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%)
Early and post- COVID socio-economic recovery and resilience of women and girls worst- affected by the pandemic enhanced through access to Social Protection support and other finacial assistance packages.
Early and post- COVID socio-economic recovery and resilience of women and girls worst- affected by the pandemic enhanced through access to Social Protection support and other finacial assistance packages.
% of beneficiaries reporting improvement in their income security, 6 months after receiving small grants from UN Women.
SP 3.8.1: Number of legal, regulatory and/or policy frameworks aligned with international standards that create decent work for women developed and/or being implemented with support from UN-Women
SP 3.8.2: Number of gender-responsive macroeconomic policies (including fiscal, monetary and trade) developed and/or being implemented with support from UN-Women
SP 3.8.3: Number of legal, regulatory and/or policy frameworks in support of gender-responsive social protection systems that are developed and/or being implemented with support from UN-Women
SP 3.8.4: Number of legal, regulatory and/or policy frameworks that address unpaid care work developed and/or being implemented with support from UN-Women
SP 3.8.5: Number of countries with strengthened capacities to undertake gender-responsive socio-economic impact assessments in response to the COVID-19 crisis, with a focus on at-risk populations
# of beneficiaries reached with income replacement support in the form of cash transfer/small grants through UN Women support
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
# of women's network supported to participate in COVID-19 response planning, programing, debates, and decision-making throug UN Women support
#: Number of women reached with risk communication, social cohesion, and other messages about COVI 19 through UN Wome supported women's organizations and networks
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of gender financing assessments conducted by government partners (CO)
Number of tools introduced that support innovative financing and accountability, including related to digital financing, for gender equality (CO)
Number of gender-responsive fiscal stimulus and recovery policies and packages developed and implemented by the Government of Nigeria with UN Women's technical and advocacy support.
Number of events organized by UN Women and partners to advocate for gender-sensitive fiscal stimulus and recovery packages on COVID 19 response
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of gender financing assessments conducted by government partners (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Early and post- COVID socio-economic recovery and resilience of women and girls worst- affected by the pandemic enhanced through access to Social Protection support and other finacial assistance packages.
11,500 , vulnerable women and girls who benefited from cash assistance are utilizing their incomes to cope with the socio-economic impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic, and strengthen the resilience of their households. 7,989 of the targeted beneficiaries who did not previously have bank accounts were able to open bank accounts free of charge, though the project’s collaboration with the UBA Bank. This assistance therefore enhanced financial inclusivity including access to formal financial services for the targeted project beneficiaries. Preliminary evidence suggests that many of the targeted beneficiaries are using the cash assistance to invest in productive activities, including starting /expanding micro enterprises and/or meet the social welfare needs of their families; and have helped some to start saving their incomes. Perceptions among 300 male community and religious leaders about the participation of women in community decision-making, including the local initiatives to prevent and respond to COVID 19 crisis improved in the targeted LGAs as a result of the campaigns conducted by the women-led watch groups and the the accountability plaforms established by the project. By bringing the different faith-based women civil society organizations namely the Federation of Muslim Wemen Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) and the Women’s Wing of the Christian Associations in Nigeria helped to improved religious synergy and inter-faith collaboration to deliver assistance to individual vulnerabkle members of the society irrespective of their religion.The women-led CSO’s conducted 50 awareness and sensitization campaigns with at least two events in each of the tarteged LGAs. In additional, UN Women in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs conducted media events in Abuja to sensitize journalists and other stakeholders on the achievements of the project. These activities included dissemination of messages through both the traditional (radio and TV) and social media channels/platforms. Collaboration with NASSCO to utilize the existing social register of the Government to identify the cash transfer beneficiaries helped to not only demonstrate the validity of the Register but showed potential areas to improve the accuracy of the National Social Register going forward. More than 500 male traditional and religious leaders have begun to promote actions including the development of community by-laws on gender-based violence in more than 20 communities due to advocacy activities led by the women-led grassroots community watch/accountability groups and other project stakeholders, including the Ministry of Women Affairs at the Federal level and in the targeted states, and the women civil society organization- FOMWAN, WOWICAN and the Nigeria Girl Guides Society.Information dissimination through the Women-led Communty Watch Groups were scaled up, with each of the 44 platforms reaching an average of 5300 individuals (80% females) through various grassroots networks.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).