IR7 GENDER & ADOLESCENT RO technical and quality assurance contributes towards: a) gender equality and mainstreaming  and b) addressing adolescent issues
in programming., which contributes to Adolescent Empowerment, Child Poverty / Public Finance For Children, Equitable Access To Quality Education, Technical Excellence In Policy And Programmes. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Advocacy And Public Engagement, Developing And Leveraging Resources And Partnerships, Evaluations, Research And Data, Operational Support To Programme Delivery, Systems Strengthening And Institution Building. This contributes to the following Country Programme result: Regional and sub-regional evidence-based advocacy, analysis, and initiatives are generated to support LAC Country Offices in
achieving the MTSP/MDGs with equity