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-SLV_O_2
SP OEE Outcome Area 2: Promotion of partnerships and resources; effectively influencing impact and scale: UN Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications, and advocacy capacities to increase support and funding for the gender equality program, while ensuring sustainable resources for the fulfillment of its own mandate
Pursuant to its mandate, UNW continued to promote dialogue between the different sectors on the gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda, establishing joint coordination strategies between the UN Agencies and other international cooperation actors. Also UNW continues to increase engagement of partners in support of UNW mandates as well as dialogue with private enterprises to identify their potential subscription to the WEPS. The Country Office developed the resource mobilization strategy and several opportunities with USAID, UE, Lux Development that have led to new projects that will be implemented in 2023. The CO reached more than 187,302 people on Facebook & Twitter. In FB we reached 13,622 followers and in TW 4,702.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-SLV_O_3
SP OEE Outcome Area 5: Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services, and processes
The CO has a committed work team that supports the normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes. Weekly meetings are held with the Program teams and bi weekly meetings with operations and program together. Effectively co-led the Gender Interagency group with the following results: Developed a Plan of Action for 2022-2023 Completed and uploaded in the respective platform the UNCT Gender Scorecard 2022 report Updated the Terms of Reference the group Held two Events in commemorative dates (8M and 25N)
outcome XM-DAC-41146-SLV_O_4
SP OEE Outcome Area 4: Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN-Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values.
The country office in El Salvador, during 2022 developed actions to fulfill the commitments to advance an inclusive organizational culture and high commitment to the principles and values of the UN.Showing 6 - 8 of 8
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