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%)
Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale
SP_O_2C
SP_O_2C
Country
Percentage of UN-Women’s field offices and relevant HQ Units that implemented dedicated initiatives to engage with non-traditional partners (CO, RO, HQ)
2023
Result
1
SP_O_2C
Country
2021
Baseline
0
0
2022
Milestone
2
2
Result
1
1
2023
Milestone
6
6
Result
1
1
2024
Milestone
7
7
Result
-
-
2025
Target
9
9
Result
-
-
SP_O_2D
SP_O_2D
Country
Number of partnerships to support UN-Women’s mission including (1) resourcing for Gender Equality (financial or non-financial), (2) Convening, (3) Responsible Business Practices, (4) Influencing and/or Knowledge sharing. (Desk Review)
2023
Result
-
SP_O_2D
Country
2021
Baseline
12
12
2022
Milestone
20
20
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
24
24
Result
-
-
2024
Milestone
28
28
Result
-
-
2025
Target
32
32
Result
-
-
SP_O_2E
SP_O_2E
Country
UN women’s increased influence as per percentage of mentions in top tier media, number of unique visitors to UN Women websites and followers on all UN Women social media channels (Desk Review)
2023
Result
-
SP_O_2E
Country
2021
Baseline
15%
15%
2022
Milestone
5%
5%
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
5%
5%
Result
-
-
2024
Milestone
5%
5%
Result
-
-
2025
Target
5%
5%
Result
-
-
Advancing business transformation
SP_O_3E
SP_O_3E
Country
Number of cross-regional knowledge exchange initiatives which promote innovative ways of working / promising practices (CO, RO, HQ)
2023
Result
3
SP_O_3E
Country
0
Baseline
-
-
2022
Milestone
-
-
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
-
-
Result
3
3
2024
Milestone
-
-
Result
-
-
2025
Target
-
-
Result
-
-
SP_O_3G
SP_O_3G
Country
Percentage of UN Women Offices in United Nations common premises (QCPR 3.5.10) (Desk Review)
QCPR
3.5.10
2023
Result
-
SP_O_3G
Country
2021
Baseline
100%
100%
2022
Milestone
100%
100%
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
100%
100%
Result
-
-
2024
Milestone
100%
100%
Result
-
-
2025
Target
100%
100%
Result
-
-
Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture
SP_O_4A
SP_O_4A
Country
Average time to select a candidate/complete a recruitment process (Desk Review)
2023
Result
-
SP_O_4A
Country
2021
Baseline
16 weeks
16 weeks
2022
Milestone
15 weeks
15 weeks
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
15 weeks
15 weeks
Result
-
-
2024
Milestone
15 weeks
15 weeks
Result
-
-
2025
Target
15 weeks
15 weeks
Result
-
-
Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes
SP_O_5A
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
SP_O_5A
Country
Percentage of non-core funding that is directly applied towards the Strategic Note (Desk Review)
2023
Result
-
SP_O_5A
Country
2021
Baseline
36%
36%
2022
Milestone
45%
45%
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
50%
50%
Result
-
-
2024
Milestone
55%
55%
Result
-
-
2025
Target
60%
60%
Result
-
-
SP_O_5B
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
SP_O_5B
Country
Percentage of evaluations rated “good and above” (Desk Review)
2023
Result
-
SP_O_5B
Country
2021
Baseline
80%
80%
2022
Milestone
80%
80%
Result
-
-
2023
Milestone
100%
100%
Result
-
-
2024
Milestone
100%
100%
Result
-
-
2025
Target
100%
100%
Result
-
-
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