Outcome Area 4:
Ending Violence against Women
Over the duration of the Strategic Plan, UN-Women will:
- Increase its focus on prevention and the delivery of quality services to victims and survivors
- Ensure that more cities and other settings have safe and empowering public spaces for women and girls
Outcome Indicators
Outcome Indicator 4.1
Outcome Indicator 4.2
Outcome Indicator 4.3
Outcome Indicator 4.4
Outcome Indicator 4.5
Outputs for Outcome Area 4
Output 11:
More countries and stakeholders are better able to prevent violence against women and girls and deliver essential services to victims and survivors.
Output Indicator 4.11.1
Output Indicator 4.11.2
Output Indicator 4.11.3
Output Indicator 4.11.4
Output Indicator 4.11.5
Output Indicator 4.11.6
Output Indicator 4.11.7
Output 12:
More cities and other settings have safe and empowering public spaces for women and girls.
Output Indicator 4.12.1
Output Indicator 4.12.2
Output Indicator 4.12.3
Output Indicator 4.12.4
Footnotes
All references to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).
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Outcome Indicator 4.1: Global average is derived from country surveys data that include women from different ages (mostly 15-49), different partner status (mostly all women vs. ever married/partnered) and women who experience different forms of violence (mostly physical and or/sexual by any perpetrator vs. by a partner and including other forms, i.e. psychological).
On 2021 results: The reported data is based on an analysis of available violence against women prevalence data from surveys and studies conducted in 161 countries and territories between 2000 and 2018
Health: new data produced since the last reporting was reported for 3 countries (Gambia, Liberia, Zambia), data was updated for 1 country (Rwanda), and earlier available data that had not been reported in the previous year was added to the reporting in compliance with the indicator methodological note for 6 countries (Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, Gabon, Togo).
Police: new data produced since the last reporting was reported for 3 countries (Gambia, Liberia, Zambia), data was updated for 1 country (Rwanda), and earlier available data that had not been reported in the previous year was added to the reporting in compliance with the indicator methodological note for 8 countries (Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Gabon, Sao Tomé and Principe, Togo)
Justice: new data produced since the last reporting was reported for 3 countries (Gambia, Liberia, Zambia), data was updated for 1 country (Rwanda), and earlier available data that had not been reported in the previous year was added to the reporting in compliance with the indicator methodological note for 9 countries (Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Gabon, Moldova, Sao Tomé and Principe).
Social: new data produced since the last reporting was reported for 3 countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zambia), data was updated for 1 country (Rwanda), and earlier available data that had not been reported in the previous year was added to the reporting in compliance with the indicator methodological note for 7 countries (Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, Gabon, Gambia, Togo).
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Outcome Indicator 4.2: Global average is derived mostly from latest available Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) that include comparable data. Data from some other relevant national household surveys are included where data from (DHS) was not available. These latter surveys may include samples with different age ranges or partner status as compared with DHS, and some of them include only a sample of women (not men).
2021 results: new data produced since the last reporting was reported for 6 countries (Cuba, Fiji, Gambia, Tuvalu, Viet Nam, Zambia), data was updated for 4 countries (Argentina, Belarus, Liberia, Rwanda), and earlier available data that had not been reported in the previous year was added to the reporting in compliance with the indicator methodological note for 20 countries (Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Gabon, Korea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Sao Tomé and Principe, Suriname, Togo, Swaziland). The reference period is 2005-2020
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Outcome Indicator 4.3: Of 64 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 4 reported 9 cities with results: Ecuador (Cuenca), Mexico (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla, and Torreon), Morocco (Marrakech and Rabat), Viet Nam (Ho Chi Minh).
Of 50 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 4 reported 8 cities with results: Albania (Shkodra and Korça), Argentina (Buenos Aires), India (Udalguri and Dibrugarh), Indonesia (Medan, Semarang and Surabaya).
Of 43 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 7 had results reported: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 45 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 5 had results reported: Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Mexico, Senegal.
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Outcome Indicator 4.4: Of 65 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 1 reported results: Ecuador.
Of 61 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 4 reported results:Bolivia (Plurinational State of), El Salvador, Kosovo, Philippines.
Of 57 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 4 had results reported: Argentina, Georgia, Mexico, Uganda.
Of 58 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 22 had results reported: Albania, Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa MCO, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Uganda.
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Outcome Indicator 4.5: Of 64 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 1 reported results: Ecuador.
Of 48 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 1 reported results: Georgia.
Of 37 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 10 had results reported: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Lebanon, Mexico, Tanzania.
Of 38 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 12 had results reported: Argentina, Bolivia, Central African Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Haiti, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa MCO, Tanzania. Back
Output Indicator 4.11.1: Of 59 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 9 reported results: Bangladesh, El Salvador, Georgia, Kiribati, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Mozambique, Samoa, Sierra Leone.
Of 55 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 8 reported results: Cambodia, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Liberia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa.
Of 57 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 16 had results reported: Argentina, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Fiji, Georgia, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
Of 58 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 40 had results reported: Albania, Argentina, Barbados MCO, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji MCO, Georgia, India MCO, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco MCO, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe. Back
Output Indicator 4.11.2: Of 59 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 12 reported results: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Fiji, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, State of Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam.
Of 60 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 13 reported results: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Mali, Republic of Moldova, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda.
Of 57 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 15 had results reported: Barbados, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 57 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 27 had results reported: Albania, Barbados MCO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, India MCO, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Mali, Republic of Moldova, Morocco MCO, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Viet Nam.Back
Output Indicator 4.11.3: Of 59 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 22 reported results: Albania, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Liberia, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, State of Palestine, Serbia, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 55 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 24 reported results: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji , Guatemala, Kiribati, North Macedonia, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco , Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Serbia, Solomon Islands, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda.
Of 57 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 35 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tunisia.
Of 60 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 42 had results reported: Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji MCO, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, India MCO, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco MCO, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Serbia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. Back
Output Indicator 4.11.4: Of 59 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 38 reported results: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Liberia, North Macedonia, Maldives, Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 57 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 41 reported results: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, North Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Republic of Moldova, Morocco , Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, Serbia, South Sudan, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
Of 55 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 44 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Malawi, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Mozambique, Niger, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
Of 59 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 52 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji MCO, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, India MCO, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco MCO, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe. Back
Output Indicator 4.11.6: Of 59 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 50 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
Of 59 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 50 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Barbados MCO, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji MCO, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India MCO, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco MCO, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa MCO, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. Back
Output Indicator 4.11.7: Of 51 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 50 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Philippines, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
Of 58 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 48 had results reported: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados MCO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, India MCO, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco MCO, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa MCO, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. Back
Output Indicator 4.12.1: Of 20 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 6 reported results: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (El Alto), Canada (Vancouver), Mexico (Guadalajara and Monterrey), Spain (Madrid), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (London), Uruguay (Montevideo).
Of 19 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 9 reported 13 partnerships: Canada (Montreal and Halifax), Ecuador (Guayaquil), Egypt (Alexandria and Damietta), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa and Hawassa City), Kenya (Kericho), Mexico (Coahuila), United Republic of Tanzania (Dodoma and Shinyanga), Ukraine (Rubizhne), Uruguay (Canelones).
Of 16 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 13 had results reported: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Viet Nam.
Of 11 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 5 had results reported: Colombia, Morocco MCO, Pakistan, Ukraine, USA. Back
Output Indicator 4.12.2: Of 16 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 4 reported 17 local development plans: Egypt (5), Mexico (1), Papua New Guinea (3), Philippines (8).
Of 14 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 3 reported 6 local development plans: Kenya (2), Mexico (1), Viet Nam (3).
Of 14 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 6 had results reported: Colombia, Mexico, Morocco, Tanzania, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 11 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 4 had results reported: Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Ukraine. Back
Output Indicator 4.12.3: Of 16 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 9 reported results: Ecuador, Egypt, Honduras, Indonesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Viet Nam.
Of 15 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 7 reported results: Dominican Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Ukraine, Viet Nam.
Of 18 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 14 had results reported: Argentina, Belgium, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
Of 15 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 13 had results reported: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Morocco MCO, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Tanzania, Tunisia, Viet Nam. Back
Output Indicator 4.12.4: Of 17 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 11 reported a total of 7,094 partners: Afghanistan (3,112), Dominican Republic (5), Ecuador (2,008), Egypt (187), Indonesia (217), Mexico (159), Morocco (266), Mozambique (12), Philippines (573), Tunisia (310), Viet Nam (245).
Of 18 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 10 reported a total of 3,583 partners: Afghanistan (24), Egypt (200), India (550), Mexico (342), Morocco (2,217), Mozambique (45), Papua New Guinea (86), Republic of Moldova (11), Ukraine (47), Viet Nam (61).
Of 14 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 10 had results reported: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Viet Nam.
Of 11 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 10 had results reported: Afghanistan, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco MCO, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Viet Nam.
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