UNFPA Asiapacific

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UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific

This brochure provides brief introduction of UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific (APRO), and its priorities – including safe motherhood, family planning, HIV prevention, adolescent...

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Mapping Regional, Sub-Regional and National Youth Networks Across Asia

Asia has an enormous population of young people, with some 850 million between the ages of 10-24. There is great diversity among these groups, and they face significant social, cul...

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Health Sector Response to Gender-based Violence

Several UNFPA country offices in Asia and the Pacific have ongoing efforts designed to strengthen the capacities of health sectors to respond efficaciously to gender-based violence...

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Review of Maternal Health Policies/Strategies From a Reproductive Rights Perspective

Over half a million women die each year due to complications during pregnancy and child birth. Forty-four percent of these women are from Asia and the Pacific. The vast majority of...

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1325+10 Women Count for Peace

On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. UNSCR 1325 is a landmark legal and political document that obliges all...

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Understanding the Critical Linkages Between Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Home to more than 60 per cent of the world’s population, Asia-Pacific is a culturally, economically and politically diverse region. Gender disparities persist in access to he...

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Kiribati Family Health and Support Study

This report of the Kiribati Family Health and Support Study analyses data from the first ever nationally representative research on violence against women and related child abuse i...

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National Study on Domestic Violence against Women in Viet Nam 2010: summary report

In 2010, the National Study on Domestic Violence against Women in Viet Nam was undertaken as part of the United Nations - Government of Viet Nam Joint Programme on Gender Equality ...

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Solomon Islands Family Health and Safety Study

This report of the Solomon Islands Family Health and Safety Study analyzes data from the first nationally representative research on violence against women and children in the...