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-WCA_O_1
UN-Women in West and Central Africa is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations.
The RO facilitated the monitoring and improvement of key areas like delivery, resources mobilized and partner advances by preparing and sharing with all offices, on a monthly basis, the progress reports and providing assistance where required. This has been very useful and has enabled the offices to successfully manage their resources. WCAR delivery rate of Core is 100% and Non-Core funds is around 74% Support missions in Finance, Procurement, IT and HR have been conducted to reinforce the overall performance of these offices, assist them in the preparation of audits, improve delivery and programme management in general including the decrease of the long outstanding balance. Financial information quality has improved in 2022 and especially the number of projects financially closed, thanks to close follow up in term of financial donor reporting and project closure In the beginning of January RO had 31 project non-compliant and at December on 7 non-compliant remain in the dashboard. Also some improvement in the RMS-Mapping process. Despite the complex security context in the region, the global security compliance rate of the Region stands at 97,45%
outcome XM-DAC-41146-WCA_O_2
UN-Women effectively leverages and expands its partnerships, communications and advocacy capabilities to increase support for and financing of the gender equality agenda, while securing sustainable resourcing for the delivery of its own mandate
Communication was effective around the partnerships with Orange France, AFDB, CNOSS, and SNU Senegal. It included the drafting of messages on social media promoting these partnerships, photo coverage, and coverage on the UN Women Africa website, and drafting of articles for RCO magazines in the region to highlight UN Women's regional office's activities. Coordination of communications and advocacy around the 16 days of activism campaign: Briefing of UN System communication officers in Senegal and developing a guidance note for the UN heads of agencies' advocacy videos against GBVs. Launch of the 16 days regional digital awareness campaign, including sharing a newsletter launching 16 days, preparation of a toolkit for regional influencers amplifying the campaign messages to raise awareness among the youth and for UN Women Africa social networks. Organization of 16-day events in Senegal: a Panel discussion with women on GBV at the Third, a Panel discussion with the RGTG and GTG Senegal on gender stereotypes and the fight against GBV, a Panel discussion with youth at ISM management School in Senegal, coverage of the awareness campaign in Kedougou among women organization, local authorities and traditional and religious leaders. Coordination of the communication aspect of the 16 days Forum organized by UN Women WCARO in Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon: coverage on the UN Women Africa social networks, drafting and dissemination of press releases, in English and French, organization of photo exhibition and booklet in honor of GBV activists in West and Central Africa. Outputs also include producing and disseminating a booklet of biographies of 20 women's rights activists in West and Central Africa in English and French. Coverage of the official DR visits in the region when meeting government, civil society, and religious and traditional leaders: coverage on networks, press releases, and organization of press conferences. Support to country offices lacking communication staff, especially in Senegal, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone, through coverage of their events and amplification of their activities on social media. In 2022, UN Women effectively and persuasively communicated results to influence stakeholders, expand advocacy capabilities, and drove positive change in the West and Central Africa Region. An effort that resulted in the increased number of visits it subscriptions on all our digital platforms. Number of total visits of the UN Women Africa website in 2022: 195,966 in 2022 vs 140,947 in 2021 423,717 page views in 2022 vs 299,391 in 2021 86%of new users in 2022 vs87,1% in 2021 14% of returning visitors 12,1% Visitors stayed 1:47 on the site in 2022 vs 01:34 in 2021 40,574 documents downloaded from the website in 2022 compared to 2021 Social media statistics: By end of December 2022 UN Women Africa listed 74,263 followers on Twitter, 87,594 followers on Facebook. UN Women YouTube channel received 101,030 views in 2022, 20% more than 2021. UN Women Africa website statistics show a peak of visits around 8 th of March and Launch of the 16 days of activism of 2022. 1089 people attended our events in 2022 via our UN Women WCARO Eventbrite page.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-WCA_O_3
UN-Women in West and Central Africa strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture.
WCARO drove the business transformation to achieve a second-generation version of the organization, by focusing on regional and cross regional programs, WCA engaged with more impactful initiatives and brought coherent and transformative approaches. WCARO revisitated its business model for a robust and more effective and efficient Office, internally and externally, engaged in an audit in line with ongoing institutional change management processes related to regional typologies and made necessary improvements towards a higher profitability , resource mobilization and cost-recovery. The RO invested time and expertise in planning, organizing, and supervising processes, and adjustments in the everyday operations in order to attain the strategic goals with due respect of ethical principles and integrity, across five areas of organizational performance management: Ensuring an accountable organization through Principled Performance. Advancing Partnerships and Resourcing. Advancing Business Transformation. Nurturing a diverse and empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture and Effective normative, operational and coordination Products, Services and Processes.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-WCA_O_4
Nurturing a diverse and empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture:
Activities related to staff members empowerment are on going: 360 feedback and coaching are completed. PMD is completed for 2021 and goals are entered for 2022. 2022 evaluation will be completed until April 2023. Recruitemens are closely monitored. Training plan 2022 is completed and implemented.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-WCA_O_5
UN-Women in West and Central Africa efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate, including through shared services.
WCARO drove the business transformation to achieve a second-generation version of the organization, or UN Women 2.0. By focusing on regional and cross regional programs, WCA engaged in more impactful initiatives and brought in 2022 coherent and transformative approaches to bring transformative change. WCARO revisited its business model for a robust and more effective and efficient Office, internally and externally ( audit held in 2022), in line with ongoing institutional change management processes related to regional typologies. WCARO made significant improvements towards a higher profitability , resource mobilization and cost-recovery. The RO invested time and expertise in planning, organizing, and supervising processes, and adjustments in the everyday operations in order to attain the strategic goals with due respect of ethical principles and integrity, across five areas of organizational performance management: Ensuring an accountable organization through Principled Performance. Advancing Partnerships and Resourcing. Advancing Business Transformation. Nurturing a diverse and empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture and Effective normative, operational and coordination Products, Services and Processes.Showing 11 - 15 of 15
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