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%)
Local governments and market management are gender responsive and accountable to women market vendor needs
This outcome is about working with "duty bearers" or government partners who are responsible for market management - to ensure that market management is gender responsive. It includes gender responsive budgeting. Work under this outcome supports government partners to integrate gender into their planning, and to communicate more effectively with women led market vendor associations. Capacity building training under this outcome includes support to leadership, governance, market management, financial management, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
Local governments and market management are gender responsive and accountable to women market vendor needs
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan.
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Strengthened capacity and commitment of local government and market management to draft, adopt, and implement gender responsive market bylaws, policies, plans, and budgets for the provision of safe and secure market infrastructure, adequate amenities and services, and transparent revenue generation and expenditures
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
Local governments and market management are gender responsive and accountable to women market vendor needs
The capacity and commitment of Vanuatu partners to ensure safe and secure market spaces have continued to grow. In 2022, local government and market management across six markets have strengthened the policy landscape within marketplaces, after the development of by-laws for all six markets. The by-laws are gender-responsive and protection-inclusive, with the aim is to ensure that there is provision for safe market spaces including adequate services for vendors. This is an important measure as 98% of vendors in the six markets are women.The by-laws are currently awaiting endorsement by the State Law Office. UN Women provided financial and gender technical inputs towards the consultations and development of the by-laws. In addition market management in all markets have improved communications with market vendors (the majority of whom are women) through the development of communication strategies that are supporting the daily operations and management of markets. The strengthened channels of communications is ensuring that correct and timely information is being shared with market vendors.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).