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%)
More women and girls in West and Central Africa have equitable access to high quality public goods, services, and resources that are responsive to their needs in Peace, Security , Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) settings.
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SDG alignment
Impact areasWomen, peace and security, humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction
Organizational outputsWomen’s voice, leadership and agency
Policy markerGENDER EQUALITY
Humanitarian scopeYes
UN system functionCapacity development and technical assistanceSupport functions
Outcome Description
Women´s equitable access to services, goods and resources.
Outcome Indicator and ResultsPlan Period :
2022-2025
OUTCOME
WCA_D_4.2
More women and girls in West and Central Africa have equitable access to high quality public goods, services, and resources that are responsive to their needs in Peace, Security , Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) settings.
SP_D_0.5.4
SP_D_0.5.4
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Level of influence of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, including women’s organizations, in key normative, policy and peace processes (CO, RO, HQ)
Strategic Note Outcome Progress NoteShowing data of :
2023
More women and girls in West and Central Africa have equitable access to high quality public goods, services, and resources that are responsive to their needs in Peace, Security , Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) settings.
WCARO adopted the following specific strategies aiming to improve women's access to humanitarian response: establisment of group of expert on gender and humanitarian action ( GIHA Group) in the region, advocacy , capacity building of key humanitarian actors, and specific support to women's organizations.
UN Women has focused on building skills and providing tools to humanitarian actors (government Ministries, NGOs, regional women’s networks and platforms, women led organizations, Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs), UN agencies) to enable them to integrate gender in the design of interventions several countries in West and Central Africa.
In Niger under the leadership of the Humanitarian Gender Theme Group, a Gender Alert highlighted the effects of sanctions by sub-regional bodies (ECOWAS and the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA) on women and girls after the military coup as a contribution to the UN’s dialogue on limiting the negative impact of the sanctions on humanitarian assistance in the country.
UN Women in partnership with NorCap is currently supporting women's organizations that are working on humanitarian and disaster risk reduction issues in the Sahel region. UNWOMEN created space for them to interact with key decision makers and present their priorities and some solutions to different crisis particularly in the context of transition.
UN Women coordinates the Regional and national Gender and Humanitarian Groups which include 30 experts from main international agencies and NGOs working in the humanitarian field
A group of 20 women have developped their expertise on gender and DRR and influence through advocacy different DRR processes at the national and regional level including the AU GRoup on DRR
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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.
