As we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024, these pages illustrate a few of the inspirational stories of women who have engaged in or been impacted by the United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Stabilization Programme. These stories share how we and our partners are striding forward to realize a better region for women and girls — one of equality and empowerment because when women participate and lead, communities thrive, and sustainable peace and stability become a lived reality.

Despite challenges with conflict and insecurity in some programme countries, the Regional Stabilization Facility has delivered quick-impact interventions that have enabled many displaced people to return home, helped communities rebuild their lives and laid the foundations for peace and development. Since 2019, thirteen financing partners have responded to the national and cross-border challenges of conflict, violent extremism, climate security, governance, the rule of law, social services and livelihoods by investing around US$228.6 million in 46 conflict-affected areas in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Mali and in regional institutions (the Lake Chad Basin Commission and the Liptako-Gourma Authority).

This annual report details the recent developments, progress against outcomes and outputs, challenges, lessons learned and financial delivery of the Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad (RSF) from January to December 2022. 

This annual report details key developments, progress against outputs, challenges, lessons learned and financial delivery on the Liptako-Gourma Stabilization Facility (LGSF) from January to December 2022.

This report documents partner efforts in 2022 and showcases evidence of progress in implementing the RS SRR. It also documents their challenges and makes clear recommendations for the future.

This guidance note is developed to guide the facilities in mainstreaming gender equality and women empowerment in programming and operations; and ensure the overall results of stabilization lay the foundation for gender equality and women empowerment in the region.