This regional brief provides an overview of the status of gender-biased sex selection in the Asia Pacific region, with a focus on the consequences of sex selection, challenges and promising practices to address son preference and gender-biased sex selection in affected countries, and recommended interventions to address this harmful practice.
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Publication
Preventing Son Preference and Undervaluing of Girls in Asia Pacific
No. of pages: 16
Publication date: April 2020
Author: UNFPA