Ending violence against women and girls requires a joined up UN system that is equipped to design and deliver comprehensive, rights-based, and evidence-informed programming. To support this, Spotlight Initiative continued investing in strengthening the technical capacities of UN Country and Regional Teams interested in developing Spotlight Initiative programmes. Technical webinars on the Spotlight Initiative model and comprehensive EVAWG programming reached 190 UN personnel across 19 UN Country and Regional Teams, supporting the development of high-quality concept notes for new evidence-based programmes.
At the same time, the Initiative continued supporting existing Spotlight Initiative programmes through the provision of high-quality technical advice and operational guidance. In 2025, the Initiative revised and updated its core technical guidance and key frameworks – including the Initiative’s common results framework – for strengthened programming for women and girls. The Initiative also translated key technical materials into four languages, and disseminated these across programmes and partners. Spotlight Initiative’s participatory monitoring, evaluation, and reporting content was also integrated into a UN System Staff College system-wide course, strengthening the capacity of UN practitioners to apply rights-based monitoring approaches across EVAWG programming and more broadly within the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
Taken together, these investments in UN System capacity strengthen the quality, coherence, and sustainability of collective action to end violence against women and girls across diverse contexts.
Ending violence against women and girls requires a joined up UN system that is equipped to design and deliver comprehensive, rights-based, and evidence-informed programming. To support this, Spotlight Initiative continued investing in strengthening the technical capacities of UN Country and Regional Teams interested in developing Spotlight Initiative programmes. Technical webinars on the Spotlight Initiative model and comprehensive EVAWG programming reached 190 UN personnel across 19 UN Country and Regional Teams, supporting the development of high-quality concept notes for new evidence-based programmes.
At the same time, the Initiative continued supporting existing Spotlight Initiative programmes through the provision of high-quality technical advice and operational guidance. In 2025, the Initiative revised and updated its core technical guidance and key frameworks – including the Initiative’s common results framework – for strengthened programming for women and girls.