Guidance
Notes

This Guidance Note is intended to guide WPS-HA Compact Signatories on the reporting process and related reporting content for the WPS-HA Compact Monitoring Framework.  

Specific log-in details for the self-reporting portal will be sent separately.  

There are three areas of reporting for the WPS-HA Compact  

1. Specific Actions  
2. Indicators  
3. Principles of Transformation  

Please contact the WPS-HA Secretariat wpsha.compact@unwomen.org should you require any assistance. 

1. Specific Actions  

In the self-reporting portal, there are dedicated text boxes with a 200-word count limit for each specific action for signatories to elaborate on implementation details.  

Signatories are asked to indicate the level of progress of implementation of the Specific Action that was achieved by the following: 

• Exceeded progress– The Specific Action was implemented with progress that exceeded what was originally planned.  
• Met progress– The Specific Action was implemented as planned and the intended progress was achieved.  
• Limited progress– The Specific Action was implemented but limited progress was achieved. 
• No progress– The Specific Action was not implemented, and no progress was achieved. 

2. Indicators  

How to use this guidance note: Identify the code of the specific action and then read the guidance for responding to the indicators related to that specific action.  

Note this guidance note is for further clarification of selected indicators for specific actions. Not all indicators for specific actions require further explanation as they are clearly defined within the text.  

Indicators for specific actions code A.1.1, A.1.3-A.1.10  

The purpose of these indicators is to understand the extent to which signatories incentivized all peace process actors to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all their diversity, and the inclusion of gender-related provisions, in all ceasefire and peace agreements.  

To know this, the indicators are asking the following main points: 

• The amount of financial contribution  
• The type of funding that was provided, which is different for each stakeholder  
• The geographic location which received these funds  

Indicator for specific action A.1.2 

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories are using gender responsive budgeting tools. Gender responsive budgeting seeks to ensure that the collection and allocation of public resources is carried out in ways that are effective and contribute to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.  

The indicator seeks to know if the government, organization, institution or business has a policy in place to mandate the use of gender responsive budgeting e.g. standard guidelines and/or if gender responsive budgeting tools are also practiced such as in capacity building of staff to implement tools.  

These indicators seek to understand the extent to which signatories are employing all available tools to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all their diversity, and the inclusion of gender-related provisions, in all ceasefire and peace agreements.  

An advocacy initiative is any type of activity or process that supports a specific cause through lobbying and persuasion, utilizing qualitative and quantitative evidence and documented experience. In the WPS-HA Compact, advocacy represents a type of investment area that signatories undertake in order to advance the cause for gender equality and women’s access to finance, participation, economic empowerment, leadership, protection and rights in crisis and conflict affected areas. There are many innovative ways signatories engage in advocacy. The list below, is not intended to be exhaustive, but outlines some of the areas that signatories are able to realize their advocacy efforts within the Compact.  

• Gathering of evidence through consultations with women and young women’s organizations, women and young women peacebuilders, women and young women’s groups, minority groups including persons with disabilities, vulnerable and marginalized groups  

• Dissemination of evidence-based messaging and promotion such as public broadcast campaigns, or with bilateral and/or small groups 

• Media engagement – promotion of messaging on social media platforms including social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, websites, and more traditional media channels which as print media, TV and radio

• Endorsement of other advocacy initiatives including cross-promotion of messaging (e.g. re-tweeting or re-sharing) 

• Participation and contribution (in events, meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences) 

• Good offices – political advocacy work done through diplomatic channels 

• Inclusion and prioritization of women and young women and their rights: as participants in independent delegations, as mediators, special representatives, and in special envoys

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories have developed and adopted commitments to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all their diversity, and the inclusion of gender-related provisions, in all ceasefire and peace agreements. 

The indicator is focused on understanding cooperation initiatives rooted in women, peace, and security or in humanitarian action, that were able to secure funding for national actions plans on WPS or other relevant national mechanism on WPS or HA.  

South- south cooperation is understood as a framework for collaboration among countries of the global south in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and technical spheres. It includes sharing of knowledge on what works, innovation and skills, expertise and resources among two or more developing countries to meet development goals. 

Triangular cooperation is a technical term and refers to a collaboration in which donor countries and multilateral organizations facilitate south-south initiatives through funding, training and other forms of support.

These indicators seek to understand the extent to which signatories develop and employ plans to increase the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women in all their diversity, and the inclusion of gender-related provisions, in all ceasefire and peace agreements. 

These indicators are focused on understanding how funded programming is influencing, diversifying, and opening space for full, equal, and meaningful participation of women. Each signatory with a specific action in this investment type is tasked with reporting how changes in funding approaches, coordinated partnerships, increased capacity and tracking mechanisms result in influencing the extent to which women, including young women, engage in women, peace, and security and humanitarian action programming.   

All indicators request specifying the country in which funds were received.

Indicator for specific action A.4.1: ‘change in policy’ refers to policy that has been changed. If steps are currently ongoing at the time of reporting, but not yet implemented, this would not count as a change in policy and the state of progress would be marked at yellow- ongoing. 

Indicators for specific actions code A.4.4 and A.4.5: gender-focused funding tracking mechanisms refer to financial tracking systems that can identify funding (amount, recipient, and purpose) that was specifically allocated to programming interventions aiming to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment objectives. 

Indicator for specific actions code A.4.6: these indicators ask signatories to identify if increasing funding was generated through a partnership (new or existing partnership) between a civil society organization and any of the following: international civil society organizations; national women’s organizations, national youth or young women’s organization, local women’s organization, local youth or young women’s organization.  

3. Principles of Transformation

The principles of transformation will be used to understand the interconnectedness of various factors needed to achieve and promote sustainable change. By taking a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, the principles of transformation help to identify the relationships and dependencies between different systems, processes and stakeholders that are involved in promoting sustainable change. This understanding allows stakeholders to develop more effective and comprehensive strategies for promoting sustainable change, and to identify potential areas of intervention that can have the greatest impact. The principles of transformation also help to ensure that change is systemic and enduring, rather than being limited to isolated or short-lived interventions, by considering the interplay between these principles over time. In this way, the principles of transformation provide insight to stakeholders in making sustainable change a reality. 

The WPS-HA Compact has six principles of transformation:

1. Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus: The HDP nexus highlights the significance of poverty, lack of preparedness, discrimination, inequality, and insecurity as drivers of vulnerability and the importance of synergy between actors working on humanitarian, development, and peace. This principle calls for the development, peace and security, humanitarian, and human rights communities to have greater collaboration, coordination, and coherence to prioritize gender equality and women’s rights in the institutional formulation and implementation of strategies and plans to address conflicts, crisis response, prevention, and the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.   
2. Inclusive and multistakeholder: Compact signatories are encouraged to partner with a diverse group of stakeholders (women leaders, youth leaders, academia, private sector, governments, UN entities, regional organizations) to implement their actions and to adopt inclusive approaches and practices that involve groups   who would otherwise be excluded, marginalized, or underrepresented. 
3. Intergenerational: Referring to relationships, experiences, and activities that involve individuals from different generations working together and sharing their respective resources, knowledge, and perspectives. This principle aims to connect people across generations in the implementation of Compact actions, particularly young people, with the goal of promoting intergenerational leadership, action and results on women, peace and security and humanitarian action.  
4. Localization: This refers to strategic approaches to engage and partner directly with at-risk and affected populations and their representative civil society to ensure an emphasis on the local context, culture, dynamics and sustainability, is placed at the center of the planning and implementation of Compact actions.  
5. Intersectional: This principle considers the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that are experienced by many women and girls because of their identities, realities, backgrounds, and unequal access to power and resources, and meaningfully and intentionally working to counter them. This requires recognizing the unique challenges faced by women and girls in conflict and crisis situations due to, but not limited to, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, sex, age, ethnicity, indigeneity, migrant status, disability, religion, urban or rural status, HIV status and geographic location.  
6. Resourced and Sustainable (financial, human, and technical): Refers to an entity’s ability to effectively access and utilize available resources, including human resources (such as staff, volunteers, and partners), financial resources (such as funding, grants, and investment), and other resources (such as technology, equipment, and facilities), throughout the lifetime of specific interventions, in order to implement Compact actions.

The extent to which Signatories have been able to realize each of the Principles of Transformation through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions determined by the following: 

• Exceeded expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation in a manner that exceeded original expectations. 
• Met expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation of the Specific Action as planned or expected. 
• Experienced limited expectations: Signatories experienced challenges or difficulties in realizing the Principle of Transformation during the implementation of the Specific Action but were able to meet some of the expectations.
• Did not meet expectations: Due to conditions or circumstances, Signatories were not able to realize the Principle of Transformation as originally planned or expected.  

A textbox is available to provide additional information or highlight an example of how the Principles of Transformation were realized through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions.

This Guidance Note is intended to guide WPS-HA Compact Signatories on the reporting process and related reporting content for the WPS-HA Compact Monitoring Framework.

Specific log-in details for the self-reporting portal will be sent separately.

There are three areas of reporting for the WPS-HA Compact

1. Specific Actions  
2. Indicators  
3. Principles of Transformation

Please contact the WPS-HA Secretariat wpsha.compact@unwomen.org should you require any assistance.

1. Specific Actions

In the self-reporting portal, there are dedicated text boxes with a 200-word count limit for each specific action for signatories to elaborate on implementation details.

Signatories are asked to indicate the level of progress of implementation of the Specific Action that was achieved by the following: 

• Exceeded progress– The Specific Action was implemented with progress that exceeded what was originally planned.  
• Met progress– The Specific Action was implemented as planned and progress was achieved.  
• Limited progress– The Specific Action was implemented but limited progress was achieved.
• No progress– The Specific Action was not implemented, and no progress was achieved. 

2. Indicators  

How to use this guidance note: Identify the code of the specific action and then read the guidance for responding to the indicators related to that specific action.

Note this guidance note is for further clarification of selected indicators for specific actions. Not all indicators for specific actions require further explanation as they are clearly defined within the text.

Indicators for specific actions code B.1.1 

The purpose of the indicators related to B.1.1 is to understand the extent to which signatories increased women’s participation in peace processes including cease-fire and peace agreements. The indicator is focused on the signatories that were involved in this type of work, not the number of women who were involved.

If member states were supportive of any stage of these processes or agreements, then it would be appropriate to indicate a positive response. 

Indicator for specific actions code B.1.2, B.1.3, B.1.4, B.1.5  

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories were able to support young women, social and economic enterprises to contribute to peacebuilding and economic recovery efforts. Partnerships refer to working relationships in contrast to mentorship which is about a signatory providing guidance to an enterprise.

Indicator for specific actions code B.2.6, B.2.10

These indicators seek to understand the extent to which signatories are employing all available tools to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all their diversity, and the inclusion of gender-related provisions, in all ceasefire and peace agreements.

The interpretation of meaningfully is intended to illustrate an engagement with women’s rights and/or women-led organizations including youth organizations that enhance the quality of participation, inclusion or overall experience. Meaningful engagement is not limited to cease-fire and peace agreement processes but expanded to include implementation mechanisms. 

Indicator for specific actions code B.2.1, B.2.2, B.2.3, B.2.4, B.2.5, B.2.7; B.2.8; B.2.9, B.2.11

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories were part of processes that promoted the participation of women in crisis and conflict areas including ceasefire and peace agreements and implementation mechanisms. It is acknowledged that there are often many different types of processes that are required to promote participation of women in these areas. This indicator asks signatories to reflect on the implemented specific action and count those processes. This is not meant to be exhaustive and is intended to understand the macro level of engagement by signatories.

 Indicator for specific actions code B.3.1; B.3.2

Note this indicator is a UN WPS indicator aligned with DPPA WPS Agenda 2022 Indicator #6. Member states already reporting on this indicator please report the same information here or indicated it in the list of complementary indicators in the self-reporting portal. For those Members states that have yet to report on this indicator, formal/ track 1 negotiations refers to official diplomatic channels of negotiation.

Indicator for specific actions code B.3.3, B.3.4, B.3.5, B.3.6, B.3.8, B.3.9

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which women have been able to participate in peace negotiations and peace agreement implementation mechanisms due to concrete actions that were taken or facilitated by signatories. This action can include: the development of special measures, the implementation of special measures, the identification of targets, development of a code of conduct or monitoring commitments

Indicator for specific actions code B.3.7

This indicator is specific for UN entities and is intended to reflect instances where qualitative standards have been developed. Please indicate the titles of these standards when responding to the indicator.

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which countries have plans, policies or strategies that include accountability mechanisms in order to increase the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all ceasefire and peace agreements.

3. Principles of Transformation  

The principles of transformation will be used to understand the interconnectedness of various factors needed to achieve and promote sustainable change. By taking a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, the principles of transformation help to identify the relationships and dependencies between different systems, processes and stakeholders that are involved in promoting sustainable change. This understanding allows stakeholders to develop more effective and comprehensive strategies for promoting sustainable change, and to identify potential areas of intervention that can have the greatest impact. The principles of transformation also help to ensure that change is systemic and enduring, rather than being limited to isolated or short-lived interventions, by considering the interplay between these principles over time. In this way, the principles of transformation provide insight to stakeholders in making sustainable change a reality.

The WPS-HA Compact has six principles of transformation:

1. Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus: The HDP nexus highlights the significance of poverty, lack of preparedness, discrimination, inequality, and insecurity as drivers of vulnerability and the importance of synergy between actors working on humanitarian, development, and peace. This principle calls for the development, peace and security, humanitarian, and human rights communities to have greater collaboration, coordination, and coherence to prioritize gender equality and women’s rights in the institutional formulation and implementation of strategies and plans to address conflicts, crisis response, prevention, and the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.   
2. Inclusive and multistakeholder: Compact signatories are encouraged to partner with a diverse group of stakeholders (women leaders, youth leaders, academia, private sector, governments, UN entities, regional organizations) to implement their actions and to adopt inclusive approaches and practices that involve groups   who would otherwise be excluded, marginalized, or underrepresented. 
3. Intergenerational: Referring to relationships, experiences, and activities that involve individuals from different generations working together and sharing their respective resources, knowledge, and perspectives. This principle aims to connect people across generations in the implementation of Compact actions, particularly young people, with the goal of promoting intergenerational leadership, action and results on women, peace and security and humanitarian action.  
4. Localization: This refers to strategic approaches to engage and partner directly with at-risk and affected populations and their representative civil society to ensure an emphasis on the local context, culture, dynamics and sustainability, is placed at the center of the planning and implementation of Compact actions.  
5. Intersectional: This principle considers the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that are experienced by many women and girls because of their identities, realities, backgrounds, and unequal access to power and resources, and meaningfully and intentionally working to counter them. This requires recognizing the unique challenges faced by women and girls in conflict and crisis situations due to, but not limited to, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, sex, age, ethnicity, indigeneity, migrant status, disability, religion, urban or rural status, HIV status and geographic location.  
6. Resourced and Sustainable (financial, human, and technical): Refers to an entity’s ability to effectively access and utilize available resources, including human resources (such as staff, volunteers, and partners), financial resources (such as funding, grants, and investment), and other resources (such as technology, equipment, and facilities), throughout the lifetime of specific interventions, in order to implement Compact actions.

The extent to which Signatories have been able to realize each of the Principles of Transformation through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions determined by the following:

• Exceeded expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation in a manner that exceeded original expectations. 
• Met expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation of the Specific Action as planned or expected. 
• Experienced limited expectations: Signatories experienced challenges or difficulties in realizing the Principle of Transformation during the implementation of the Specific Action but were able to meet some of the expectations.
• Did not meet expectations: Due to conditions or circumstances, Signatories were not able to realize the Principle of Transformation as originally planned or expected.

A textbox is available to provide additional information or highlight an example of how the Principles of Transformation were realized through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions.  

This Guidance Note is intended to guide WPS-HA Compact Signatories on the reporting process and related reporting content for the WPS-HA Compact Monitoring Framework.

Specific log-in details for the self-reporting portal will be sent separately.

There are three areas of reporting for the WPS-HA Compact

1. Specific Actions  
2. Indicators  
3. Principles of Transformation

Please contact the WPS-HA Secretariat wpsha.compact@unwomen.org should you require any assistance. 

1. Specific Actions

In the self-reporting portal, there are dedicated text boxes with a 200-word count limit for each specific action for signatories to elaborate on implementation details.  

Signatories are asked to indicate the level of progress of implementation of the Specific Action that was achieved by the following: 

• Exceeded progress– The Specific Action was implemented with progress that exceeded what was originally planned. 
• Met progress– The Specific Action was implemented as planned and progress was achieved.
• Limited progress– The Specific Action was implemented but limited progress was achieved.
• No progress– The Specific Action was not implemented, and no progress was achieved. 

2. Indicators  

How to use this guidance note: Identify the code of the specific action and then read the guidance for responding to the indicators related to that specific action.

Note this guidance note is for further clarification of selected indicators for specific actions. Not all indicators for specific actions require further explanation as they are clearly defined within the text.

Indicators for specific actions code C.1.1 and C.1.2

The purpose of this indicator is to understand the amount of funds being used to target inclusive social protection. If signatories are reporting on this indicator through another mechanism or framework, please advise the Compact Secretariat and indicate in the Self-Reporting Portal. 

Well-designed social protection systems can narrow gender gaps in poverty rates, enhance women’s income security and access to personal income, and provide a lifeline for poor women, especially single mothers. Inclusive social protection refers to all measures providing benefits in cash or in kind to guarantee income security and access to health care. 

Indicator for specific actions code C.1.1, C.1.2, C.1.4, C.1.6 

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories were able to partner with any or a combination of the following: multilateral development banks, humanitarian cash providers, men and boys, governments, institutions or organizations addressing structural barriers and women’s organizations to increase funding to inclusive social protection initiatives, funds and plans.  

Indicator for specific actions code C.1.3 

Drawing from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development -Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) this indicator seeks to know the amount of aid integrating gender equality in fragile contexts. If signatories are reporting on this indicator through OECD-DAC, please indicate in the Self-Reporting Portal.

Indicator for specific actions code C.2.1, C.2.2, C.2.3, C.2.4, C.2.5 

These indicators seek to understand the extent to which signatories are promoting the participation of women-owned, and women-led social enterprises, business and business associations in post-conflict economic recovery and economic revitalization efforts. Initiatives can include strategic interventions, best practices, information generation, capacity development and providing or facilitating access to resources. 

Indicator for specific actions code C.2.2, C.2.5 

This indicator seeks to know the number of women-owned and women-led organizations included as active participants in economic recovery and economic revitalization efforts.

Indicator for specific actions code C.3.1; C.3.3 

This indicator seeks to know how women’s organizations were included in the decision-making regarding the design and implementation of peacebuilding, post-conflict and crisis response planning and economic recovery programming.  

Indicator for specific actions code C.3.1, C.3.3, C.3.4 

This indicator seeks to understand the number of policies that promote decision-making for women’s economic security. The indicator further breaks this down to understand the focus of the specific policy.  

Indicator for specific actions code C.3.2; C.3.5; C.3.6  

This indicator seeks to understand how discriminative legislation, institutional rules and business practices have been addressed to enhance women’s economic empowerment in crisis and post-conflict situations.

Indicator for specific actions code C.4.1; C.4.4; C.4.7; C.4.8 

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which gender equality has been prioritized and women have been economically empowered through policies, plans and strategies implemented by Member States, academic and research institutions and civil society organizations.  

Indicator for specific actions code C.4.2; C.4.3; C.4.5; C.4.6 

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which UN entities, regional organizations and private sector stakeholders have prioritized gender equality and women’s economic empowerment through national, regional and global development strategies. 

3. Principles of Transformation  

The principles of transformation will be used to understand the interconnectedness of various factors needed to achieve and promote sustainable change. By taking a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, the principles of transformation help to identify the relationships and dependencies between different systems, processes and stakeholders that are involved in promoting sustainable change. This understanding allows stakeholders to develop more effective and comprehensive strategies for promoting sustainable change, and to identify potential areas of intervention that can have the greatest impact. The principles of transformation also help to ensure that change is systemic and enduring, rather than being limited to isolated or short-lived interventions, by considering the interplay between these principles over time. In this way, the principles of transformation provide insight to stakeholders in making sustainable change a reality.

The WPS-HA Compact has six principles of transformation:

1. Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus: The HDP nexus highlights the significance of poverty, lack of preparedness, discrimination, inequality, and insecurity as drivers of vulnerability and the importance of synergy between actors working on humanitarian, development, and peace. This principle calls for the development, peace and security, humanitarian, and human rights communities to have greater collaboration, coordination, and coherence to prioritize gender equality and women’s rights in the institutional formulation and implementation of strategies and plans to address conflicts, crisis response, prevention, and the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.   
2. Inclusive and multistakeholder: Compact signatories are encouraged to partner with a diverse group of stakeholders (women leaders, youth leaders, academia, private sector, governments, UN entities, regional organizations) to implement their actions and to adopt inclusive approaches and practices that involve groups   who would otherwise be excluded, marginalized, or underrepresented. 
3. Intergenerational: Referring to relationships, experiences, and activities that involve individuals from different generations working together and sharing their respective resources, knowledge, and perspectives. This principle aims to connect people across generations in the implementation of Compact actions, particularly young people, with the goal of promoting intergenerational leadership, action and results on women, peace and security and humanitarian action.  
4. Localization: This refers to strategic approaches to engage and partner directly with at-risk and affected populations and their representative civil society to ensure an emphasis on the local context, culture, dynamics and sustainability, is placed at the center of the planning and implementation of Compact actions.  
5. Intersectional: This principle considers the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that are experienced by many women and girls because of their identities, realities, backgrounds, and unequal access to power and resources, and meaningfully and intentionally working to counter them. This requires recognizing the unique challenges faced by women and girls in conflict and crisis situations due to, but not limited to, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, sex, age, ethnicity, indigeneity, migrant status, disability, religion, urban or rural status, HIV status and geographic location.  
6. Resourced and Sustainable (financial, human, and technical): Refers to an entity’s ability to effectively access and utilize available resources, including human resources (such as staff, volunteers, and partners), financial resources (such as funding, grants, and investment), and other resources (such as technology, equipment, and facilities), throughout the lifetime of specific interventions, in order to implement Compact actions.

The extent to which Signatories have been able to realize each of the Principles of Transformation through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions determined by the following: 

• Exceeded expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation in a manner that exceeded original expectations. 
• Met expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation of the Specific Action as planned or expected. 
• Experienced limited expectations: Signatories experienced challenges or difficulties in realizing the Principle of Transformation during the implementation of the Specific Action but were able to meet some of the expectations.
• Did not meet expectations: Due to conditions or circumstances, Signatories were not able to realize the Principle of Transformation as originally planned or expected.

A textbox is available to provide additional information or highlight an example of how the Principles of Transformation were realized through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions.  

This Guidance Note is intended to guide WPS-HA Compact Signatories on the reporting process and related reporting content for the WPS-HA Compact Monitoring Framework.

Specific log-in details for the self-reporting portal will be sent separately.

There are three areas of reporting for the WPS-HA Compact

1. Specific Actions  
2. Indicators  
3. Principles of Transformation

Please contact the WPS-HA Secretariat wpsha.compact@unwomen.org should you require any assistance. 

1. Specific Actions

In the self-reporting portal, there are dedicated text boxes with a 200-word count limit for each specific action for signatories to elaborate on implementation details.

Signatories are asked to indicate the level of progress of implementation of the Specific Action that was achieved by the following: 

• Exceeded progress– The Specific Action was implemented with progress that exceeded what was originally planned.
• Met progress– The Specific Action was implemented as planned and progress was achieved.
• Limited progress– The Specific Action was implemented but limited progress was achieved.
• No progress– The Specific Action was not implemented, and no progress was achieved.

2. Indicators

How to use this guidance note: Identify the code of the specific action and then read the guidance for responding to the indicators related to that specific action.

Note this guidance note is for further clarification of selected indicators for specific actions. Not all indicators for specific actions require further explanation as they are clearly defined within the text.

Indicators for specific actions code D.1.1; D.1.2, D.1.3; D.1.4; D.1.5; D.1.6; D.1.7; and D.1.8  

The purpose of these indicators is to understand the amount of funds being used to support women’s leadership at local and national levels. If signatories are reporting on this indicator through another mechanism or framework, please advise the Compact Secretariat and indicate in the Self-Reporting Portal in the supplementary indicators.  

These indicators also aim to understand the extent to which Signatories consulted with women and women’s organizations to include gender and age-related information in processes, response plans and mechanisms.  

Indicators for specific actions code D.1.3; D.1.4; D.1.5; D.1.6; and D.1.8  

With a focus on local women leaders, including young women in humanitarian, political and peace processes and decision-making, this indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories developed partnerships that resulted in increasing the influence, visibility, and resource base for these stakeholders.

Indicator for specific actions code D.2.1, D.2.2, D.2.3, D.2.4, D.2.5 

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories are increasing the influence, visibility, and resource base of women leaders. These initiatives can be any of the following: policy, financial, advocacy, technical assistance, and knowledge sharing characterized by inclusive, sustainable approaches, and equitable partnerships that have been either planned or implemented.

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.1; D.3.2; D.3.4; D.3.5; D.3.7 

This indicator seeks to know how many women and young women are in leadership roles in various areas: political, peacekeeping, security sector, peacebuilding and humanitarian/refugee planning and coordination entities. If signatories are reporting on this indicator through another mechanism or framework, please advise the Compact Secretariat and indicate in the Self-Reporting Portal.  

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.3 

This indicator seeks to understand the number of newly operational accountability and disciplinary mechanisms in the security sector (police, military, judicial and other) that enforce zero tolerance for any form of abuse, bullying, harassment, or discrimination, including sexual exploitation and abuse.  

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.1; D.3.2; D.3.5; D.3.7  

This is a yes/no questions that asks signatories if their entity has targets in place to increase leadership roles of women and young women.  

As a follow-up to the indicator above, this indicator is another yes/no question that seeks to understand if signatories are achieving their established targets.  

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.6 

This indicator in a yes/no response that seeks to understand the number of gender responsive security sector reform responses coordinated by UN entities that result in coherent guidance and tools that promote women’s, including young women’s participation in the security sector.  

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.8 

This indicator seeks to understand the number of recorded good institutional practices that drive women’s and young women’s leadership and agency in the security sector through gender sensitive and human rights compliant institutional change. 

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.9 

This indicator seeks to understand the number of signatories that have gender sensitive corporate strategies that support and include provisions for gender sensitive working conditions by including provisions such as meaningful access of women and young women to technology, second chance education, skills training, and livelihood opportunities.  

Indicator for specific actions code D.3.10 

This indicator is a yes/no response that seeks to understand the number of compact signatories that have gender sensitive corporate social responsibility strategies that include provisions for responding to emergency situations.

Indicator for specific actions code D.4.1; D.4.2; D.4.3; D.4.4; D.4.5 and D.4.6 

This indicator seeks to understand the number of signatories that provide gender focused support to increase women and young women’s participation and leaderships specifically through technical capacity, partnerships, programmes and knowledge generation.

3. Principles of Transformation  

The principles of transformation will be used to understand the interconnectedness of various factors needed to achieve and promote sustainable change. By taking a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, the principles of transformation help to identify the relationships and dependencies between different systems, processes and stakeholders that are involved in promoting sustainable change. This understanding allows stakeholders to develop more effective and comprehensive strategies for promoting sustainable change, and to identify potential areas of intervention that can have the greatest impact. The principles of transformation also help to ensure that change is systemic and enduring, rather than being limited to isolated or short-lived interventions, by considering the interplay between these principles over time. In this way, the principles of transformation provide insight to stakeholders in making sustainable change a reality.

The WPS-HA Compact has six principles of transformation:

1. Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus: The HDP nexus highlights the significance of poverty, lack of preparedness, discrimination, inequality, and insecurity as drivers of vulnerability and the importance of synergy between actors working on humanitarian, development, and peace. This principle calls for the development, peace and security, humanitarian, and human rights communities to have greater collaboration, coordination, and coherence to prioritize gender equality and women’s rights in the institutional formulation and implementation of strategies and plans to address conflicts, crisis response, prevention, and the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.   
2. Inclusive and multistakeholder: Compact signatories are encouraged to partner with a diverse group of stakeholders (women leaders, youth leaders, academia, private sector, governments, UN entities, regional organizations) to implement their actions and to adopt inclusive approaches and practices that involve groups   who would otherwise be excluded, marginalized, or underrepresented. 
3. Intergenerational: Referring to relationships, experiences, and activities that involve individuals from different generations working together and sharing their respective resources, knowledge, and perspectives. This principle aims to connect people across generations in the implementation of Compact actions, particularly young people, with the goal of promoting intergenerational leadership, action and results on women, peace and security and humanitarian action.  
4. Localization: This refers to strategic approaches to engage and partner directly with at-risk and affected populations and their representative civil society to ensure an emphasis on the local context, culture, dynamics and sustainability, is placed at the center of the planning and implementation of Compact actions.  
5. Intersectional: This principle considers the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that are experienced by many women and girls because of their identities, realities, backgrounds, and unequal access to power and resources, and meaningfully and intentionally working to counter them. This requires recognizing the unique challenges faced by women and girls in conflict and crisis situations due to, but not limited to, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, sex, age, ethnicity, indigeneity, migrant status, disability, religion, urban or rural status, HIV status and geographic location.  
6. Resourced and Sustainable (financial, human, and technical): Refers to an entity’s ability to effectively access and utilize available resources, including human resources (such as staff, volunteers, and partners), financial resources (such as funding, grants, and investment), and other resources (such as technology, equipment, and facilities), throughout the lifetime of specific interventions, in order to implement Compact actions.

The extent to which Signatories have been able to realize each of the Principles of Transformation through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions determined by the following: 

• Exceeded expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation in a manner that exceeded original expectations.
• Met expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation of the Specific Action as planned or expected.
• Experienced limited expectations: Signatories experienced challenges or difficulties in realizing the Principle of Transformation during the implementation of the Specific Action but were able to meet some of the expectations.
• Did not meet expectations: Due to conditions or circumstances, Signatories were not able to realize the Principle of Transformation as originally planned or expected.

A textbox is available to provide additional information or highlight an example of how the Principles of Transformation were realized through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions.  

This Guidance Note is intended to guide WPS-HA Compact Signatories on the reporting process and related reporting content for the WPS-HA Compact Monitoring Framework.

Specific log-in details for the self-reporting portal will be sent separately.

There are three areas of reporting for the WPS-HA Compact

1. Specific Actions  
2. Indicators  
3. Principles of Transformation

Please contact the WPS-HA Secretariat wpsha.compact@unwomen.org should you require any assistance. 

1. Specific Actions

In the self-reporting portal, there are dedicated text boxes with a 200-word count limit for each specific action for signatories to elaborate on implementation details.

Signatories are asked to indicate the level of progress of implementation of the Specific Action that was achieved by the following: 

• Exceeded progress– The Specific Action was implemented with progress that exceeded what was originally planned.  
• Met progress– The Specific Action was implemented as planned and progress was achieved. 
• Limited progress– The Specific Action was implemented but limited progress was achieved.
• No progress– The Specific Action was not implemented, and no progress was achieved.

2. Indicators

How to use this guidance note: Identify the code of the specific action and then read the guidance for responding to the indicators related to that specific action.

Note this guidance note is for further clarification of selected indicators for specific actions. Not all indicators for specific actions require further explanation as they are clearly defined within the text.

If signatories are reporting on any indicator through another mechanism or framework, please advise the Compact Secretariat and indicate in the Self-Reporting Portal.

Indicators for specific actions code E.1.1; E.1.2 and E.1.3

The purpose of this indicator is to understand the amount of funds being used to provide comprehensive, non-discriminatory services and protection. This indicator is further broken down into three specific areas: 1) programming for GBV; 2) national and international investigations and accountability mechanisms and 3) emergency support to women leaders under threat.

Indicator for specific actions code E.1.4, and E.1.5

This indicator seeks to understand the extent to which signatories were able to access funding for comprehensive, non-discriminatory services and protection. This indicator requests a yes/no response and then further details on the type of funding that was accessed such as: 1) comprehensive, gender sensitive, survivor-centered, non-discriminatory, trauma informed services; 2) national and international investigations and accountability mechanisms with dedicated gender, protection and/or child rights expertise; 3) emergency support for women leaders under threat; 4) human rights defenders and 5) senior gender advisers and senior women protection advisors.

Indicator for specific actions code E.2.1 and E.2.2

This indicator seeks to understand the number of signatories that are working to support Member States to ratify or implement relevant legal instruments such as the Rome Statue, CEDAW, Istanbul Convention, Maputo Protocol and other international or regional legal instruments as identified by signatories.

Indicator for specific actions code E.3.1; E.3.2; E.3.3; and E.3.6

This indicator seeks to know the number of laws or policies that have been adopted by Member States and Private Sector related to: national rule of law institutions, the security sector, national human rights institutions, national laws against online gender-based violence against women human rights defenders and women peacebuilders, Rome Statute, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT),  and corporate policies to ensure economic activities do not provide platforms that enable violence/conflict.

Indicator for specific actions code E.3.1; E.3.2; E.3.3; E.3.4; E.3.5; E.3.6

This indicator seeks to know how many initiatives or actions have been taken by Compact signatories to uphold their thematic E policy specific actions (specific actions code E.3.1; E.3.2; E.3.3; E.3.4; E.3.5; E.3.6) that were implemented through consultation with women affected by conflict or crisis and consultations with women leaders, including young women.

Indicator for specific actions code E.4.1; E.4.2; E.4.3; E.4.4; E.4.5; E.4.6; E.4.7; E.4.8; E.4.9; E.4.10; E.4.11

This indicator seeks to understand the number of protection mechanism that have been strengthened by specific actions taken by Compact signatories through what means. The Compact Framework is specifically focused on two different types of protection mechanisms 1) peace, justice, and humanitarian assistance processes; 2) centers that provide comprehensive services. The type of support that can lead to strengthening can be any of the following: 1) financial; 2) coordination; 3) technical including training, advice, capacity building and 4) research and data.

3. Principles of Transformation

The principles of transformation will be used to understand the interconnectedness of various factors needed to achieve and promote sustainable change. By taking a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, the principles of transformation help to identify the relationships and dependencies between different systems, processes and stakeholders that are involved in promoting sustainable change. This understanding allows stakeholders to develop more effective and comprehensive strategies for promoting sustainable change, and to identify potential areas of intervention that can have the greatest impact. The principles of transformation also help to ensure that change is systemic and enduring, rather than being limited to isolated or short-lived interventions, by considering the interplay between these principles over time. In this way, the principles of transformation provide insight to stakeholders in making sustainable change a reality.

The WPS-HA Compact has six principles of transformation:

1. Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus: The HDP nexus highlights the significance of poverty, lack of preparedness, discrimination, inequality, and insecurity as drivers of vulnerability and the importance of synergy between actors working on humanitarian, development, and peace. This principle calls for the development, peace and security, humanitarian, and human rights communities to have greater collaboration, coordination, and coherence to prioritize gender equality and women’s rights in the institutional formulation and implementation of strategies and plans to address conflicts, crisis response, prevention, and the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.
2. Inclusive and multistakeholder: Compact signatories are encouraged to partner with a diverse group of stakeholders (women leaders, youth leaders, academia, private sector, governments, UN entities, regional organizations) to implement their actions and to adopt inclusive approaches and practices that involve groups   who would otherwise be excluded, marginalized, or underrepresented.
3. Intergenerational: Referring to relationships, experiences, and activities that involve individuals from different generations working together and sharing their respective resources, knowledge, and perspectives. This principle aims to connect people across generations in the implementation of Compact actions, particularly young people, with the goal of promoting intergenerational leadership, action and results on women, peace and security and humanitarian action.
4. Localization: This refers to strategic approaches to engage and partner directly with at-risk and affected populations and their representative civil society to ensure an emphasis on the local context, culture, dynamics and sustainability, is placed at the center of the planning and implementation of Compact actions.
5. Intersectional: This principle considers the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that are experienced by many women and girls because of their identities, realities, backgrounds, and unequal access to power and resources, and meaningfully and intentionally working to counter them. This requires recognizing the unique challenges faced by women and girls in conflict and crisis situations due to, but not limited to, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, sex, age, ethnicity, indigeneity, migrant status, disability, religion, urban or rural status, HIV status and geographic location.
6. Resourced and Sustainable (financial, human, and technical): Refers to an entity’s ability to effectively access and utilize available resources, including human resources (such as staff, volunteers, and partners), financial resources (such as funding, grants, and investment), and other resources (such as technology, equipment, and facilities), throughout the lifetime of specific interventions, in order to implement Compact actions.

The extent to which Signatories have been able to realize each of the Principles of Transformation through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions determined by the following: 

• Exceeded expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation in a manner that exceeded original expectations.
• Met expectations: Signatories were able to realize the Principle of Transformation through implementation of the Specific Action as planned or expected.
• Experienced limited expectations: Signatories experienced challenges or difficulties in realizing the Principle of Transformation during the implementation of the Specific Action but were able to meet some of the expectations. 
• Did not meet expectations: Due to conditions or circumstances, Signatories were not able to realize the Principle of Transformation as originally planned or expected.

A textbox is available to provide additional information or highlight an example of how the Principles of Transformation were realized through the implementation of Compact Specific Actions.