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%)
About our work
In Moldova, UN Women remains committed to three programmatic areas and works with national and local authorities, civil society, private sector, and women, including those facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, to ensure that:
Women lead, participate in, and benefit equally from governance systems. UN Women works to ensure that there is sustained commitment towards increasing women’s political participation, leadership and equal meaningful participation in decision-making and peace processes at all levels.
Women have income security, decent work, and economic autonomy. UN Women works towards achieving equal distribution of care work between women and men, proactively advancing women and girls in male-dominated professions, particularly in STEM, building women’s capacities for an increased access to economic opportunities and labour market participation.
All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence. UN Women acts to ensure prevention, protection, support, and integrated services for survivors of gender-based violence in line with the Istanbul Convention, ratified by the country in October 2021, while harmful social norms are tackled through innovative practices.
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