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-COL_O_5
UN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its normative, operational and coordination mandate at HQ, Regional and Country level, including through shared services
The Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) function of the CO was enhanced by starting the implementation of the institutional gender statistics strategy (beyond the Women Count Programme) within the PME team, together with the consolidation of the other PME functions and the strengthening of the Technical Secretariat of competitive funding mechanisms for civil society (broader portfolio and team). Biannual work plan implemented and updated as per corporate guidance and timeline. Corporate systems up to date (dams reporting, risks, rms, etc.), as well as M&E and reporting. . Contributed to the UNSDCF related M&E and reporting, including gender theme group presentations in UNSDCF steering committee. Ongoing contribution to CCA development. Also, As a part of the strong commitment to interagency efforts towards the new UNSDCF, UN Women has assumed the co-leadership of the final external evaluation of the current UNSDCF , which will be a key input to the new UNSDCF (evaluation ongoing). On decentralized evaluation, in 2022 the CO was able to implement the MERP as per work plan (with some changes to the timeline of U.S. State Department Evaluation): Finalized the systematization and final external evaluation Profensoras Programme ( GATE link ). Key lessons include: Finalized the final evaluation of the non-earmarked Swedish support to the SN (delivered the final revised report by the evaluator). Implemented partnership and capacity building of the National Planning Department on evaluation of public policies with a gender perspective. In this regard, promoted the use of the guidance document of gender mainstreaming in evaluation of public policies and participated in key events. UN Women has continued promoting KM activities as a part of the corporate and in-house knowledge management strategies; the production of knowledge was strengthened, including communities of practices of the Prodefensoras program and the development of key research and knowledge products. Key research and knowledge products were launched such as the second edition of Colombia's Gender Profile –known as "Women and men: gender gaps in Colombia" (2022) . To conclude, the CO has continued consolidating the Technical Secretariat of competitive funding mechanisms for civil society as a structure, led by PME team, to operate resources of large calls for proposals and guarantee projects cycle mgmt., while strengthening CSOs organizational capacities (including via organizational capacities index and capacity building initiative).Showing 11 - 11 of 11
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