Region:Asia PacificCurrent UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
World Bank Income Classification:Low IncomeThe World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.Least Developed Country:YesSince 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.Gender Inequality Index:0.575GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.Gender Development Index:0.723GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 RevisionMale:19,976,265 (9.5%)Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Women and girls in all their diversity, benefit equally from opportunities, goods, services and resources, in full enjoyment of their social and economic rights and freedoms
Activity DetailsResourcesOutcome Indicators and ResultsStrategic Note Outcome Progress NoteDocuments
Outcome details
SDG alignment
Impact areasGovernance and participation in public lifeWomen’s economic empowermentEnding violence against women
Organizational outputsAccess to services, goods and resources
Policy markerGENDER EQUALITY
Humanitarian scopeNo
UN system functionAdvocacy, communications and social mobilizationCapacity development and technical assistanceIntegrated policy advice and thought leadership
Outcome Description
UN Partners
UNICEF
Resources
$1.81 MPlanned Budget
$0.00Actual Budget
$1.81 MPlanned Budget
Outcome Indicator and ResultsPlan Period :
2023-2025
OUTCOME
APA_D_1.3
Women and girls in all their diversity, benefit equally from opportunities, goods, services and resources, in full enjoyment of their social and economic rights and freedoms
SP_D_0.4.3
SP_D_0.4.3
Country
Number of countries where multi-sectoral systems, strategies or programs are implemented to advance women’s equal access to and use of services, goods and/resources, including social protection (CO)
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework
that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide
different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work,
such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Regional, national and community level justice institutions and actors other governance actors have increased awareness and capacities (technical skills, data and tools), to apply a gender-responsive people-centred and inclusive approach to governance, including access to justice, in development and crises affected contexts
Planned Budget:$1.46 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$96.94 K
Expenses:$97.94 K
APA_D_1.3.1A
APA_D_1.3.1A
Country
Number of regional, national and community level justice institutions supported (technical, skills buildings, data and tools) to apply a people- centered and gender-responsive approach to justice (A2J)
2023
Result5
APA_D_1.3.1A
Country
2021
Baseline
22
2023
Milestone
22
Result
55
2024
Milestone
44
Result
--
2025
Target
66
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.1B
APA_D_1.3.1B
Country
Number of joint advocacy and analysis products used by policy makers, as a result of UNW’s work
2023
ResultN/A
APA_D_1.3.1B
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.1C
APA_D_1.3.1C
Country
The RCM TWG GEEW on Gender Statistics has an effective and well-resourced joint work plan with key actions to support the generation of gender statistics for SDG localisation
2023
ResultN/A
APA_D_1.3.1C
Country
2017
Baseline
nono
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.a
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.4.a
Country
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO, RO, HQ)
2023
Result0
SP_D_0.4.a
Country
2021
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
33
Result
00
2024
Milestone
55
Result
--
2025
Target
66
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.c
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.4.c
Country
Number of women’s organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO, HQ)
2023
Result0
SP_D_0.4.c
Country
2021
Baseline
55
2023
Milestone
1010
Result
00
2024
Milestone
1515
Result
--
2025
Target
2525
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.e
SP_D_0.4.e
Country
Number of countries with multi stakeholder initiatives in place to prevent and respond to sexual violence including sexual harassment in public and/or private spaces (CO, HQ)
2023
Result0
SP_D_0.4.e
Country
2022
Baseline
11
2023
Milestone
11
Result
00
2024
Milestone
33
Result
--
2025
Target
55
Result
--
OUTPUT
APA_D_1.3.2
Regional and national state and non-state actors have increased data, technical skills and operational tools, to improve provision of essential VAWG (and HIV) services, goods and resources to women and girls in both crisis and non-crisis contexts
Planned Budget:$777.89 K
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$1,000.00
Expenses:$0.00
APA_D_1.3.2A
APA_D_1.3.2A
Country
Number of countries that pass laws/policies that support the collection of gender disaggregated data/gender statistics following UNW RO’s technical support ’s engagement
2023
ResultN/A
APA_D_1.3.2A
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.a
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.4.a
Country
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO, RO, HQ)
2023
Result34
SP_D_0.4.a
Country
2021
Baseline
2222
2023
Milestone
6464
Result
3434
2024
Milestone
6565
Result
--
2025
Target
6565
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.b
SP_D_0.4.b
Country
Number of countries supported to develop and/or implement guidelines, protocols and standard operating procedures to strengthen EVAWG services in line with the Essential Services Package (CO)
2023
ResultFALSE
SP_D_0.4.b
Country
0
Baseline
--
2023
Milestone
--
Result
FALSEFALSE
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
OUTPUT
APA_D_1.3.3
State and private sector actors are equipped with knowledge, data and tools to support business practices, relevant goods, finances and services (including care-related services), to advance women’s access to decent work opportunities, economic autonomy and resilience (incl. in agriculture and renewable energy sectors)
Planned Budget:$1.24 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$0.00
Expenses:$0.00
APA_D_1.3.3A
APA_D_1.3.3A
Country
Number of increased commitments / reporting by the Asia-Pacific private sector to advance gender equality in their organizations and/or in the community (WEE)
2023
Result2406
APA_D_1.3.3A
Country
2022
Baseline
17571757
2023
Milestone
21002100
Result
24062406
2024
Milestone
21502150
Result
--
2025
Target
22502250
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.3B
APA_D_1.3.3B
Country
Number of companies on and/or reporting gender-indicators on weps.org (WEE)
2023
Result101
APA_D_1.3.3B
Country
2022
Baseline
2525
2023
Milestone
5555
Result
101101
2024
Milestone
7575
Result
--
2025
Target
100100
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.3C
APA_D_1.3.3C
Country
Number of organizations with enhanced knowledge / awareness and/or actions (self-assessments, reporting, action-plans etc.) on the promotion and implementation of gender equality policies and practices through participation in initiatives aimed to promote gender-responsive business practices (e.g. Asia Pacific WEPs Awards) (WEE)
2023
Result407
APA_D_1.3.3C
Country
2021
Baseline
533533
2023
Milestone
964964
Result
407407
2024
Milestone
14171417
Result
--
2025
Target
18931893
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.3D
APA_D_1.3.3D
Country
Number of regionally developed resources to drive innovative approaches to advance WEE (WEE) (e.g. assessment tools/assets/guidance notes/research/pilots)
2023
Result34
APA_D_1.3.3D
Country
2022
Baseline
2525
2023
Milestone
3434
Result
3434
2024
Milestone
3636
Result
--
2025
Target
3636
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.3E
APA_D_1.3.3E
Country
Number of Increased self-assessments conducted by organizations (including private sector) using UNW and/or external tools (e.g. GAT/ GRP Assessment Tool, WEPs Action Plan) (WEE)
2023
Result1066
APA_D_1.3.3E
Country
2022
Baseline
701701
2023
Milestone
772772
Result
10661066
2024
Milestone
817817
Result
--
2025
Target
863863
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.3F
APA_D_1.3.3F
Country
Number of institutions that have increased awareness of and/or capacities to design and implement gender-financing/investment practices/sensitizing and capacity building (WEE)
2023
Result58
APA_D_1.3.3F
Country
2022
Baseline
373373
2023
Milestone
3030
Result
5858
2024
Milestone
1010
Result
--
2025
Target
1010
Result
--
APA_D_1.3.3G
APA_D_1.3.3G
Country
Percentage of organizations [i.e. businesses, CSOs, public organizations] that participated in capacity building initiatives who report having increased knowledge and skills to implement gender-responsive policies and practices (WEE) (i.e. GRP Activators / Care Accelerator / Malaysia/ etc.)
2023
Result86
APA_D_1.3.3G
Country
2022
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
7070
Result
8686
2024
Milestone
7575
Result
--
2025
Target
8080
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.a
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.4.a
Country
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO, RO, HQ)
2023
Result21
SP_D_0.4.a
Country
2022
Baseline
77
2023
Milestone
22
Result
2121
2024
Milestone
00
Result
--
2025
Target
00
Result
--
SP_D_0.4.e
SP_D_0.4.e
Country
Number of countries with multi stakeholder initiatives in place to prevent and respond to sexual violence including sexual harassment in public and/or private spaces (CO, HQ)
2023
Result0
SP_D_0.4.e
Country
2022
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
11
Result
00
2024
Milestone
22
Result
--
2025
Target
22
Result
--
Strategic Note Outcome Progress NoteShowing data of :
2023
Women and girls in all their diversity, benefit equally from opportunities, goods, services and resources, in full enjoyment of their social and economic rights and freedoms
In 2023, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) took foundational steps and achieved in creating new spaces to raise awareness on different issue areas such as the care economy, safe and decent labour migration and on implementation of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Principles (WEPs). Engaging diverse stakeholders such as private sector, governments, investors, women’s civil society organizations, trade unions and recruitment agencies through 18 multistakeholder dialogues, UN Women provided an entry point for many non-traditional stakeholders to come together and have a seat at the table for creating more gender responsive policies and practices.
For instance, through the 2023 WEPs Forum, UN Women raised awareness of pathways and thematic focus areas for the private sector to address gender equality and women’s empowerment, including through multi-stakeholder initiatives. Many of the participating companies were WEPs signatories and have benefitted from the UN Women engagement with these companies over the years on implementing the WEPs, which has in turn contributed to their progress that was showcased at the Forum. 92 per cent of the survey respondents (N=34) said the Forum inspired them to take further action. Similarly, through the Care Economy Forum, 58.6 per cent of survey respondents who participated in the forum (N= 17) stated that the forum inspired them to take further action.
Inclusive Care Economy Forum
Held from 22-23 June 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, the Asia Pacific Care Economy Forum organized by UN Women, Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), a top social investor network in the region, and Kiddocare, an on-demand babysitting platform providing solutions in the care economy, the forum brought together over 200 participants from 15 countries to explore pathways for effective investment in care economy to advance women's economic empowerment, and fostered collaboration and networking among different stakeholders. It sensitized investors to the benefits of gender-lens investing in the care economy and helped raise awareness about this vital sector.
As a result of these efforts, participants in the Forum agreed to establish an Asia-Pacific care stakeholder community, to support the Global Alliance for Care movement.
By supporting different care enterprises’ participation in this dialogue UN Women provided 12 care enterprises with the opportunity to expand and grow their networks while learning about building an inclusive care economy also created a ripple effect from the regional to country level. The Group of 20 (G20) in India launched a regional and G20 chapter of a Care Entrepreneurship Accelerator and the G20 Delhi Declaration articulated for the first time the importance of investments in care as a means to advance women’s economic participation. This was a result of UN Women’s support the Care Work at the G20 India resulting in the Launch ‘Empower Care Initiative’ aiming to implement a national India. To date awareness raising and resource mobilization has started amongst key embassies, the United Nations partners in India and beyond.
Women’s Empowerment Principles Forum
With over 2,400 signatories to the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and over 100 companies reporting on weps.org in Asia Pacific, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific has since 2020 supported businesses in the region to implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles as well as has documented good practices to inspire other private sector actors to take action for gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. On 7-8 November 2023 in Manila, Philippines, UN Women organized the first ever in-person convening of WEPs Signatories and stakeholders in Asia-Pacific at the Asia-Pacific WEPs Forum. The Forum brought together more than 165 leaders and experts from SMEs, corporates, regulators, policymakers, and other key business ecosystem players from across the region.
89 per cent reported having a policy on prevention of sexual harassment in their organization
80 per cent reported having a non-discrimination policy in place
50 per cent reported having mandatory trainings on gender bias within their organization
However, when it comes to more innovative areas, such as companies offering support for childcare through facilities or subsidies, gender-responsive procurement or forging industry wide alliances for impact that go beyond traditional corporate social responsibility measures but also look at building issue-coalitions for transformative action, companies are still at a more nascent stage and require more support and handholding. While a promising proportion of responding companies reported that they report on public platforms (46 per cent), only 34 per cent of participating companies have prioritized setting gender targets and publicly reporting on them in the next three years. At the end of the Forum, participants also made individual commitments to, for example:
Advocate for safe and inclusive workplaces
Advocate for gender equality in the community
Apply what they have learned to their organization
Examine their own biases
Support more women in leadership roles
In the area of migration, UN Women contributed to elevating the quality of service delivery by equipping 18,057 service providers, public servants and community leaders with enhanced skills and knowledge to provide survivor-centred services for survivors of VAW. Over 130,000 members? of community-based networks and women-led services are taking proactive measures to prevent VAW and?trafficking while extending support to survivors (see attachments for examples). Tailored pre-departure information sessions, held by women’s networks and CSOs, have equipped 326,794 women migrants with the necessary knowledge about safe labour migration practices and VAW services available, enabling them to make well-informed decisions and avail themselves of support if needed. In Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, 14 referral mechanisms and 14 joint task forces were established, with a standardized operating procedure for cross-sector referrals for women migrant workers who have experienced violence.?These results were informed by national dialogues, regional exchanges, specialized expertise and regional technical resources of UN Women, such as the ‘ ASEAN Regional Guidelines on the Development of National Standard Operating Procedures for a Coordinated Response Mechanism to VAW’ ; and ‘ A Guidance Note to Develop a Migration-Sensitive National Action Plan on VAW’ .
Collaborating with UNICEF, an online database for women and girls-focused organisations in humanitarian response was made accessible to UN Women country offices and UN agencies and partners, contributing to emergency preparedness.
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World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
