Region:Asia Pacific
Current UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
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%)
outcome XM-DAC-41146-ALB_O_3
Advancing business transformation
In 2022, UN Women co-led one Cooperation Framework results group, chaired the Gender Thematic Results Group, and the Operations Managers Team, while continuing to actively engage in the Joint Communication Group and various ad hoc task forces (e.g. on partnerships and resource mobilization, youth, disability, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse). As a key member of the UN Country Team, the CO continued to deliver most of its programmatic work through the Joint Program modality, and to promote joint partnerships and funding approaches that at the core of UN reform, in addition to leveraging global UN human rights mechanisms for joint advocacy and normative support at the country level. Available core funds were leveraged for driving growth of the office. For example, minimal core funds (~USD 5,500) were used to expand the CO's fundraising efforts incuding preparing and submitting three project proposals: on gender and the media submitted to the UK Embassy; on safe cities, submitted to the UN Trust Fund for Human Security; and on prodoc for the second phase of the Joint Programme on Ending Violence Against Women, submitted to Sida. The UN Joint Programme Phase II was approved for funding, for a total of ~1.2M USD allocated to UN Women, which will funciton as leading agency for the second phase, resulting in a return on investment of more than 200-fold the amount invested in this exercise. In 2022, the country office has operated in a more climate conscious manner, embracing the hybrid modality by switching online the attendance to most of the programmatic and operational trainings, including Quantum related training sessions.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-ALB_O_4
Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture
Senior management focused efforts throughout 2022 to create an enabling workspace environment by organising several team-building activities. As well, personnel were encouraged to take learning courses for knowledge and skills development, offering opportunities equally to colleagues. CO personnel completed 100% the UN Women mandatory cources, including the newcomers, and 100% for completing 2021 end year performance assessment and 2022 PMD plan. To be marked is CO's very active involvement, both programmatically and operationally, in completing the relevant indicators from the UNDIS accountability framework. UN Women took the OMT chairmanship in 2022, leading the work in some indicators which were completed successfully.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-ALB_O_5
Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes
The Gender and Thematic Resutl Group (GTRG), chaired by UN Women Country Representative, was praised as the best thematic and result group in UN Albania by the UNCT. Initiaitves completed in 2022 by the GTRG include: - The development and roll-out of the Joint Programme Screenign Tool for Gender Equality; - The succesful development and finalization of a gender equality capacity and learning needs assessment for UN personnel, followed by the development of a capacity development plan which is being implemented for the whole duration of the Cooperation Framework; - The development of targeted advocacy pieces on gender equality, on the topic of climate change and the environment; - The development of the UNCT Shadow report to the CEDAW Committee and subsequent interagency engagement with the CEDAW List of Issues that was circulated in March 2022, including through dedicated discussions at the GTRG retreat on how to leverage the List of Issues for advocacy for gender equality; - Joint advocacy efforts during key campaigns including the 16 days of activism on ending violence against women and girls through a dedicated university tour that engaged approximately 200 students. In terms of evaluation, the Country Portfolio Evaluation and its management response were rated 'very good' in the GATE system, and the County Office continued to engage in key evaluation processes such as the evaluation of the Joint Programme on Ending Violence Against Women in Albania, Phase I. the findings of that evaluation were instrumental for the development of a second phase of the programme, which will be led by UN Women and implemented jointly with UNDP and UNFPA. The delivery rate of non-core resources was 93%, based on the revised CO budget of 31st October 2022. The Country office continues its resource mobilization efforts includign through strategic dialogue with donors, with the aim to secure funding for the Strategic Note. Sida is amongst the main donor countries targeted by the CO.Showing 6 - 8 of 8
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