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-MKD_O_4
Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture
Team Retreat and team building day organized. The team provided very good feedback on teh 360. Learning opportunities ensured for the team members, as well as mentoring and guidence No e-mails after working hours and weekends Full compliance with UN Women rules and regulations.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MKD_O_5
Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes
The Office actively participated in all technical and high level bodies and working groups, provided expertize and contributed to change in legislation: Organic Budget Lin line . During the reporting year, some progress was made in aligning the Criminal Code of North Macedonia with the standards of the Istanbul Convention. The Code passed the first and second reading in Parliamentary procedure, and it is now pending approval in plenary. The amendments of the Criminal Code were drafted with UN Women and partner CSOs support, and they foresee a first time definition of Gender Based Violence against women, gender sensitive terminology; criminalize femicide, sexual assault, sexual harassment, female genital mutilation and stalking; and updates the definition of rap Support provided to the new National Gender Strategy. GRB Resource Center opened. Strategic responce for government action documents on alignment with EU Gender Acquis provided for 10 different areas.Showing 6 - 7 of 7
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References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).