UNFPA Cuba

A middle-income country with progressive social policies, Cuba is updating its economic model. Contraceptive prevalence is high, and sexuality education has expanded. But unwanted pregnancies and high abortion rates indicate gaps, particularly among young people. UNFPA cooperation began in 1971. Today it helps incorporate population dynamics in development programmes. It assists in extending reproductive and health care services to adolescents and young adults, while strengthening related national education initiatives. Partnerships with the Government and civil society aim to prevent and address gender-based violence.

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Youth participation in policy and programmes

Mechanisms were in place for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding processes

Reproductive rights, laws and policies

Strategies were in place to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights

Coordination body for gender-based violence

During a humanitarian crisis, a functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body was in place

Census sample availability

A representative sample of census data was released within 12 months of launching the main census report

Small area estimations

Small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators were generated and used for programme planning

Minimum Initial Services Package

522

Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

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Key results2020

15,072

UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries

59,060

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

60,212

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) reached with SRH services

34,940

Number of adolescents aged 15-19 reached with SRH services

280

Number of people reached with personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies

Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)

200

Dignity Kits distributed

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

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Programme Activities

Cuba 2020 Programme Activities data

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Increased availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning, maternal health and HIV) that are gender-responsive and meet human rights standards for quality of care and equity in access

Total Spending:

$429,103

Implemented by:

UNFPA $429,103 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (96)
Non-core Resources (4)

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Total Spending:

$424,131

Implemented by:

UNFPA $424131 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (98)
Non-core Resources (2)

Health workforce capacity

Increased national capacity to deliver health workforce capacity

Total Spending:

$4,972

Implemented by:

UNFPA $4972 (100%)

Funded by:

Non-core Resources (100)

Adolescents and youth

Increased priority on adolescents, especially on very young adolescent girls, in national development policies and programmes, particularly increased availability of comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health

Total Spending:

$158,292

Implemented by:

GOV $39,578 (25%)
UNFPA $110,753 (70%)
NGO $7,961 (5%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (49)
Non-core Resources (51)

Adolescents and youth skills and capabilities

Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth skills and capabilites

Total Spending:

$148,220

Implemented by:

UNFPA $108642 (73%)
GOV $39578 (27%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (45)
Non-core Resources (55)

Youth leadership and participation

Increased national capacity to design and implement community and school based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes that promote human rights and gender equality

Total Spending:

$2,019

Implemented by:

UNFPA $2019 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Youth policies

Population policy and administrative management

Total Spending:

$8,053

Implemented by:

UNFPA $92 (1%)
NGO $7961 (99%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Gender equality

Advanced gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable and marginalized women, adolescents and youth

Total Spending:

$68,194

Implemented by:

UNFPA $61,213 (90%)
NGO $6,980 (10%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (71)
Non-core Resources (29)

Prevention and addressing of GBV

Ending GBV

Total Spending:

$49,108

Implemented by:

UNFPA $49108 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (59)
Non-core Resources (41)

Accountability for gender equality

Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence

Total Spending:

$19,086

Implemented by:

UNFPA $12105 (63%)
NGO $6980 (37%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Organizational effectiveness

Organizational effectiveness and efficiency

Total Spending:

$16

Implemented by:

UNFPA $16 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Improved programming for results

Public sector policy and administrative management

Total Spending:

$16

Implemented by:

UNFPA $16 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100)

Analysis on population dynamics

Strengthened national policies and international development agendas through integration of evidence-based analysis on population dynamics and their links to sustainable development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality

Total Spending:

$68,890

Implemented by:

GOV $16,660 (24%)
UNFPA $52,230 (76%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (62)
Non-core Resources (38)

Demographic intelligence

Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic disparities

Total Spending:

$68,890

Implemented by:

UNFPA $52230 (76%)
GOV $16660 (24%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (62)
Non-core Resources (38)

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UNFPA Cuba

Youth participation in policy and programmes

Reproductive rights, laws and policies

Coordination body for gender-based violence

Census sample availability

Small area estimations

Minimum Initial Services Package

Key results2020

Programme Activities

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