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%)
By 2027, national and local institutions improve the application of legal and regulatory frameworks, efficiency, accountability, inclusiveness, and equity in the implementation of public policies to promote the provision of quality public services to communities and families in target areas, including during humanitarian emergencies (Outcome 1).
Women's participation in governance, peace and security, humanitarian action In application of the quota law, UN Women's contribution over the next five years will strengthen the implementation of national provisions on women's participation in political and elective office, the development of women's leadership and girls for inclusive and affirmative governance, and the acceleration of the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the promotion of gender, UN Women will scale up women's involvement (UN flagship programme):
By 2027, national and local institutions improve the application of legal and regulatory frameworks, efficiency, accountability, inclusiveness, and equity in the implementation of public policies to promote the provision of quality public services to communities and families in target areas, including during humanitarian emergencies (Outcome 1).
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
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
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
By 2027, national and local institutions improve the application of legal and regulatory frameworks, efficiency, accountability, inclusiveness, and equity in the implementation of public policies to promote the provision of quality public services to communities and families in target areas, including during humanitarian emergencies (Outcome 1).
In 2023, In less than two months, the socio-political crisis that followed the military coup of July 26, 2023 in Niger has raised significant challenges for the realization of women's and girls' rights in the country. While the latter have been facing a serious humanitarian and climatic crisis for over a decade, women and girls are today confronted with declining representation in decision-making and political life, rising living costs and loss of livelihoods due to economic sanctions, and increasing gender-based violence. Also with regard to the effective implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, Niger now has an operational mechanism for coordinating and monitoring initiatives derived from implementation. In 2023, UN Women, as the lead agency for the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, carried out several important initiatives. On the normative front, substantial technical and operational support was provided to the coordination mechanisms in charge of implementing the WPS and peacebuilding agenda, notably the Permanent National Secretariat of Niger's second-generation National Action Plan and the High Authority for Peacebuilding. As a result, thirty (30) members of these two institutions have strengthened technical capacities and can now contribute to improving the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and are able to take into account the gender-specific needs of women and girls in all their initiatives. These two institutions have also been given operational capacity, with two vehicles to ensure the follow-up and scaling-up of initiatives linked to the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and peacebuilding. Two "Espaces de dialogue et de cohésion sociale des femmes" (EDCSF) (Women's spaces for dialogue and social cohesion) have been set up in Niamey and Tahoua, as part of a joint initiative to provide a forum for dialogue and engagement with women and young people from civil society, state institutions, and traditional and religious leaders, including the caucus of elected women (parliamentarians, mayors, local councillors). These spaces will henceforth serve as frameworks for the organization of various activities, such as training workshops, conferences, debates, cultural outings, etc. for women and young people in these localities. In 2024, these spaces will be equipped with computer and communications equipment to facilitate the various meetings and workshops. Similarly, a mechanism will be put in place for the realization of generating activities for women and girls based on their needs. In addition, four spaces of economic interest are being set up to strengthen the economic capacities of women in the Tahoua region. This is an inclusive, respectful and supportive space, where women can feel listened to, supported and valued. AlsoDisclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).