Comprehensive sexuality education

Evaluation Of UNFPA Support To The Prevention, Response To And Elimination Of Gender-Based Violence, And Harmful Practices

No. of pages : 57
Publisher : UNFPA India
Publication date : 15/01/2017
Author : Evaluation Office, UNFPA

This country note for India is one of four field-based case studies intended to inform a global thematic assessment of UNFPA’s support to the prevention, response to and elimination of GBV, including harmful practices, within both development and humanitarian settings.

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UNFPA Mongolia 2016 Annual Report

No. of pages : 30
Publication date : 08/06/2017
Author : UNFPA Mongolia

UNFPA Mongolia 2016 Annual Report

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Sex Ratio at Birth - The role of Gender, Class and Education

No. of pages : 52
Publisher : UNFPA India
Publication date : 06/06/2017
Author : Ravinder Kaur, Surjit S. Bhalla, Manoj K. Agarwal & Prasanthi Ramakrishnan

The causes of Gender Biased Sex Selection (GBSS) are well known. However, the unfolding consequences of this harmful practice are still being studied. We are thankful to the UNFPA India Country Office for having agreed to our proposal to research three themes focusing on the correlates and consequences of GBSS. These themes focus on: the role of class and education in explaining India’s gender imbalance trajectory, the present and future contours of the marriage squeeze, and the relationship between crime rates and sex ratio imbalances.

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UNFPA in Bangladesh

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA has been working in partnership with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh since 1974, providing technical and advisory services and support. Our main partners are various Government Ministries, the Parliament, United Nations Agencies, academic institutions, and civil society organizations.

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Population and Development South-South Cooperation Centre of Excellence Launched in Beijing during the Belt and Road Forum

Beijing, May 15, 2017 - The Population and Development South-South Cooperation Center of Excellence was officially launched at the China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC) during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.

Madhya Pradesh, 5th May 2017: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and SBI Foundation, today launched Samridhhi in Chattarpur District of Madhya Pradesh. As part of UNFPA’s 12-nation Action for Adolescent Girl initiative, the first phase of the project will benefit over 3500 adolescent girls across approximately 150 villages in Bijawar and Badamalhara blocks. In the subsequent phase, Samridhhi will be scaled up to cover several other blocks and districts in the state.

UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director Yoriko Yasukawa's opening remarks at the First National Family Planning Conference in Lao PDR

Don Chan Palace, Vientiane

3 May 2017

Your Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone,

H. E. Professor Bounkong Syhavong, Minister of Health,

H.E. Dr. Kikeo Chanthaboury, Vice Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment,

H.E. Dr. Phouthone Muengpark, Vice Minister, Ministry of Health,

Religious tradition runs deep in this ancient city in the heart of Indonesia.

The country’s oldest Islamic university and one of its most influential Muslim charities are located here. In the city center, an ornate 18th century palace complex is home to one of the world’s last surviving Muslim dynasties. Even healthcare here is often linked to faith; several of Yogyakarta’s leading medical centers are operated by Islamic charities.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 22 August 2016: Education, family and the media are strategic entry points not optimally utilized to empower teenage girls and boys to make life choices that allow them to enjoy good health and wellbeing, pursue higher education, join work force and have a career, said expert speakers at the commemoration of World Population Day 2016.

Comprehensive Reproductive Health Education (CRHE) for Youth in Sri Lanka

No. of pages : 8
Publisher : UNFPA
Publication date : 24/01/2017
Author : UNFPA

1 in 4 people in Sri Lanka are between the ages of 15 and 29 years - a total of 4.7 million in 2014 and in the next 15 years, 5.5 million more Sri Lankans will be under the age of 15 years. Preparing these young people for the transition to adulthood is a challenge. Overall, knowledge on basic Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) among young people in Sri Lanka is not up to standard level.

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