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-EGY_O_3
Enhanced quality of programs through knowledge, innovation, RBM and evaluation
Project monitoring, based on RBM principle of project work plans developed as well as implementation plans to track delivery rates, is a continuous management function to assess progress in achiev­ing results and spot bottlenecks in implementation. The ECO has deepened consolidated of its portfolio by shifting from a project to a program based approach with a greater focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Knowledge sharing between and across programs is improving aided by uptick in use of technology such as WhatsApp and Microsoft Teams. During 2022, ECO leveraged technology and innovation to deliver its programs and conceptualize/design new programs aided by an acceleration in the use of technology. This includes digitizing educational curricula, using phone and mobile tools to deliver messages, using video messages, etc.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_O_4
Improved management of financial and human resources in pursuit of results
All planned activities, including annual planning, recruitments, procurement activities, project closures, asset verification, ICT functionality and payment of all operational expenses are achieved.Disclaimer and notes
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References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).