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For Her, With Her: 12 Stories of Hope and Resilience

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With 60 percent of the world’s population in Asia and the Pacific, it is indeed a world of endless possibilities when women and girls have the equal opportunity to actively engage, inspire, and contribute, changing the trajectory of billions of lives.

This collection of twelve stories – from bustling cities to remote villages – showcases how UNFPA takes forward the ICPD promise, for women and girls, and with women and girls. Through their indomitable spirit, we are called to action, to further recognize and support the contributions of all women and girls in building a more equitable and sustainable future across Asia-Pacific and beyond.

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National Transfer Accounts: Generational Economy of Population Ageing

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National Transfer Accounts (NTA) are a tool to generate a national economic analysis concerning population change. Effectively communicating how NTA analysis can be used to policy planners is challenging. This e-booklet offers simple communication materials focusing on what NTA are, how they are calculated and how they have been used for policy development. It uses existing evidence and analysis that includes country case studies.

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Snapshot: Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence, Asia-Pacific, 2000-2023

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This one-page snapshot details the data related to intimate partner violence in countries in UNFPA's Asia Pacific region. 

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UNFPA Cash and Voucher Assistance in Asia and the Pacific 2023

UNFPA Cash and Voucher Assistance in Asia and the Pacific 2023

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Putting choice in the hands of women and girls: scaling up and consolidating safe high-quality cash and voucher assistance

The global volume of humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) has increased for the sixth consecutive year and represents 1/5 of all humanitarian aid. In line with its organizational commitments, UNFPA continues to scale up the use of CVA in its programming to multiply the impact for women, girls and other individuals from key populations we serve.

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Conducting a national study on the prevalence of violence against women: Lessons learned from Mongolia

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This document aims to help other program and project coordinators and researchers undertaking violence against women prevalence surveys to anticipate and address some of the challenges they may face. It contains lessons learned gathered after completing the Mongolia study and launching the results. Key people involved have shared their experiences establishing partnerships with stakeholders, recruiting and managing an effective team of interviewers, preparing for and conducting the fieldwork, and translating the results into action. 

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Understanding pathways to adolescent pregnancy in Southeast Asia

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This report brings attention to the specific context, dynamics and influences that contribute to adolescent pregnancy in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Lao PDR. The four in-depth country analyses identify the patterns that drive adolescent pregnancy across the region, including as determined by relationship or marital status, the extent of the girls’ autonomy in decision making and whether the context of sex leading to the pregnancy was consensual.

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia and the Pacific Regional Office is committed to making sure that all efforts to

DISABILITY INCLUSION IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia and the Pacific Regional Office is committed to making sure that all efforts to address gender-based violence (GBV) are inclusive of and accessible to women and girls with disabilities, ensuring that transformative goals are met and that no one is left behind. To meet this critical need, UNFPA APRO developed tools for UNFPA Country Offices and partners to strengthen GBV and Disability inclusion programming, which include a Tip-sheet on Disability Inclusion in GBV Programming and a GBV and Disability Inclusion Assessment Tool.

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Using Cash and Voucher Assistance to improve Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Bangladesh

Using Cash and Voucher Assistance to improve Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Bangladesh

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners are implementing a Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) project for women and girls in two urban slums of Dhaka using Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA). The project has a dual objective of responding to period poverty in Bangladesh - the struggle many socio-economically vulnerable women and girls face when trying to afford menstrual products as exacerbated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic - and helping break existing taboos surrounding menstruation. The project started in February 2022 to serve  more than 3,300 women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) and adolescent girls.

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As the climate crisis intensifies across Asia, the Pacific, and the world, UNFPA together with the Australian Government, is cal

The climate crisis and upholding the rights of women and girls in Bangladesh

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As the climate crisis intensifies across Asia, the Pacific, and the world, UNFPA together with the Australian Government, is calling for increased investments in upholding the safety and sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls.

This collection of photos provides a glimpse into the struggles that women, girls, and vulnerable groups of people face during disasters across Bangladesh, as well as the support provided by UNFPA through our partners and donors to ensure no one is left behind.

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Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck

A Champion’s journey: Her Majesty Queen Mother Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan

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We offer this book to recognize and chronicle with our deepest and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck’s transformative work in advancing the health, well-being and lives of the Bhutanese people, especially women and girls.

Her Majesty’s perseverance, along with her dedicated and committed efforts, has made her a champion of sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Her Majesty’s Service to the Nation is an inspiration to the people in Bhutan and around the world.

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