Region:Asia Pacific
Current UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
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%)
outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_D_3.2
Safe public spaces are created for women and girls, who are empowered to access and use them
Safe Cities programme invested in the safety and economic viability of public spaces, including public infrastructure: The focus is on interventions fomenting local economic development, with a special concern for creating economic opportunities for women in the renewed public spaces
outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_D_4.1
More women play a greater role and are better served by humanitarian response and recovery efforts
Total number of vulnerable women and girls who have received UN Women supported humanitarian services exceeded 747 women, with strengthened economic resilience, through ehanced knowledge and skills through receiving vocational trainings,as well as improved access to various psychosocial support services.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_D_4.2
More commitments on women, peace and security are implemented by members states capital and the UN system, and more gender equality advicates influence peace and security processes
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