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%)
The capacity of the GoL, gender equality advocates and other national stakeholders strengthened to assess progress and accelerate the implementation of continental and global normative and policy frameworks
As a result of srengthened capacity to GoL representatives to report on and implement continental and global normative and policy frameworks, the GoL through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection led the development of the 2020-2021 STATE PARTY REPORT On the African Union Continental Result Framework (CRF) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). This is the first time the Ministry has led the task of developing this report as the previous report was technically supported by UN Women and a technical consultant.This report, as requested by the Office of the AU Special Envoy on WPS, is Liberia’s second and combined report covering the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 and it catalogues progress that have been made by the government ministries and agencies and civil society organizations that implemented the NAP WPS during the period under review.
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References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).