A meeting on the introduction of Gender-responsive budgeting in Uzbekistan was held
On May 26 of this year, the opening ceremony of the introduction of “Gender-Responsive Budgeting” (GRB) into Uzbekistan’s national practice was held, organized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in cooperation with the “UN Women” organization and the European Union.
The event was attended by the European Union Ambassador to Uzbekistan H.E. Toivo Klaar, Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of UN Women Elisa Fernandez Saenz, UN Resident Coordinator in Uzbekistan Sabine Machl, development partners, as well as representatives of various ministries and government agencies.
For reference: Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) is a strategic policy approach aimed at systematically integrating gender equality goals into public policy, planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and auditing processes. This approach ensures that women and men have equal access to government resources by aligning or redistributing them accordingly.
At the beginning of the event, Deputy Director of the State Budget Policy Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Shokhrukh Ishankulov, delivered a speech highlighting the reforms carried out in recent years to improve the public finance management system, particularly the introduction of the Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) framework.
It was emphasized that integrating gender analysis into planning and budgeting processes will help create a more effective financing system that responds to the diverse needs of the population and distributes budget resources in a comprehensive and inclusive manner.
Furthermore, the GRB system is expected to contribute to more transparent, inclusive, and results-oriented public finance, which serves as a key tool for achieving national development priorities and goals.
A presentation was also delivered by Ceren Guven, Country Programme Manager of UN Women in Uzbekistan, outlining the prospects and opportunities for implementing Gender-Responsive Budgeting in the country.
It is expected that the further development of this budgeting system and the formulation of relevant methodologies will contribute to more efficient use of public funds within the public finance management system in the future.
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