Region:Asia PacificCurrent UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
World Bank Income Classification:Low IncomeThe 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:YesSince 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:0.575GII 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:0.723GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 RevisionMale:19,976,265 (9.5%)Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Duty bearers implement and finance evidence-based gender-responsive normative frameworks and policies, including in the context of crisis response and recovery.
Impact areasGovernance and participation in public lifeWomen, peace and security, humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction
Organizational outputsNorms, laws, policies and institutionsFinancing for gender equalityGender statistics
Policy markerGENDER EQUALITY
Humanitarian scopeNo
UN system functionAdvocacy, communications and social mobilizationCapacity development and technical assistanceComprehensive and disaggregated data (discontinued)Integrated policy advice and thought leadership
Outcome Indicator and ResultsPlan Period :
2022-2025
OUTCOME
ECA_D_1.1
Duty bearers implement and finance evidence-based gender-responsive normative frameworks and policies, including in the context of crisis response and recovery.
ECA_D_1.1A
ECA_D_1.1A
Country
Number of countries adopting new policies, NAPs or laws on GEWE in line with international frameworks.
2022
Result8
ECA_D_1.1A
Country
2021
Baseline
11
2022
Milestone
11
Result
88
2023
Milestone
11
Result
--
2024
Milestone
11
Result
--
2025
Target
11
Result
--
ECA_D_1.1C
ECA_D_1.1C
Country
Number of local governments in Western Balkan countries that have policies and practices in place to implement gender-responsive budgeting
2022
Result65
ECA_D_1.1C
Country
2020
Baseline
1616
2022
Milestone
1515
Result
6565
2023
Milestone
2020
Result
--
2024
Milestone
3030
Result
--
2025
Target
3535
Result
--
SP_D_0.1.6
SP_D_0.1.6
Country
Number of legal and policy frameworks that promote gender balance in decision making institutions and processes (CO)
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework
that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide
different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work,
such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
UNDP
2022
ResultFalse
SP_D_0.1.6
Country
2021
Baseline
NoNo
2022
Milestone
NoNo
Result
FalseFalse
2023
Milestone
YesYes
Result
--
2024
Milestone
YesYes
Result
--
2025
Target
YesYes
Result
--
SP_D_0.2.1
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
SP_D_0.2.1
Country
SDG Indicator 5.c.1: Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations to gender equality and women’s empowerment (Desk Review)
SDG
Goal 5
2022
Result-
SP_D_0.2.1
Country
Baseline
--
2022
Milestone
--
Result
--
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.6.1
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
SP_D_0.6.1
Country
Percentage of gender-specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators with available data (Desk Review)
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework
that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide
different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work,
such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
UNFPAUNICEF
2022
Result-
SP_D_0.6.1
Country
Baseline
--
2022
Milestone
--
Result
--
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.6.2
SP_D_0.6.2
Country
Number of national plans and strategies that integrate gender statistics as an objective or strategy (CO, RO, HQ)
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework
that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide
different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work,
such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Governments have strengthened knowledge, skills and opportunities to plan and monitor gender responsive budgets.
Planned Budget:$2.49 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$1.48 M
Expenses:$1.10 M
ECA_D_1.1.1A
ECA_D_1.1.1A
Country
Number of countries producing inclusive assessments of gender statistics production, availability and needs
2022
ResultN/A
ECA_D_1.1.1A
Country
2016
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
ECA_D_1.1.1B
ECA_D_1.1.1B
Country
Number of countries producing an inclusive national plan to localise gender-related SDGs targets and indicators
2022
Result10
ECA_D_1.1.1B
Country
2016
Baseline
00
2022
Milestone
77
Result
1010
2023
Milestone
88
Result
--
2024
Milestone
1010
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
ECA_D_1.1.1C
ECA_D_1.1.1C
Country
Number of regional rosters of thematic consultants and experts on gender statistics established with UN Women’s support
2022
ResultN/A
ECA_D_1.1.1C
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.2.a
SP_D_0.2.a
Country
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result26
SP_D_0.2.a
Country
2021
Baseline
66
2022
Milestone
1010
Result
2626
2023
Milestone
2020
Result
--
2024
Milestone
3030
Result
--
2025
Target
3030
Result
--
OUTPUT
ECA_D_1.1.2
Governments and development-peace-humanitarian partners have strengthened knowledge and skills to enforce/adopt, implement and finance gender equality normative frameworks in an inclusive manner.
Planned Budget:$1.00 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$3.35 M
Expenses:$2.82 M
ECA_D_1.1.2A
ECA_D_1.1.2A
Country
Number of national and regional forums/events (co)organised to support gender data for SDGs localization and monitoring
2022
ResultN/A
ECA_D_1.1.2A
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
ECA_D_1.1.2B
ECA_D_1.1.2B
Country
Joint regional work plan to monitor SDG gender-specific indicators developed on an annual basis
2022
Result3
ECA_D_1.1.2B
Country
2017
Baseline
nono
2022
Milestone
33
Result
33
2023
Milestone
33
Result
--
2024
Milestone
33
Result
--
2025
Target
33
Result
--
ECA_D_1.1.2D
ECA_D_1.1.2D
Country
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO, HQ) - in links with EU accession acquis
2022
ResultN/A
ECA_D_1.1.2D
Country
2023
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
100100
Result
--
2025
Target
200200
Result
--
ECA_D_1.1.2E
ECA_D_1.1.2E
Country
Number of regional and global platforms and processes influenced by an joint position and contribution by UN Women and its partners (including EU accession's aspects)
2022
ResultN/A
ECA_D_1.1.2E
Country
2023
Baseline
00
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
33
Result
--
2025
Target
44
Result
--
SP_D_0.1.c
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
SP_D_0.1.c
Country
Number of tailored knowledge products made available by UN-Women to the Commission on the Status of Women and the Security Council to strengthen the development of gender-responsive intergovernmental outcomes (Desk Review)
2022
Result-
SP_D_0.1.c
Country
Baseline
--
2022
Milestone
--
Result
--
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.1.e
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.1.e
Country
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO, HQ)
2022
Result125
SP_D_0.1.e
Country
Baseline
--
2022
Milestone
--
Result
125125
2023
Milestone
--
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
SP_D_0.1.f
SP_D_0.1.f
Country
Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment (CO)
2022
Result7
SP_D_0.1.f
Country
2021
Baseline
11
2022
Milestone
11
Result
77
2023
Milestone
11
Result
--
2024
Milestone
11
Result
--
2025
Target
11
Result
--
OUTPUT
ECA_D_1.1.3
Governments, civil society and other key actors have strengthened capacities to plan and produce quality and timely gender data, evidence and knowledge.
Planned Budget:$1.62 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$384.37 K
Expenses:$220.56 K
ECA_D_1.1.3C
ECA_D_1.1.3C
Country
Number of minimum sets of gender-sensitive indicators framework developed and/or revised with support from UN Women.
2022
Result1
ECA_D_1.1.3C
Country
2021
Baseline
00
2022
Milestone
11
Result
11
2023
Milestone
11
Result
--
2024
Milestone
22
Result
--
2025
Target
11
Result
--
SP_D_0.6.c
SP_D_0.6.c
Country
Number of gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data collection initiatives, including in emerging areas conducted or analyzed (CO)
2022
Result1
SP_D_0.6.c
Country
2021
Baseline
66
2022
Milestone
77
Result
11
2023
Milestone
1111
Result
--
2024
Milestone
1818
Result
--
2025
Target
2424
Result
--
SP_D_0.6.d
SP_D_0.6.d
Country
Number of platforms/web-based databases for dissemination of multi-level disaggregated gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data and knowledge developed (CO)
2022
Result0
SP_D_0.6.d
Country
2021
Baseline
22
2022
Milestone
11
Result
00
2023
Milestone
22
Result
--
2024
Milestone
22
Result
--
2025
Target
22
Result
--
OUTPUT
ECA_D_1.1.4
Key actors have increased capacity to ensure effective integration of gender in response to the Ukraine crisis
Planned Budget:$515.66 K
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$936.60 K
Expenses:$593.08 K
SP_D_0.1.h
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.1.h
Country
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)
2022
Result-
SP_D_0.1.h
Country
2021
Baseline
00
2022
Milestone
11
Result
--
2023
Milestone
11
Result
--
2024
Milestone
11
Result
--
2025
Target
11
Result
--
SP_D_0.5.c
SP_D_0.5.c
Country
Number of dialogues, mechanisms, platforms and/or coalitions created and sustained that enable meaningful and safe participation and engagement by gender equality advocates and civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially women’s organizations, in decision-making (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result1
SP_D_0.5.c
Country
2021
Baseline
22
2022
Milestone
33
Result
11
2023
Milestone
33
Result
--
2024
Milestone
33
Result
--
2025
Target
33
Result
--
SP_D_0.7.a
SP_D_0.7.a
Country
Number of thematic interagency mechanisms/teams that effectively address gender mainstreaming in priority areas (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result1
SP_D_0.7.a
Country
2021
Baseline
00
2022
Milestone
33
Result
11
2023
Milestone
33
Result
--
2024
Milestone
33
Result
--
2025
Target
22
Result
--
SP_D_0.7.c
SP_D_0.7.c
Country
Number of interagency products or services with a focus on gender equality and women's empowerment developed and made available (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result3
SP_D_0.7.c
Country
2010
Baseline
11
2022
Milestone
33
Result
33
2023
Milestone
33
Result
--
2024
Milestone
--
Result
--
2025
Target
--
Result
--
Strategic Note Outcome Progress NoteShowing data of :
2022
Duty bearers implement and finance evidence-based gender-responsive normative frameworks and policies, including in the context of crisis response and recovery.
The outcome was not fully achieved, however significant progress has been made in the implementation and financing of gender response normative frameworks and policies.
Key legislative enhancements have been made by ECA countries/territories that have further institutionalized and ensured the sustainability of financing and implementation of governmental gender equality legislation and commitments at national and local levels. In the Western Balkans, governments have adopted two new national policies and laws in 2022 that directly regulate gender mainstreaming in the budgetary processes. In North Macedonia, the new Organic Budget Law includes gender budgeting as part of the budget planning process. The Law includes the definition of key terminology, such as the principle of gender equality, gender responsive budgeting, gender responsive budget statement, and gender indicators and an obligation to report on gender responsive indicators and achieved goals and results. In Kosovo, the government adopted a new Concept Document on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) which represents a critical step in the ongoing process of institutionalization of gender responsive budgeting. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the government initiated a participatory process to develop the next Gender Action Plan for the period beyond 2022, and at the local level, 65 local governments introduced policies and are implementing gender responsive budgeting. UN Women has provided critical technical support to governments in all countries and territories in the process of policy formulation.
Four countries (Albania, Armenia, Serbia and Ukraine) from ECA region are among 19% of the countries that have systems in place to track investments in gender equality (according to data on the implementation of SDG 5c1 indicators received from 69 countries). UN Women provided direct technical support to the Governments of Serbia and Albania in achieving this result. North Macedonia and Kosovo significantly improved the gender responsiveness of their legal frameworks related to budget laws and budget preparation and BiH, Belarus, Georgia, Tajikistan and Moldova invested heavily in capacity building of public administration at the national and local level to integrate gender in the budgetary and policy process. In Albania, budgetary allocation for gender equality increased from 1% in 2015 (38.4 million USD) to 9% in 2023 (480.9 million USD), while Bosnia and Herzegovina reported an average of 4.54% of its annual budgetary allocations (of selected state and entity line ministries) in 2022.
Governments of Armenia and Georgia strengthened their national capacity to design and collect gender related indicators on emerging issues such as measuring unpaid domestic and care work as a result of conducting the first-time use survey . This critical data will enable the country to fill in specific data gaps and start monitoring the progress towards achieving the target 5.4 of SDG 5. In Kazakhstan, the Government has been supported to design and collect data on VAW, one of the commitments undertaken within the framework of gender equality action coalition on gender-based violence. UN Women ECARO has provided methodological guidance and financial support to the National Statistical Office of these countries throughout the whole cycle of data collection and analysis, including strengthening the catalytic partnership and south-south cooperation across countries in the region.
There are still remaining challenges that need to be addressed to advance further progress, including increasing political will towards enacting meaningful legal frameworks that promote gender equality in decision-making institutions and processes. UN Women ECARO advocated to member states to consider various forms of temporary special measures that have proved effective, including gender quotas for elected and appointed positions, and provided technical support to UNCTs on advancing TSMs and gender responsive legal frameworks.
UN Women will continue to provide technical support to policy makers and experts in governments in the region to further strengthen their legislation and enhance capacity, knowledge and skills on how to implement the data and evidence-driven gender responsive policies and interventions
Based on the progress made to date, the original strategy and theory of change for this outcome remain applicable . If, as expected the strategy is successful, more gender-responsive normative policies and frameworks will be in place including strengthened capacities to produce timely and high quality gender data in addition to institutionalized gender responsive budgeting across the region.
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