ADVOCACY:CROSS SECTORAL Key stakeholders at the national and provincial level have the skills and knowledge to advocate for women and children's issues
with an equity lens by 2017., which contributes to Cross-Sectoral Communication For Development, Operations Support To Programme Delivery, Other Cross-Sectoral Programme Areas, 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:  The country programme is using appropriate mechanisms to measure, report and advocate progress on the situation of children and
women with a specific emphasis on equity by 2017.