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%)
About our work
UN Women has been operating in Ukraine since 2015 and has transitioned from a project presence to Country Office (in 2018). The country portfolio currently provides targeted assistance to national partners in three thematic areas as outlined by the current Strategic Note (2018-2022):
- Women, Peace and Security;
- Ending Violence against Women and Girls;
- Governance, Leadership and Participation.
As part of its operational mandate, UN Women implements its Strategic Note (2018-2022) integrating policy advice, advocacy, social mobilization, and capacity building of the government, parliament, human rights institutions, women’s groups, and civil society.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, UN Women has joined efforts to address the immediate humanitarian needs of the war-affected women and girls and women’s organizations, mainstreaming a gender perspective in coordinated humanitarian response, and supporting the humanitarian-development nexus.
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References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).