sam., 18 mai 2013 13:40:44 +0000 sam., 18 mai 2013 13:40:44 +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=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 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/13042;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 In Senegal, the movement to end female genital mutilation/cutting is reaching the most remote places. On the sandy roads of the Fouta region and along the river, the information about the problems caused by the traditional practice circulates, inspiring people in dozens of villages to rise up in support of women’s and girls’ health.     http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/12693;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 This brochure provides an overview of UNFPA's role in addressing gender-based violence, an enormous impediment to sexual and reproductive health, as well as a major human rights issue. Recognizing that gender inequalities and their most brutal manifestation – gender-based violence – inhibit women and girls from accessing reproductive health services, and acknowledging that proper reproductive health care in the aftermath of a sexual violence incident can be life saving, UNFPA has assumed a leadership role in addressing this major human rights issue. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/13190;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 This report presents findings from a mapping initiative that aimed to capture how faith-based organizations respond to violence against women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region. As a collaborative initiative between UNFPA and the Asia-Pacific Women Faith and Development Alliance (AP-WFDA), it sought to identify examples of strategies used by faith-based organizations. The report brings together the experiences of 58 organizations collected through an online survey, supplemented by in-depth interviews conducted with selected agencies. Importantly, the survey results represent only a small proportion of the faith-based organizations addressing violence against women and girls across the region. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/13532;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 This report aims to support the work of UNFPA and partners by presenting a background and rationale for engaging men and boys. It illustrates a range of initiatives that have engaged men and boys for the promotion of gender equality as well as sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/13207;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 As the global spotlight has turned more sharply over the last decade on the persistence of violence against women and girls, the need for more and better data to inform evidence-based programming in order to address this human rights violation has escalated. As this brochure describes, advocates and defenders of women’s and girls’ safety and rights, as well as international agencies, national policymakers and donors, need to to understand the nature and magnitude of the violence. They seek information and guidance on how statistically sound data can be collected on a subject that, though present and often pervasive in most societies and cultures, is sensitive and often hidden. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/10266;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 Expanding access to a choice of affordable and appropriate contraceptive commodities is critical to achieving the goal of reproductive health for all. This report, prepared for the United Nations Commission on Commodities for Women and Children’s Health, provides a review of three contraceptive commodities that are considered to be overlooked or underutilized: the female condom, hormonal implants and emergency contraception. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/1348;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 Women form the backbone of families and communities. When emergencies strike, their important contributions become even more vital. But in times of crisis, the particular strengths an vulnerabilities of women are often overlooked in the rush to provide humanitarian assistance. This booklet describes the ways in which UNFPA works with partners to ensure that the specific needs of women and young people are factored into the planning of all humanitarian assistance and addresses urgent reproductive health needs that are sometimes forgotten. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/10418;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 The 2011 report shows that the pace of abandonment of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C), is accelerating in the fourth year of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, which has been extended for a fifth year, to the end of 2013. The year was marked by increased ownership, dynamism and initiative on the part of national governments and implementing partners. Country-level ownership drew particular attention to the interconnectedness of FGM/C and the many other practices which hinder the development of girls and women. The achievements of 2011 illustrate that local level programming can address multiple forms of deprivation and discrimination. Hence, the campaign to end FGM/C also has an influence on maternal and child health, education and child marriage, and the general wellbeing of women and girls. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/12843;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 ... http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/12405;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 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/10419;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 The Maternal Health Thematic Fund supports countries with high maternal mortality to accelerate progress in reducing the number of women who die giving birth and in reducing associated morbidity. Its evidence-based business plan focuses on: emergency obstetric and newborn care; human resources for health, particularly through the Midwifery Programme; and the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula, leading the Global Campaign to End Fistula. The many achievements featured in this report demonstrate the importance of strong political commitment, adequate investments and enduring partnerships. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/11588;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 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/12573;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 This advocacy brief explores how to engage men and boys in preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. Both the prevention of such violence and the quality of responses when it has occurred will be greatly enhanced by understanding men’s varied relations to this violence and by engaging men at diverse levels. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/12680;jsessionid=3DEC8C6CFA2790025C834D5682B69AEB.jahia02 This review, which synthesizes 14 country case studies, finds that the UNFPA Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) has successfully set up country-level building blocks for improving access to essential supplies.