Key achievements
In 2022, UN Women achieved the following results across West and Central Africa:
supported to access improved climate-smart agriculture inputs, improved post-harvest processing technology, financial services, and markets (including through digital means (BuyFromWomen)
supported to register as voters across the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria
in Nigeria were saved from child marriage through collaboration with traditional leaders
adopted practices and technologies thanks to the training they received, including the development and marketing of climate-adapted rice seeds
passed in Liberia and party leadership in the 'New Elections Law' by the Senate and the House of Representatives through capacity building and advocacy on temporary special measures for the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), lawmakers on relevant legislative committees, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), and civil society
adopted in Liberia on FGM by the Government and traditional leaders of all 11 FGM-practicing counties in a “six-count policy statement” which suspended the practice for three years effective 21 February 2022
(1,554 women, 1,183 men, 399 boys and 426 girls from 50 communities in Montserrado, Nimba, Lofa, Grand Cape Mount and Grand Gedeh counties who earlier benefited from a training on the Comprehensive Prevention Strategy Document (CPS) and the development of community action plans were reached with awareness disseminated through the roll out of the simplified Comprehensive Prevention Strategy against VAWG
- RO - Regional office
- MCO - Multi-country office
- CO - Country office
