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-CMR_O_3
Advancing business transformation: UN Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture.
The Country Office is focus on best practice resource-allocation approaches, treating available funding as catalytic investments to drive the growth of the organization.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-CMR_O_4
Nurturing a diverse and empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values.
The Country Office is enhancing the skills of its leaders and personnel to increase performance awareness and promote a culture of accountability. The leadership and team capacity are strengthen for individual and collective.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-CMR_O_5
Nurturing a diverse and empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values.
The Country Office is working on leverage its role to explore the possibility of offering advisory services. The focus is on larger, more impactful and joint programming.Showing 6 - 8 of 8
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