MANAGEMENT GMO 3: A gender perspective is effectively integrated in all OHCHR policies, programmes and relevant processes Considerable progress has been made in the systematic integration of a gender perspective into the work of UN Human Rights, both at headquarters and in the field. Financial resources were dedicated to the consistent engagement of the Office on gender integration. Since 2014, these funds have increased by five per cent each year, reaching a total of US$7 million by the end of 2017. The Office remained committed to improving the representation of women among its staff. Measures to improve gender balance have positively influenced the percentage of women’s representation in senior positions, which has increased from 18.2 per cent at the P-5 level and above in 2008 to 38.8 per cent in December 2017. In addition, the mandatory online training, “Gender equality, human rights and me,” was completed by 92 per cent of the staff members of the Office, thereby fostering a greater understanding of a gender perspective at UN Human Rights. Overall, the Office has been deeply committed to promoting a more diverse and inclusive organizational environment. Numerous initiatives have been undertaken to this end during the reporting period, leading to the development and approval of the new Dignity@Work Policy (see more under GMO 1). In 2017, a total of 89 per cent of the outputs planned for this GMO were fully or substantially achieved, and the following results have been realized. uu uu uu uu To further integration of a gender and diversity perspective across the Office’s work and operations, an internal “Strengthening Diversity Task Force” was established, which provided recommendations to senior management on how to improve diversity in the Office. In the context of the development of the OMP for 2018-2021, a gender perspective was systematically integrated and a dedicated Organizational Effectiveness Action Plan on diversity and gender was prepared. In 2017, the Secretary-General issued a policy aimed at achieving gender parity in the workforce by the year 2028. UN Human Rights was at the forefront of the policy discussions and strongly supported the use of special temporary measures to increase the recruitment and retention of qualified female and male staff where gender imbalances exist. Such temporary measures have been retained as part of the final policy. The Office ensured that expertise on gender and women’s human rights was integrated into mandates established by the Human Rights Council. In uu uu uu collaboration with UN Women, UN Human Rights deployed eight gender advisers to support commissions of inquiry and other investigative bodies established by the Council. At the field level, progress was made on the integration of a gender perspective into the programmes and/or processes of field presences in Afghanistan, Belgium (Regional Office for Europe), Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile (Regional Office for South America), Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia (Regional Office for East Africa), Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan (Regional Office for Central Asia), Libya, Madagascar, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Panama (Regional Office for Central America), Senegal (Regional Office for West Africa), Serbia, Somalia, South Africa (Regional Office for Southern Africa), State of Palestine4, Sudan (Darfur), TimorLeste and Uganda. Concrete examples include: the strengthened capacity to integrate a gender analysis into reports by field presences in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali and Somalia; the improved monitoring of gender and women’s rights issues by the offices in Colombia and Guatemala; the appointment of a gender focal point at the Regional Office for Central Asia; and the recruitment of a female human rights monitor to specifically work on cases of gender-based violence in Gaza. An independent evaluation of the Office’s Regional Gender Advisers Structure found it to be a highly effective mechanism for achieving positive regional-level results related to the integration of a gender perspective and provided recommendations to strengthen and improve the efficiency and sustainability of the Structure. GMO 4: Increased effectiveness in supporting human rights mechanisms Good progress has been achieved by UN Human Rights in efficiently supporting the international human rights mechanisms. For example, the percentage of documents submitted on time for consideration by the Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and the human rights treaty bodies increased to 84 per cent. In addition, greater coordination was ensured within and between mechanisms by developing and implementing a variety of tools, such as databases, information technology tools and guidance documents. The webcasting of all of the public meetings of the Human 4 Reference to the State of Palestine should be understood in compliance with United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19. UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 71