The Road to the SDGs

of women’s empowerment. IsDB will monitor the implementation of the Policy and make adjustments as needed, recognising that country circumstances may change and that operational priorities should be adapted accordingly. X The following guiding principles are integral to the implementation of the Policy: – Selectivity – Adaptability and inclusivity – Synergies and complementarities – Innovation. POTENTIAL IMPACTS X The Policy is designed to achieve the following impacts: – Recognise the distinct roles and responsibilities of both women and men, which give them different yet complementary perspectives, needs, interests, roles and responsibilities – Respond to women’s specific needs, interests, vulnerabilities and capacities – Identify and address barriers that hinder women’s realisation of their full potential – Support women’s and girls’ access to opportunities and resources to ensure that they meaningfully participate in and benefit from IsDB interventions, and that this leads to equitable and sustainable development in MCs and Muslim communities elsewhere. X Responsibility for the implementation of the Policy resides with the business units of all departments and entities participating in IsDB programmes and interventions. To this end, IsDB is committed to defining and putting in place the strategy and procedures necessary for sound, sustainable and effective implementation of the Policy. INVESTMENT X IsDB uses its relevant financial instruments and windows to fund operations that support women’s empowerment. X Although most women’s empowerment interventions were previously limited to grant resources, relevant IsDB financing mechanisms can be mobilised and/or allocated to fund these interventions. X The IsDB Group will continue to explore options for resource mobilisation to fund standalone women’s empowerment programmes. Specifically, it will explore new partnerships and improve existing ones to increase the availability of resources for impactful interventions. In line with the strategic direction of IsDB, particular focus will be given to private sector resourcing. W O M E N ’ S E M P O W E R M E N T P O L I C Y The Policy has 4 pillars, which reflect IsDB’s institutional and global commitments to support MCs to realise their national and international obligations: Access Mainstreaming Agency Learning [ 109 ] T H E R O A D T O T H E S D G s | P R O G R E S S A N D A C H I E V E M E N T S