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%)
Number of laws that were adopted, revised or repealed to advance gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP
Number of countries and/or other actors with comprehensive and coordinated VAW prevention strategy (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNDP, UNFPA
Number of countries where there has been an increase in the number of women who access services after experiencing violence or discrimination (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNFPA
SP 4.11.1: Number of National Action Plans and Strategies to end violence against women that have a component that addresses social norms, attitudes, and behavior transformation, developed with UN-Women's support
SP 4.11.2a: Number of countries that have, with UN Women's support, (1) conducted community activities with women and men, boys and girls on gender equality and respectful relationships and (2) developed national informal or formal education curricula on gender and violence against women in primary and/or secondary schools.
SP 4.11.3: Number of countries supported by UN-Women to improve guidelines, protocols, standard operating procedures (in line with best practices) on the provision of quality services for victims and survivors
SP 4.11.4: Number of countries that provide information about women's rights to access quality essential services for victims and survivors of violence, with UN-Women's support
SP 4.11.2b: Number of countries that have, with UN Women's support, (1) conducted community activities with women and men, boys and girls on gender equality and respectful relationships and (2) developed national informal or formal education curricula on gender and violence against women in primary and/or secondary schools.
SP 4.11.6a: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) integrate violence prevention and response into COVID- 19 response plans, b), c), d), e)
SP 4.11.6b: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) raise awareness through advocacy and campaigns, with targeted messages to both women and men, c), d), e)
SP 4.11.6c: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) , c) provide options for women to report abuse and seek help without alerting perpetrators, d), e)
SP 4.11.6d: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) , c), d) ensure continued functioning of shelters for victims of violence and expand their capacity, e)
SP 4.11.6e: Number of countries that have, with UN Womens support, put in place measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which a) , b) , c), d), e) ensure womens access to justice through police and justice response to address impunity of perpetrators and protect women and their children
SP 4.11.7. Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to respond to and mitigate the pandemic, fight against COVID-19 related gender-based violence, racism, xenophobia, stigma, and other forms of discrimination, prevent and remedy human rights abuses, and ensure longer-term recovery
Number of women and girls, including women and girls living with and/or affected by HIV, with increased capacities to participate in public life and exercise leadership (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of national AIDS coordinating bodies and/or national multi-sectoral HIV programmes that have strengthened capacity to integrate gender-responsive actions into national HIV strategies (CO)
Number of countries with a process to design and implement VAW prevention strategies, or with VAW prevention interventions based on global norms and standards (CO)
Number of countries supported to develop and/or implement guidelines, protocols and standard operating procedures to strengthen EVAWG services in line with the Essential Services Package (CO)
Number of countries with multi stakeholder initiatives in place to prevent and respond to sexual violence including sexual harassment in public and/or private spaces (CO)
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
SP 3.10.1: Number of new and/or improved gender-responsive policies on land developed and/or being implemented with the support of UN-Women
SP 3.10.2: Number of rural women supported to gain access, use and/or control of productive resources by UN-Women
SP 3.10.3: Number of countries that use the Buy from Women Platform to connect women farmers to information, markets and/or finance (info might still be collected through RMS)
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 partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO)
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 adopted National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security with monitoring indicators (CO)
Number of countries that incorporate gender equality targets within national investment and financing frameworks (CO)
Percentage of national budget allocated to gender equality and womens empowerment out of total budget (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)
Number of national plans and strategies that integrate gender statistics as an objective or strategy (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
Number of countries demonstrating use of gender statistics, analysis, and policy relevant research (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
SP 2.4.1: Number of gender equality reforms developed and/or being implemented by electoral stakeholders with UN-Women's technical support
SP 2.4.2 : Number of women leaders, candidates and aspirants with strengthened capacities to engage in political life, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.4.3: Number of gender equality initiatives developed and/or being implemented by parliamentary bodies (Legislative Parliamentary Committees/ Women Caucus/ Speaker of Parliament's Office/Secretariat of the Parliament), with UN-Women's support
SP 2.4.4: Number of initiatives developed and/or being implemented to monitor violence against women in politics, with UN-Women's support
Number of governments that undertake national review processes in response to global intergovernmental outcomes (CO)
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 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 initiatives developed and implemented to prevent, monitor and mitigate violence against women in politics (VAWP) and in public life (including gender equality advocates in civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations) (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of inter-agency coordination mechanisms governing the production of multi-level disaggregated gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data, established or strengthened (CO)
Number of data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics (CO)
Number of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data collection initiatives, including in emerging areas conducted or analyzed (CO)
Number of platforms/web-based databases for dissemination of multi-level disaggregated gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data and knowledge developed (CO)
Number of countries with institutionalized user-producer dialogues to increase accessibility, quality and demand for multi-level disaggregated gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data and knowledge (CO)
Number of gender financing assessments conducted by government partners (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Number of women accessing information, goods, resources and/or services through UNW supported platforms and programs in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Percentage of ratings of reporting entities that meet or exceed UN-SWAP standards (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.13) (Desk Review)
Number of UNCTs implementing UN-system commitments and advocacy on womens equal participation in elections and temporary special measures in their support to Member States (CO)
Number of thematic interagency mechanisms/teams that effectively address gender mainstreaming in priority areas (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of countries with national gender equality profiles developed and published with UN Women support and informing national priorities (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)
Percentage of UN Country Teams reports to the CEDAW Committee submitted (Desk Review)
Implementation rate for regular resources (Desk Review)
Implementation rate for other resources (Desk Review)
Percentage of risk units meeting Enterprise Risk Management policy and framework requirements (Desk Review)
A) Percentage of agreed long outstanding internal audit recommendations B) Percentage of agreed long outstanding external audit recommendations management need to complete action (Desk Review)
Percentage of offices compliant with a) Business continuity plans and processes b) Occupational Safety and Health requirements c) UNSMS Security policies (Desk Review)
Percentage of country offices applying environmental and social standards in UN-Women programmes in line with United Nations standards (QCPR 2.3.4) (CO)
- QCPR Indicator 2.3.4
SP O_3.1: Number of initiatives implemented in partnership with the private sector to scale up innovations that address the challenges faced by women and girls (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.2: Number of UN-Women offices and units that pilot or scale up digital innovations (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.3: Percentage of UN-Women field offices indicating that UN-Women has undertaken activities in the country to support south-south, north-south or triangular cooperation (Derived from QCPR indicator 43d) (Similar to UNICEF)
SP O_3.4: Number of countries that have a UN-Women-led national gender equality profile based on gender data sets available, disaggregated by relevant characteristics
SP O_3.5: Number of participants trained on gender-equality related topics via the Training Centre, disaggregated by sex and type of organization (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.6: Number of thematic communities of practice with systems for capturing, storing and sharing knowledge
SP O_3.7: a. Number of citations of UN-Womens global reports (Progress of the World s Women, World Survey on the Role of Women in Development, SDGs and Gender Report) (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.7: b. Number of downloads of UN-Womens knowledge products (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.8: Percentage of Strategic Notes and Annual Reports that meet quality standards in results-based management (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.9: Percentage of programme staff trained on results based management (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.10: Percentage of planned evaluations being conducted (Similar to UNICEF and UNFPA) (Not for country reporting)
SP O_3.11: Percentage of evaluations rated good and above (Similar to UNICEF and UNFPA) (Not for country reporting)