sam., 18 mai 2013 07:37:51 +0000 sam., 18 mai 2013 07:37:51 +0000 http://www.unfpa.org UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts. en-us serrano@unfpa.org (Alvaro Serrano) gruber@unfpa.org (Kimberly Gruber) http://www.unfpa.org/images/unfpalogoxs.gif 80 36 The world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/13218;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 Politics and an oversimplified understanding of demographic dynamics have long kept population issues out of serious discussions in the framework of climate negotiations. Within adaptation actions, however, this is beginning to change, and this volume is intended to provide a framework for taking that change forward, towards better, more evidence-based adaptation. It provides key concepts linking demography and adaptation, data foundations and techniques for analyzing climate vulnerability, as well as case studies where these concepts and analyses illuminate who is vulnerable and how to help build their resilience. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/11457;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 UNFPA is intensifying strategic support to voluntary family planning through its Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security. Countries participating in the Global Programme are now reporting their own success stories backed by measureable results. This publication shares numerous examples of activities in countries participating in the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security as of 2011. Examples are included from Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone. Many are Stream 1 countries in the GPRHCS, which means they receive sustained, multi-year support. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/11584;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This new report will present new figures on one of the most important demographic trends of this century.  It includes contributions from 1300 older persons from 36 countries. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/10172;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This collaborative working paper, and the shorter technical briefing note derived from it, discuss hidden dimensions of urban poverty, and the different ways in which they impact men and women. This gender perspective supports a broader understanding of urban poverty that stretches beyond income to include domestic and care responsibilities, dependency and powerlessness. The papers explore women’s engagement in both paid work, which is often informal and subject to increasing insecurity and low earnings, and unpaid work, which results in time poverty for women. It also discusses differential access to shelter and basic services and their importance for safety, security and well-being. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/10576;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This case study (and related film), based in Swaziland, is part of a series of joint publications on strengthening linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV. Increasingly the first two prongs – preventing new HIV infections (Prong 1) and preventing unintended pregnancies in women living with HIV (Prong 2) – are receiving the recognition, commitment and programming support required to have an impact. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/12511;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This flagship report analyzes data and trends to understand who is denied access and why. It examines challenges in expanding access to family planning. And it considers the social and economic impact of family planning as well as the costs and savings of making it available to everyone who needs it. The report asserts that governments, civil society, health providers and communities have the responsibility to protect the right to family planning for women across the spectrum, including those who are young or unmarried. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/10986;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This report provides key messages on the relationship between population dynamics and sustainable development. It was prepared in the lead-up to Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, following extensive consultations and collaborations with thirteen sister agencies, civil society organizations, acedemics and the private sector. It served as the basis for over a dozen briefings and consultations prior to Rio +20. In addition to informing the conference, the report includes important lessons for discussions of the international development goals post-2015. It argues that: Population dynamics have a significant influence on sustainable development. Efforts to promote sustainable development that do not address population dynamics will continue to, fail. Population dynamics are not destiny. Change is possible through a set of policies which respect human rights and freedoms and contribute to a reduction in fertility, notably access to sexual and reproductive health care, education beyond the primary level, and the empowerment of women.   http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/12405;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This report offers an updated review of the various facets and the latest trends and differentials in sex selection in Asia. It includes a set of recommendations to combat gender discrimination and prenatal sex selection at the national and regional level. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/10236;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This report provides an overview of achievements in 2011 in linking population dynamics and development, increasing access to maternal and newborn health, increasing availability of family planning, strengthening HIV-prevention services, advocating gender equality and reproductive rights, and increasing young people’s access to services.  2011 marked the birth of the 7 billionth person on Earth. The report highlights UNFPA’s groundbreaking 7 Billion Actions campaign, and its work toward confronting the challenges of a world of 7 billion people. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/11588;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 How do the many the different components of the UNFPA mandate contribute to poverty reduction? This publication analyzes this question in detail, looking at both the micro level (impacts on individuals and households) and the larger picture. The document concludes that the strength of UNFPA's contribution to poverty reduction resides in the complementarity of different interventions and the synergies by which population dynamics, gender equality and reproductive health work together to reduce poverty. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3292;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This report is intended to be a tool for donor and developing country Governments, multilateral organizations and agencies, private foundations and NGOs to monitor progress in achieving the financial resource targets agreed to at the ICPD. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/7262;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This e-publication highlights the results of a survey of women clients of microfinance institutions in 14 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with a special focus on the effects of the social services provided by those institutions. It  finds that microfinance, when offered in conjunction with health education services, can both empower women and improve their sexual and reproductive health. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/8107;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This report in progress has been compiled as part of a much larger process of assessing progress towards implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing that will culminate in the publication of The State of the World's Older Persons 2012. It is being released in advance to enable countries to use the information for Madrid+10 reporting purposes. The report provides an overview of existing policies, legislation, data, research and institutional arrangements to show progress since the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/9143;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This report of the global meeting on Skewed Sex Ratios at Birth: Addressing the Issue and the Way Forward, held in  Viet Nam in October, provides an overview of the meeting and delves into some key trends, determinants, consequences and responses on the issue. Challenges and recommendations are also included. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/7556;jsessionid=B8B9DD22A511EC933B93B92D8A3301B0.jahia01 This guide provides the basis for an integrated appraisal of population and reproductive health dynamics and their impacts on poverty, inequality and development. By integrating a micro and macro analytical approach, the population situation analysis clarifies the interactions between individual behaviour and demographic dynamics.