Project Info

Project Code
1415BG
Tranche
T09A
Tranche Type
Residual
Status
Closed
Title
Promoting equality: Strengthening the capacity of select developing countries to design and implement equality-oriented public policies and programmes

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
ECLAC
Jointly Implementing DA Entities
ECA
ECE
ESCAP
ESCWA
ECLAC
Collaborating DA Entities
NA
NA

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$1,067,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Countries or Areas: Armenia, Benin, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova (the), Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania (the), Uzbekistan, Yemen
Regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe
Sub-Regions:
Intermediate Regions:
Countries in Special Situations: Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Least Developed Countries (LDC)

Areas of Work

MDG
1
Thematic Clusters
Gender Equality and the empowerment of women
Social Development

Brief Description

This project will support the key role of equality in development. Its goal is to strengthen countries' capacities to conceptualize, design and implement multidisciplinary public policies oriented towards greater socio-economic equality.

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To strengthen the capacity of selected national governments to conceptualize, design and implement multidisciplinary public policies and programmes oriented towards greater equality
Expected Outcome 1
Strengthened capacity of governments in select countries to identify, analyse and measure socio-economic inequalities in income, wealth, well-being, gender and other dimensions that hinder development
Expected Outcome 2
Strengthened capacity of governments in select countries to design and implement equality-oriented public policies and programmes by using appropriate social protection, labour and green fiscal policy tools