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%)
Markets physical infrastructure and operating systems are improved to make them more sustainable, resilient to disaster risks and climate change, safer and more accessible
This outcome is about increasing women's voices in developing appropriate infrastructure that is safe and accessbile--so this has elements of public safety, plus disaster preparedness and response as well as women's voice and participation. Work under this outcome brings together women leaders of market vendor associations with government planners to ensure that women's voices are included in the planning of infrastructure development.
Markets physical infrastructure and operating systems are improved to make them more sustainable, resilient to disaster risks and climate change, safer and more accessible
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
Marketplaces have improved resilience to disaster risks, including climate change
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).
Marketplace environments are improved by becoming more safe, secure and accessible. Marketplace infrastructure projects are developed in consultations with women and men market vendors, including vendors with disabilities
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).
Markets physical infrastructure and operating systems are improved to make them more sustainable, resilient to disaster risks and climate change, safer and more accessible
Marketplace safety is being improved through the Markets for Change project in Fiji, addressing issues such as personal safety and disaster risk resilience. Knowledge and understanding of disaster preparedness is being improved across markets as part of the implementation of Market Disaster Management Action Plans. In addition, relationship building by market management with external disaster management stakeholders, such as the National Disaster Management Office is continuing. To address barriers to gender-responsive infrastructure development, marketplace infrastructure projects are developed in consultations with women and men market vendors, including vendors with disabilities. In Fiji, close to 200 members of three Market Vendor Associations were consulted by UN Women for the design of their planned new market structures and associated accommodation centres. The perspectives and feedback from the market vendors will be a priority in the design of these structures. This has included vendor concerns around safety, security and accessibility. In 2022, two Category 5 cyclone-resistant women’s accommodation centres were officially opened in Fiji. The Nausori Women’s Accommodation Centre was officially opened in April 2022 and can accommodate 80 rural women vendors at a time, offering a secure location for women market vendors from several rural provinces. The newly refurbished Ba Market Women’s Accommodation centre that can house 50 rural women market vendors was officially opened in August 2022. Secure and safe marketplaces allow market vendors who travel long distances to markets to stay overnight to continue selling the next day. In the case if disasters strike, such as floods and cyclones, which occur frequently in Fiji, rural women market vendors will have a safe place to stay when away from their homes. UN Women provided financial and technical support through the Markets for Change project for improving market physical infrastructure and operating systems.Disclaimer and notes
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