Asia and the Pacific
Reproductive health
Population and
development strategies
Advocacy
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Africa
Arab States
Central and Eastern Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional Programmes
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Many young in Asia, as in many other parts of the world,
are denied educational opportunities because of domestic duties.
During 1997, the countries of Asia and the Pacific region continued their efforts towards
achieving the goals of the ICPD Programme of Action. To this end, UNFPA support was
provided to assist countries, inter alia, in improving quality of care, addressing the
reproductive health needs of adolescents, and strengthening national capacity to
conceptualize, plan and implement the reproductive health approach. In the process, a
noticeable expansion of collaboration with NGOs was achieved. Countries in the region also
demonstrated increasing support for South-South cooperation.
While most Asian countries have long experience in population planning and programming,
and national execution has been the principal mode of executing UNFPA assistance, efforts
to implement the ICPD goals, especially the reproductive health approach, have required an
upgrading of this capacity. Consequently, in 1997, as in the previous year, UNFPA
continued to support relevant training for service providers, policy makers, programme
managers and other government officials, in, for example, Bangladesh, Cambodia, the
Central Asian countries, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
The ICPD Programme of Action highlighted the importance of expanding partnerships with
NGOs and civil society. In line with this, countries in the region are widening the
participation of NGOs in population and reproductive health programmes. NGOs have lent
themselves particularly well to efforts to pro mote gender sensitization and reproductive
health, including through advocacy and IEC campaigns. It should be noted that in addition
to capitalizing on NGO areas of comparative advantage, UNFPA is increasingly focusing
attention on strengthening NGO capacities and sustainability, inter alia, through
supporting training for NGO staff. ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
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In thousand
of US dollars |
Percentage of
total programme |
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By major section |
1996 |
1997 |
1996 |
1997 |
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Reproductive health / family
planning |
58,891 |
63,670 |
79.1 |
69.1 |
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Population and development
strategies |
13,029 |
23,128 |
17.5 |
25.1 |
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Advocacy |
2,531 |
5,344 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
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Total |
74,452 |
92,142 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Country
Activities by Group
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A |
40,792 |
46,174 |
58.2 |
53.2 |
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B |
18,803 |
24,982 |
26.8 |
28.8 |
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Economies in transition |
4,186 |
5,468 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
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Other countries |
1,666 |
2,910 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
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Total country activities |
70,132 |
86,725 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Country activities |
70,132 |
86,725 |
94.2 |
94.1 |
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Regional activities |
4,320 |
5,417 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
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Total Region |
74,452 |
92,142 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Figures and percentages may not add up
to the totals given due to rounding. Figures for 1996 are for expenditures; figures
for 1997 are for allocations.
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