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.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 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:0.575
GII 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:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Populations, especially the most vulnerable, enjoy equitable, quality and sustainable access to basic social services, including HIV/AIDS
Populations, especially the most vulnerable, enjoy equitable, quality and sustainable access to basic social services, including HIV/AIDS
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan.
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.
Complementary
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.
Complementary
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Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
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.
Complementary
By 2024, populations, especially the most vulnerable, including children, adolescents, and mothers, have equitable, quality, and sustainable access to health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene services (UNSDCF output 3.1.1)
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan.
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).
By 2024, target populations, particularly people living with HIV, children, adolescents and key populations have access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services and protection from gender-based violence (UNSDCF output 3.1.3)
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).
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).
Populations, especially the most vulnerable, enjoy equitable, quality and sustainable access to basic social services, including HIV/AIDS
The Office of the President of the Republic has set up the Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Trafficking in Persons (APLTP), which in turn has set up a hotline for reporting trafficking in persons. UN Women participated in the preparatory consultations organised with the Ministry of the Interior as part of the fight against GBV . link https://actualite.cd/index.php/2023/12/05/rdc-la-loi-portant-creation-de-lordre-national-des-sages-femmes-promulguee-par-le-chef Law no. 23/05 of 30/11/2023 on the creation, organisation and operation of the national order of midwives in the DRC. Advocacy work was carried out by the H6+ agencies, and technical meetings on the development of the draft laws were organised with all the agencies, with financial support from UN Women. link: https://actualite.cd/index.php/2023/12/05/rdc-la-loi-portant-creation-de-lordre-national-des-sages-femmes-promulguee-par-le-chef The National Strategy to combat gender-based violence was revised in June 2020. UN Women is supporting the implementation of this strategy. An evaluation of the revised strategy's action plan is scheduled for the first half of 2024. Traditional and religious leaders from African Union member countries, including 10 from the DRC, will be committed to contributing positively to the African Union's decision to draft, adopt and implement the African Union Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, as well as a zero tolerance policy on all forms of violence against women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations, as these initiatives deepen the essence of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women, and reinforce the AU's ongoing continental campaigns to end child marriage and female genital mutilation and to end violence against women and girls in Africa. The United Nations agencies in the DRC have provided technical and financial support for the organisation of the consultation held in Kinshasa in October 2023 (inclusive).Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).