Staff Reporter
HARARE — The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) and UN Women have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the justice system’s response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
This commitment was expressed when UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Anna Mutavati, paid a courtesy call on Prosecutor-General Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo at the NPAZ Head Office in Harare.
The engagement focused on strengthening cooperation between the two institutions, particularly by enhancing systems and institutional capacity to ensure the effective management and prosecution of SGBV cases.
Justice Matanda-Moyo expressed appreciation for UN Women’s support in strengthening NPAZ’s capacity through digital systems, data management, and institutional capacity-building.
She highlighted the commissioning of a high-capacity server donated by UN Women in July this year as an important milestone in strengthening the Authority’s Digital Case Management System.
The system is expected to enhance case management and support evidence-based decision-making within the prosecution system.
Mutavati commended the Government and NPAZ for taking ownership of efforts to combat SGBV, stressing the importance of strong national institutions in developing sustainable responses to gender-based violence.
She reaffirmed UN Women’s commitment to supporting institutional and systems strengthening at NPAZ and pledged continued collaboration in promoting effective, coordinated, and survivor-centred responses to SGBV.
The partnership is expected to contribute to efforts to improve access to justice and protection for women and girls, while supporting Zimbabwe’s broader development priorities under Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2.
It also supports the country’s commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals and Africa’s Agenda 2063.
