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UNFPA Cash and Voucher Assistance in Asia and the Pacific 2023
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.
Conducting a national study on the prevalence of violence against women: Lessons learned from Mongolia
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.
Understanding pathways to adolescent pregnancy in Southeast Asia
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.
DISABILITY INCLUSION IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING
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.
Using Cash and Voucher Assistance to improve Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Bangladesh
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.
The climate crisis and upholding the rights of women and girls in Bangladesh
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.
A Champion’s journey: Her Majesty Queen Mother Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan
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.
Annual Report 2022: UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Our region, Asia and the Pacific, is home to more than half of the world’s 8 billion population. Changing demographic trends, characterized by overall lower fertility and mortality rates, as well as rapid urbanization and migration pose challenges and opportunities. Our focus on addressing these issues remains steadfast so that women, girls and young people can access inclusive and quality sexual and reproductive health and rights and that they can exercise their rights and their choices are fulfilled.
In 2022, we picked up the pace and made headway in many areas, helping organize the International Conference of Family Planning in Thailand, responding to 45 major humanitarian disasters, launching a regional advocacy campaign to raise awareness on addressing gender-based violence, supporting efforts to upskill midwives, engaging in value-based dialogues with community members and stakeholders to co-create pathways to reduce harmful practices and social norms, and more.
Cash to Increase Facility-Based Deliveries in the Philippines
In 2021-2022, the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Philippines introduced Cash for Maternal Health - Emergency Fund in the conflict-affected Maguindanao province. The Cash for Maternal Health project was designed to facilitate safe pregnancy and delivery. Cash was provided after delivery in a health facility to 850 women as a means of encouraging facility delivery, most often at a rural primary level health facility. Cash for deliveries was part of a holistic emergency response that also supported maternal health programming via numerous interventions including the provision of equipment and kits to facilities, the conduct of medical missions, and the provision of community- based maternal health information sessions.
8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: The case for rights and choices
The State of World Population report is produced by a panel of external advisers, researchers and writers, who work alongside UNFPA technical staff and editors, bringing the insights of leading independent experts together on issues related to the UNFPA mandate. This report explores how people — the general public, policymakers, academics and others — understand current population trends, and how those views can impact sexual and reproductive health and rights.