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-MEX_D_4.1
Mexican State advance in the promotion, protection and respect of the full exercise of women human rights to access to justice and reparation for the entire population , especially that found in contexts of greater vulnerability, in conditions of equality and under the principle of leaving no one behind
This outcome has reached significant progress in 2022. The Ministries of National Defense, the Navy and Public Security have a better and more informed knowledge on the barriers that their personnel face to be selected and deploy in UN Peace Operations. Three reports on the barriers that limit uniformed Mexican women’s deployment in UN peace operations were elaborated through the direct participation of 1,279 (48.6% women) informants based on the Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations -MOWIP- methodology. 1,235 people in uniform (48% women) provided key information through surveys on the needs, barriers and best practices regarding gender equality and UN peace operations deployment opportunities within each security Ministry. 44 officers and high-ranking officers (38% women) contributed through in-depth interviews to identify the needs, barriers, and best practices regarding gender equality within their own Ministries, UN peace operations deployment opportunities and challenges, and carrier opportunities and challenges for personnel returning from UN peace operations. The Mexican security sector has a broader knowledge of the gender barriers that uniformed women face within the federal security institutions. The Mexican security sector has a pool of best practices within each Ministry. The MOWIP Methodology, contributed to identify, systematize, and share information on the policies, procedures and other institutional measures that promotes gender equality, aim to increase women’s leadership, and prevents and responds to violence against women that otherwise was blurred. The Mexican government has a clear path to strengthen its gender equality agenda within each security ministry and to increase women’s nominations and deployments in UN Peace operations. Over 200 officers (30% women) from the Ministries of National Defense and the Navy, as well as personnel from the National Guard, have increased their knowledge on issues related to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and on security with gender perspective through a series of trainings and conferences. The Federal Judiciary has high quality tools for its personnel to incorporate gender perspective and international standards on women’s rights in the impartation of justice . 5,585 public servants (56% women) strengthened their capacities, knowledge and use of tools from the gender perspective for the fulfillment of the obligations of administrative, jurisdictional and public defender personnel. UN Women supported the design of a specialized 60-hour training course “Gender as a Tool for Equality” targeted to personnel from the judicial (91%), public defense (7%) and administrative areas (2%) within the Federal Judiciary Council . This course is part of the judiciary branch on the incorporation of gender perspective in the justice sector . The Federal Government has strengthened its capacities to better address the disappearances crisis with a gender perspective. With support from CO, the National Search Commission and the National Commission to Prevent and Eradicate Violence Against Women are harmonizing the protocols for the search of disappeared women and girls in coordination with local search commissions and prosecutors’ offices. Those reactive mechanisms carry out an immediate search for the location of disappeared women and girls, in order to protect their lives, personal freedom and integrity, through a coordination plan between authorities of the three orders of government, that involve the media, civil society, public and private organizations, throughout the Mexican territory.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_D_6.1
By 2025, the Mexican State has a comprehensive strategy for social development, combating multidimensional poverty and inequality, with an integrated approach to human rights, gender, interculturality, life cycle and territory, which incorporates re-distributive mechanisms without leaving anyone behind.
UN Women Mexico made strong progress on the outcome in 2022. Global Alliance for Care , convened by the National Institute of Women (INMUJERES) of Mexico and UN Women mobilized 89 organizations representing national and local governments, international organizations, private and philanthropic organizations, and civil society organizations—including grassroots women, caregivers, unions, and youth organizations—to join the Alliance at December 2022. Its strong presence at the G7 Conference on "Who cares? Gender equality and the care sector in international cooperation," CSW66, the Human Rights Council sessions, the UNGA77, and the Bali Care Economy Dialogue , has enhanced the visibility of unpaid care work. At regional level , the GAC participated in the XV Meeting of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean , focused on The Care Society as a Horizon for Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality . The Conference resulted in the Buenos Aires Commitment , towards a Care Society in LAC. UNRISD, INMUJERES, UN Women, sponsored by IDRC, designed a digital platform to compile and share data, research and good practice to support decision-makers in the implementation of care policies and systems. The Alliance has also supported UN Women’s studies on “ Financing Comprehensive Care Systems. Proposals for Latin America and the Caribbea n” (2022) and “ Methodology for estimating the costs and economic impacts of the implementation of care services in Latin America and the Caribbean ” (2022). The GAC engaged in the XXIII International Meeting on Gender Statistics, " Care at the center of development: Opportunities and statistical challenges ,” 5-7 October 2022, in Aguascalientes, Mexico with an interactive dialogue on progress and challenges to produce and use data and statistics on care work. The GAC promoted the creation of two communities of analysis (CoA). The first focused on public policies and care practices. Building on the innovative experiences at national level –Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Panama and Peru– and subnational level –Iztapalapa and San Pedro Garza García in Mexico—, related to the principle of co-responsibility and the creation of comprehensive care systems, financing care systems , engaging the private sector . A second CoA promoted policy dialogues and learning workshops to delve into the right to care . At national level , the legislative and executive branches have increased their capacities to formulate and implement a National System of Care and local governments have increased their knowledge and awareness of gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and care work, through technical assistance, research agenda and decision-making tools. UN Women CO brings normative support by providing technical assistance and the production of knowledge products for evidence-based decision making, such as the methodology to estimate the costs and returns of investment in care services. The methodology was developed in coordination with the Regional Office, which was a key decision to allow its replication in other LAC countries (e.g., Dominican Republic). The strategy was complemented with operational activities, including a pilot of care service for children aged 4 to 8 in Iztapalapa, a municipality of Mexico City, that resulted in an improvement of children’s development and 94% of women using the service having time for paid work. Nearly 60 indigenous women from 21 countries in the LAC region attended the Regional Consultation in Mexico with indigenous women leaders from the Americas region to contribute to the development of the CEDAW General Recommendation No. 39 . UN Women Mexico, in coordination with UNW RO, accompanied and facilitated the consultation jointly with OHCHR, INMUJERES, International Indigenous Women’s Forum and UNICEF. Prior the Regional Consultation, approximately 80 indigenous women from 68 indigenous communities, authorities, leaders, defenders, activists, members of networks and organized civil society participated in the National Dialogue on the General Recommendation No. 39 which took place on May 17-18, 2022, in Mexico City, UNW collaborated with INMUJERES to facilitate the dialogue which contributed to the Regional Consultation with concrete proposals. The contributions of the consultation have been considered by the CEDAW Committee of Experts for inclusion in the General Recommendation No. 39 , approved in October. The International Cooperation Roundtable for Gender Equality in Mexico (ICRM) enhanced political dialogue with Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration from the Ministry of Interior, to discuss the situation of women human rights defenders and journalists, and discussed spaces for collaboration between international cooperation and Mexican government. 229 Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) and journalists from 18 States of Mexico have improved skills to develop their work, make visible their actions and build networks that allows them to enhance their results and voice as a result of UN Women together with the Swiss Embassy and the ICRM organizing the event Women at the forefront for rights and freedom of expression. 60 journalists from around the country participated at the event Journalism with a gender perspective, in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy, CIMAC and IDHEAS, a space for reflection and the use of tools on how to communicate with a gender and human rights perspective. In collaboration with the Mexican Radio Institute, UN Women launched a social media campaign with 30 videos of WHRD’s and journalists and 20 radio capsules to draw attention to the important work of WHRD’s and journalists do every day, disseminating their experiences in territorial work, providing support to survivors and victims, aimed at eradicating femicide violence against women and girls. Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) was renovated with 13 new members characterized by having an intersectional and intergenerational focus with geographic diversity. The members belong to 10 different states of the republic from the north, center and south of Mexico. Another of the objectives with the renewal of this new group was to incorporate youth and new thematic areas such as the work with LGBTIQ+ groups, women and the environment, and women with disabilities. CSAG aims to strengthen existing relationships and increase strategic dialogue with civil society at a global, regional, and national level and formally recognize it as one of the most important dialogue groups, providing a dynamic source of initiatives, ideas, analysis and innovative political perspectives. Men from universities, male parents and international institutions increased their awareness around human rights and positive masculinities, in the framework of HeforShe campaign. The communication campaign For More Present Paternities (Por Más #PaternidadesPresentes) launched alongside “De Machos a Hombres” Institute and UNICEF, in collaboration with Mexico's City Secretary of Mobility, to strengthen positive masculinities. Enterprises like Danone, Unilever, Diageo, Wunderman Thompson, PepsiCO and Publicis Group joined UN Women Mexico for the promotion of socio-cultural transformation to enhance a gender equality approach without leaving any woman or girl behind, through their membership to the National Chapter of the Unstereotype Alliance; also, private sector, civil society, sports clubs, journalist and government institutions increased their awareness on the role of media in the reproduction of harmful stereotypes of women in sports, through the presentation of a study, implemented by Versus and presented with the support of UN Women.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_O_1
Enhanced coordination, coherence and accountability of the UN system for commitments to gender equality and women´s empowerment
UN Women strenghtened the coordination with UN agencies by exchanging information on events, programs and different activities related to gender equality. The Country Office coordinated with the Swedish Embassy a workshop on positive masculinities that had the participation of three United Nations Reprsentatives and UN Staff. UN Women contributed to enhance communication skills for members of the UNCT inter-agency gender group, with an exclusive training session with a consultant and expert in public communication. This year, UN Women successfully participated in the Programmatic forum, presenting the results and challenges of the interagency group.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_O_2
Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women’s mandate
UN Women Country Office enhanced knowledge and learning management within the Office thanks to a new internal tool for mapping knowledge producs for decision making. This tool will serve as a repository ofknowledge products that UN Women has generated historically. As part of this effort, an internal microsite was developed and it was launched in December 2022. This Microsite centralizes and systematizes information and resources for the entire office. Un Women Country Office in Mexico has a strategic analysis of potential resource mobilization opportunities. This analysis allowed to map possible resources for the year 2023, information used to plan activities and reources in the Biennial Work Plan for the Office, apporved in December, 2022.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MEX_O_3
High quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation.
During 2022, the initiative "De Género, Mole y Pozole" contributed to strengthening Mexico’s UNW CO internal knowledge and communication. This was a space that to not only learn about new topics that are relevant to the Office, but to also reflect together on these topics, as a team. During 2022, the Office collaborated with UN Women’s Research and Data Section, our Regional Office, and Country Offices in Brazil to co-organize the UN Women internal webinar series: Understanding gender backlash and its influence on public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. UN Women in Mexico complied with institutional reporting and monitoring processes and standards. As part of these activities, Country Office reduced the proportion of unmapped financial resources, delivered donor reports on time and was able to develop concept notes and project proposals that comply with institutional standards in results-based management. During the first semester of 2022 return to office premises was a challenge but, the Country Office planned it in a way that provided a smooth and secure transition to all staff, particularly in terms of hygiene measures, a safe environment and protocols for emergency situations.Showing 6 - 10 of 11
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