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-IND_O_3
High quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation
UN Women india office has been contributing towards high quality programme through results based management. In 2022 india office supported the government of Madhya pradesh in conducting an impact assessment of there flagship programme on women empowerment - Tejaswini Rural Empowermnt Programme (TREP). The fidnidngs of the impact Assessment will feed into the next phase of the programme. Additionally the India office also built internal capacities of teh staff members on reporting and monitoring through a series of inhouse trainings and through constant handholding through the process. India office also participated in the final evaluation of the SCE programme conducted and managed by the SCE team in Geneva.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-IND_O_4
Improved management of financial and human resources in pursuit of results
The office recorded an overall delivery of USD 3.90 million in 2022 resulting in a delivery percentage of 94% (of 31 October budgets of $4.02m). The delivery of core resources is 70% with an amount of 0.60m. Non-core delivery and utilization touched 100% -$2.63m. The 2022 Management ratio was 16. Weekly SMT & delivery meeting helped in scaling up the delivery & reduction in partner advance & nil aging advance. Cost recovery was ensured to the tune of $ 0.16m. Office expenses are reduced by 3% compared to 2021 with an amount of $0.13m. India Country Office is supporting the implementation of ADB TA 9735-IND ‘Advancing Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in Select States’ with challenging timelines and difficult conditions under the Service Agreement with the Asian Development Bank (the Donor). This Project is being directly implemented by UN Women India CO. The SMT has regularly monitored the progress under the Project and provided continuous guidance and necessary intervention for efficient and effective implementation of the Project. India CO decided to renovate the existing space occupied by three agencies- UN Women, UNAIDS, UNOICT and UNDP. The renovation is towards re-designing the existing space to align with the renovations carried out by UNDP in other area of the premises. UN Women Operations Manager took the lead and coordinated in finalizing the contract, funding and other aspects of the renovation which will be carried out in due course. The operations staff fully supported the programme team for successful implementation of programs/events even with unrealistic timelines identified in the Service Agreement. Procurement were successfully completed to conduct a study on laws on GE in corporate sector, communication assets for SCE India, impact assessment of Tejaswini Rural Employment Programme for Madhya Pradesh, Communications and media agency for Generation Equality Campaign 2022, short films on Response and Recovery on EVAW and Covid-19, Radio campaign for prevention of VAW & Covid-19, short films on response and recovery for EVAW in Assam, etc.; In 2022, the office procured an electrical vehicle to ensure reduced carbon emissions and sustainability. The recruitment of 3FT,3SC & 73 SSAs. India office achieved 94.12% in completion of the mandatory courses. 23 RFQs were raised in e-procurement to hotels/companies/vendors for goods relating to IT,arranging conferences/meetings & advocacy & 4 RFPs were raised to hire technical support agency for various events of the office. 1 staff successfully completed the CIPS certification. Payments amounting to $ 2.96mn processed through 1335 vouchers. 440 POs raised for a total value of USD 1.95M. In 2022, the office procured an electrical vehicle to ensure reduced carbon emissions and sustainability. There is nil project closure compliance for India office. Business continuity ensured during work from home through provision of smooth & uninterrupted IT services. Security Compliance Survey (SCS) for India completed Business Continuity& Crisis Management Application (BCCMA) rolled out. All the corporate deadlines are met by India office. One staff completed the CIPS -3 training in 2022. Procurement team member was also involved the UAT Ph2 Testing for Quantum ERP from Mar 2022 to Sep 2022. Training provided by the India staff for new joinees on Procurement Policy, processes, and guidelines as part of Induction training. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost everything. With the advance of vaccination, the return to normality is getting closer and organizations are taking the opportunity to rethink their office model. Among the most widely adopted options is hot-desking, which consists of creating shared and on-demand workspaces that are more flexible, more economical, and more oriented towards fostering collaboration among employees. Over the last few years, the number of staff has been increasing and it requires better planning for seating arrangement. Given the space constraints and limitations of available workstations, the office decided to renovate the existing space occupied by three agencies- UN Women, UNAIDS, UNOICT and UNDP. The renovation is towards re-designing the existing space to align with the renovations carried out by UNDP in other area of the premises. The main purpose of this work is to have better lighting facility, cubicle workspace, Orthopaedical chairs etc in the basement area which is currently occupied by the four agencies. UN Women- Operations Manager took the lead and coordinated in finalizing the contract, funding and other aspects of the renovation which will be carried out in due course. The UN Premises is occupied by UN Women, UNAIDS, UNOICT and UNDP. The India CO maintained consistency in organising All Staff meeting to learn from various thematic teams and operational teams on programmatic interventions, management skills, operational policies and guidelines, for effective delivery of the organisatuional commitment on GEWE. The Office also leveraged local opportunities to organise trainings on Wellness and Work-life balance, Prevention of Sexual Exploutation and Abuse, Ways of Joint p[rogramming etc. Further, the office leveraged regional opportunities to build capacities of various relevant staff members on Programme Management; Operations including new procurement systems; UN Coordination on GEWE; Corporate Policies etc. A fitting example of this is the Office's strong capacity to swiftly migrate onto Quantum, identifying early challenges and gaps, for quick solutions with ROAP and HQ. On the Human Resources front, the Office has grown strong in HR Strength, with retention of key technical capacities within the senior and mid-level staff members. 1. Prog. Assistant - Prog. Analyst 2. RM Consultant - FT 3. Comms consultant - SCShowing 11 - 12 of 12
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