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Key achievements

In 2022, UN Women achieved the following results across West and Central Africa:

Women in Nigeria
Women in Nigeria

supported to access improved climate-smart agriculture inputs, improved post-harvest processing technology, financial services, and markets (including through digital means (BuyFromWomen)

young women
young women

supported to register as voters across the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria

girls
girls

in Nigeria were saved from child marriage through collaboration with traditional leaders

women in Senegal
women in Senegal

adopted practices and technologies thanks to the training they received, including the development and marketing of climate-adapted rice seeds

mandatory party gender quota
mandatory party gender quota

passed in Liberia and party leadership in the 'New Elections Law' by the Senate and the House of Representatives through capacity building and advocacy on temporary special measures for the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), lawmakers on relevant legislative committees, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), and civil society

temporary ban
temporary ban

adopted in Liberia on FGM by the Government and traditional leaders of all 11 FGM-practicing counties in a “six-count policy statement” which suspended the practice for three years effective 21 February 2022

beneficiaries
beneficiaries

(1,554 women, 1,183 men, 399 boys and 426 girls from 50 communities in Montserrado, Nimba, Lofa, Grand Cape Mount and Grand Gedeh counties who earlier benefited from a training on the Comprehensive Prevention Strategy Document (CPS) and the development of community action plans were reached with awareness disseminated through the roll out of the simplified Comprehensive Prevention Strategy against VAWG

Offices and presences supported by regional office in 2022

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  • RO - Regional office
  • MCO - Multi-country office
  • CO - Country office
Office Income group Country programme period SDGs in the country programme Budget and expenses trend
CM
Cameroon (CO)
Lower-middle income
Cameroon - Goal 3 Cameroon - Goal 5 Cameroon - Goal 16
CF
Central African Republic (CO)
Low income
Central African Republic - Goal 1 Central African Republic - Goal 5 Central African Republic - Goal 11
CI
Côte d'Ivoire (CO)
Lower-middle income
Côte d'Ivoire - Goal 5
CD
Democratic Republic of the Congo (CO)
Low income
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Goal 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo - Goal 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo - Goal 11
LR
Liberia (CO)
Low income
Liberia - Goal 5 Liberia - Goal 8
ML
Mali (CO)
Low income
Mali - Goal 5 Mali - Goal 8 Mali - Goal 16
NE
Niger (CO)
Low income
Niger - Goal 1 Niger - Goal 5 Niger - Goal 8 Niger - Goal 11
NG
Nigeria (CO)
Lower-middle income
Nigeria - Goal 5 Nigeria - Goal 16
SN
Senegal (CO)
Lower-middle income
Senegal - Goal 5
SL
Sierra Leone (CO)
Low income
Sierra Leone - Goal 5
SN
West & Central Africa RO (RO)
Lower-middle income
West & Central Africa RO - Goal 5
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Regional office portfolio

West & Central Africa RORegional programme period 2022-2025

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Financial flows in 2022 towards impact areas and systemic outcomes

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