UNFPA Gabon
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Key results of Gabon in 2019
National plan for sexual and reproductive health
A costed, integrated national plan was developed for sexual and reproductive health, which prioritizes access for key groups
School-based comprehensive sexuality education
A comprehensive sexuality education curricula was operationalized in accordance with international standards
Female genital mutilation
240 Girls and women received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to female genital mutilation
Community declarations on harmful practices
10 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
National plan for sexual and reproductive health
A costed, integrated national plan was developed for sexual and reproductive health, which prioritizes access for key groupsSchool-based comprehensive sexuality education
A comprehensive sexuality education curricula was operationalized in accordance with international standardsFemale genital mutilation
240 Girls and women received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to female genital mutilation
Community declarations on harmful practices
10 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Programme Activities
All Resources
- All resources
- Core
- Non - core
- Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
- Gender equality
- Evidence-based policymaking
- Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
- Gender equality
- Evidence-based policymaking
- Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
- Gender equality
- Evidence-based policymaking
- Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
- Adolescents and youth
- Gender equality
- Organizational effectiveness
- Analysis on population dynamics
- Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
- Adolescents and youth
- Gender equality
- Organizational effectiveness
- Analysis on population dynamics
- Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
- Adolescents and youth
- Gender equality
- Organizational effectiveness
- Analysis on population dynamics
Gabon 2019 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:
$326,102
Implemented by:
UNFPA $215,410 (66%)
GOV $110,693 (34%)
GOV $110,693 (34%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Non-core Resources (-0)
Non-core Resources (-0)
Supply chain management
Increased national capacity to deliver supply chain management
Total Spending:
$35220
Implemented by:
UNFPA $35220 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Sexual and reproductive health Policies
Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health policies
Total Spending:
$167367
Implemented by:
UNFPA $63429 (38%)
GOV $103937 (62%)
GOV $103937 (62%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Non-core Resources (0%)
Non-core Resources (0%)
Health workforce capacity
Increased national capacity to deliver health workforce capacity
Total Spending:
$6755
Implemented by:
GOV $6755 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Accountability for sexual and reproductive health
Increased national capacity to deliver consistent with budget results and accountability for sexual and reproductive health
Total Spending:
$116760
Implemented by:
UNFPA $116760 (100%)
Funded by:
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:
$106,144
Implemented by:
UNFPA $7,615 (7%)
NGO $40,906 (39%)
GOV $57,622 (54%)
NGO $40,906 (39%)
GOV $57,622 (54%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (53)
Non-core Resources (47)
Non-core Resources (47)
Adolescents and youth skills and capabilities
Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth skills and capabilites
Total Spending:
$95025
Implemented by:
UNFPA $7615 (8%)
NGO $29788 (31%)
GOV $57622 (61%)
NGO $29788 (31%)
GOV $57622 (61%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47%)
Non-core Resources (53%)
Non-core Resources (53%)
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:
$11118
Implemented by:
NGO $11118 (100%)
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:
$22,650
Implemented by:
UNFPA $127 (1%)
GOV $22,522 (99%)
GOV $22,522 (99%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Protection rights
Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence
Total Spending:
$1560
Implemented by:
UNFPA $127 (8%)
GOV $1433 (92%)
GOV $1433 (92%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Gender equality laws and policies
Strengthened engagement for promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence
Total Spending:
$21089
Implemented by:
GOV $21089 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Organizational effectiveness
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Total Spending:
$3,481
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3,481 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Programme effectiveness
Enhanced programme effectiveness by improving quality assurance, monitoring, and evaluation
Total Spending:
$3481
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3481 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Analysis on population dynamics
development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality
Total Spending:
$62,998
Implemented by:
GOV $62,998 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
National population data system
Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic
Total Spending:
$62998
Implemented by:
GOV $62998 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
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Technical notes and sources
- The results featured here are only a selection of key results in line with strategic plan 2014-17 indicators. The selection does not reflect the full picture of all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.
- The source of data for most country level indicators is the UNFPA country annual reports for 2014-2017, unless stated otherwise
- Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved between the 2014 and 2017 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected
- Majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries
- Indicators that are marked ‘not achieved’ could imply any of the following conditions:
- The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA
- The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2014-2017 period
- UNFPA is supporting this area of work, but the result has not yet been achieved
Notes for key results
- Maternal deaths averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
- Unintended pregnancies averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
- Unsafe abortions averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
- Number of countries that developed midwifery workforce policies based on international standards: Baseline data not available
- Number of fistula repair surgeries supported: Baseline data not available
- Number of countries that implemented at least 8 out of the UNFPA 10-step strategic-approach to comprehensive condom programming: Results achieved in 2014-2016 only
- Number of countries that have capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP
- Percentage of countries affected by humanitarian crises that have functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body as a result of UNFPA guidance and leadership: Baseline data not available
- Number of countries that established comprehensive plan to report on UNFPA-supported Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
- Number of countries that established online national population data platforms that are publicly accessible by users: : Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
- Number of countries in which the capacity of national statistical authorities was developed to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescent and youth: Baseline data not available; UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator
- Number of countries that generated and used sub-national estimates of population, health and social data: Baseline data not available
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