The Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund (Migration MPTF, or the Fund) was called for by the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact), adopted by the General Assembly in December 2018. It is a UN financing mechanism to support Member States and regional/global entities in their implementation of the Global Compact, and is the first pooled funding instrument focusing on migration.

The Global Compact espouses gender-responsiveness as one of its ten guiding principles. In line with the Global Compact guiding principle, the Migration MPTF encourages partners to develop Joint Programmes that actively contribute to achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE).

This Note provides guidance for the UN system to advance and integrate GEWE as part of the Joint Programmes submitted to, and/or implemented with the financial support of the Fund. It is intended to provide guidance for all Participating UN Organisations (PUNOs) and other stakeholders developing or implementing Migration MPTF Joint Programmes, highlighting that the integration of gender equality considerations is a requirement for all proposal submissions. As such, the gender marker will help track and report on allocations and expenditures for ensuring GEWE are advanced and integrated in all Migration MPTF Joint Programmes.