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%)
Women have better access to formal and informal legal systems
Women have better access to formal and informal legal systems
Number of countries in Asia and the Pacific whose court systems formally adopt and use the Bangkok General Guidance for Judges on Applying a Gender Perspective
Numbers of countries in which community-based justice mechanisms have improved their structures and approaches to provide gender-responsive services.
SDG 5.1.1: Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex (Desk Review)
- SDG Indicator 5.1.1
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNFPA
- Common Indicator UNDP, UNICEF
Number of laws that were adopted, revised or repealed to advance gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP
Number of national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans that are adopted with a focus on gender equality (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF
Number of legal and policy frameworks that promote gender balance in decision making institutions and processes (CO)
Number of institutions putting in places policies and practices to address gender-based discrimination and/or combat gender stereotypes (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO
Number of countries where multi-sectoral systems, strategies or programs are implemented to advance womens equal access to and use of services, goods and/resources, including social protection (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
Level of influence of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, including womens organizations, in key normative, policy and peace processes (CO, RO, HQ)
SP 2.7.1: Number of personnel of formal and informal justice institutions whose capacities to provide justice to women are strengthened, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.7.2: Number of affirmative action policies developed and/or being implemented, with UN-Women's support, to enhance women's participation in formal and informal justice delivery
SP 2.7.3: Number of women accessing legal aid with UN-Women's support
Number of institutions or organisations in targeted countries which access advocacy materials developed in the framework of the programme on the promotion of domestic laws that are consistent with international human rights laws and standards, including CEDAW
Number of briefing papers published and disseminated to the public and specifically womens human rights groups/ advocates in the framework of this project
Number of bilateral briefings with legislators and advocacy missions to countries in Asia and the Pacific to discuss the amendment or abolition of laws that explicitly discriminate against women
Number of amicus briefs or expert legal opinions submitted to courts at the domestic level in countries in Asia and the Pacific on emblematic cases that impact womens access to justice.
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of lower court judges in the target countries 9disagragated by sex) who, after being trained, say that they understand more the root causes of discriminatory attitudes and behaviours towards women commonly manifested in court decisions and they report willingness to work towards eliminating these gender discriminatory attitudes.
Number of frontline justice actors ( disaggregated by sex) in the target countries (e.g. police and prosecutors) who, after being trained report an increased understanding of what gender discriminatory attitudes and stereotyped behaviours towards women aggregate
Numbers of countries involved in the consultation and finalisation of ROAP UN Women Access to Justice Strategy.
Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of multi-stakeholder dialogue processes to promote engagement of governments with civil society and other partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of women involved in documentation of womens access to justice through Grassroots womens organizations in the Asia Pacific region
Number of women human rights defenders who increased their capacity to use human rights mechanisms and increased their understanding of how to engage with government representatives on human rights issues
Numbers of community dialogues conducted to promote a gender-responsive and people-centred/ community-based justice approach
Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
Number of multi-stakeholder dialogue processes to promote engagement of governments with civil society and other partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)