements and implementation status: .....................................................................................9 Delivery Under UN Reform: ................................................................................................................................................. 10 CONTEXTUAL SHIFTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ....................................................................................... 11 PROGRAMME GOVERNANCE AND COORDINATION .............................................................................................. 16 A) REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................................... 16 B) CIVIL SOCIETY REGIONAL REFERENCE GROUP (CSRRG) ..................................................................................... 17 C) INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION, TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS ........................... 18 PROGRAMME PARTNERSHIPS .................................................................................................................................. 21 A) GOVERNMENT AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL BODIES ............................................................................................... 21 B) CIVIL SOCIETY ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 C) EU ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 D) COOPERATION WITH OTHER UN AGENCIES (IF APPLICABLE) .................................................................................... 27 E) OTHER PARTNERS ............................................................................................................................................... 27 RESULTS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Capturing Broader Transformations Across Outcomes ......................................................................................... 28 Capturing Change at Outcome Level .................................................................................................................... 30 Outcome 1: Legal and Policy Framework ............................................................................................................................ 30 Outcome 2: Institutions ........................................................................................................................................................ 32 Outcome 3: Prevention and Norm Change.......................................................................................................................... 34 Outcome 5: Data ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Outcome 6: Women’s Movement ........................................................................................................................................ 38 RIGHTS HOLDERS (“BENEFICIARIES”) .................................................................................................................... 40 CHALLENGES AND MITIGATING MEASURES .......................................................................................................... 44 LESSONS LEARNED AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................... 45 A) LESSONS LEARNED .............................................................................................................................................. 45 B) NEW OPPORTUNITIES........................................................................................................................................... 46 INNOVATIVE, PROMISING OR GOOD PRACTICES................................................................................................... 48 Innovative Practice 1 ........................................................................................................................................................... 48 Innovative Practice 2 ........................................................................................................................................................... 48 COMMUNICATIONS AND VISIBILITY .......................................................................................................................... 50 A) OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................... 50 B) MESSAGES .......................................................................................................................................................... 52 C) MEDIA AND VISIBILITY EVENTS ............................................................................................................................... 53 D) CAMPAIGNS ......................................................................................................................................................... 53 E) HUMAN INTEREST STORIES: .................................................................................................................................. 53 F) TESTIMONIALS: .................................................................................................................................................... 54 G) PHOTOS: ............................................................................................................................................................. 55 3 H) VIDEOS: .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Annex A: Results Framework .............................................................................................................................................. 59 Annex B: Risk Matrix ........................................................................................................................................................... 59 Annex C: CSO Engagement Report ...................................................................................................................................
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