UNFPA Mauritania

Active in Mauritania since 1979, UNFPA works to increase the quality of and access to reproductive health services, and to integrate population issues into national strategies. Programmes support the Government to promote gender equality and to develop national strategies on youth and reproductive health, as well as a roadmap for the reduction of maternal mortality. UNFPA assistance helps increase capacities to address obstetric fistula, prevent HIV, and produce quality demographic data. It is also actively contributing to integrating sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian crisis responses.

Key results of Mauritania in 2021 View more

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

Sexual and reproductive health in risk pooling schemes

Sexual and reproductive health services were included as part of risk pooling and prepayment schemes

National plans against harmful practices

A costed national action plan to address harmful practices was developed

Small area estimations

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

Fistula treatment

Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA

Minimum Initial Services Package

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

Life skills programmes for girls

Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Female genital mutilation

1,084

Girls and women received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to female genital mutilation

Community declarations on harmful practices

Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

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Key humanitarian results 2020

5,000

UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries

150

Total people reached with all types of GBV services

3,600

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

16,290

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

2,000

Number of adolescents aged 10-14 reached with SRH services

2,600

Number of adolescents aged 15-19 reached with SRH services

1,400

Number of young people aged 20-24 reached with SRH services

100

Number of people reached with Humanitarian Cash & Voucher Assistance

Nombre de cliniques mobiles

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

7,000

Dignity Kits distributed

Number of health facilities that provide specialized GBV services (including Clinical Management of Rape), supported by UNFPA

229

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)

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Programme Activities

Mauritania 2021 Programme Activities data

Utilization of sexual and reproductive health services

Every woman, adolescent and youth everywhere, especially those furthest behind, has utilized integrated sexual and reproductive health services and exercised reproductive rights, free of coercion, discrimination and violence

Total Spending:

$1,493,122

Implemented by:

GOV $112,009 (8%)
UNFPA $1,262,617 (85%)
NGO $118,495 (8%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (62%)
Ressources diverses (38%)

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Strengthened capacities to provide high-quality, integrated information and services for family planning, comprehensive maternal health, sexually transmitted infections and HIV, as well as information and services that are responsive to emergencies and fragile contexts

Total Spending:

$1,416,570

Implemented by:

UNFPA $1,219,540 (86%)
NGO $118,495 (8%)
GOV $78,534 (6%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (60)
Ressources diverses (40)

Sexual and reproductive health polices for those furthest behind

Enhanced capacities to develop and implement policies, including financial protection mechanisms, that prioritize access to information and services for sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights for those furthest behind, including in humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$16,907

Implemented by:

UNFPA $16,907 (100%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (104)
Ressources diverses (-4)

Health workforce capacity

Strengthened capacities of the health workforce, especially those of midwives, in health management and clinical skills for high-quality and integrated sexual and reproductive health services, including in humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$45,935

Implemented by:

UNFPA $12,460 (27%)
GOV $33,476 (73%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (77)
Ressources diverses (23)

Delivery of sexual and reproductive health commodities

Strengthened capacities to effectively forecast, procure, distribute and track the delivery of sexual and reproductive health commodities, ensuring resilient supply chains

Total Spending:

$13,710

Implemented by:

UNFPA $13,710 (100%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (100)

Empowerment of young people

Every adolescent and youth, in particular adolescent girls, is empowered to have access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, in all contexts

Total Spending:

$89,656

Implemented by:

GOV $58,621 (65%)
UNFPA $31,034 (35%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (48%)
Ressources diverses (52%)

Adolescents and youth skills and capabilities

Young people, in particular adolescent girls, have the skills and capabilities to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, and well-being

Total Spending:

$62,919

Implemented by:

UNFPA $4,298 (7%)
GOV $58,621 (93%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (68)
Ressources diverses (32)

Youth leadership and participation

Young people have opportunities to exercise leadership and participate in sustainable development, humanitarian action and in sustaining peace

Total Spending:

$26,464

Implemented by:

UNFPA $26,464 (100%)

Funded by:

Ressources diverses (100)

Adolescents and youth policies

Policies and programmes in relevant sectors tackle the determinants of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, development and well-being

Total Spending:

$272

Implemented by:

UNFPA $272 (100%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (100)

Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls

Gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls, and reproductive rights are advanced in development and humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$379,381

Implemented by:

GOV $53,692 (14%)
NGO $115,300 (30%)
UNFPA $210,388 (55%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (0%)
Ressources diverses (100%)

Prevention and addressing of gender-based violence

Increased multisectoral capacity to prevent and address gender-based violence using a continuum approach in all contexts, with a focus on advocacy, data, health and health systems, psychosocial support and coordination

Total Spending:

$127,786

Implemented by:

UNFPA $62,548 (49%)
NGO $11,545 (9%)
GOV $53,692 (42%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (1)
Ressources diverses (99)

Elimination of harmful practices

Strengthened response to eliminate harmful practices, including child, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation and son preference

Total Spending:

$251,595

Implemented by:

UNFPA $147,840 (59%)
NGO $103,755 (41%)

Funded by:

Ressources diverses (100)

Population and development

Everyone, everywhere, is counted, and accounted for, in the pursuit of sustainable development equality

Total Spending:

$302,556

Implemented by:

GOV $247 (0%)
UNFPA $302,309 (100%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (100%)
Ressources diverses (-0%)

Population data systems

Improved national population data systems to map and address inequalities; to advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the commitments of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development; and to strengthen interventions in humanitarian crises

Total Spending:

$239,468

Implemented by:

UNFPA $239,222 (100%)
GOV $247 (0%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (100)

Demographic intelligence

Mainstreamed demographic intelligence to improve the responsiveness, targeting and impact of development policies, programmes and advocacy

Total Spending:

$63,087

Implemented by:

UNFPA $63,087 (100%)

Funded by:

Ressources ordinaires (100)
Ressources diverses (0)

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UNFPA Mauritania

National plan for sexual and reproductive health

Sexual and reproductive health in risk pooling schemes

National plans against harmful practices

Small area estimations

Fistula treatment

Minimum Initial Services Package

Life skills programmes for girls

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

Female genital mutilation

Community declarations on harmful practices

Key humanitarian results 2020

Programme Activities

Mauritania 2014 Programme Activities data

Mauritania 2015 Programme Activities data

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Mauritania 2018 Programme Activities data

Mauritania 2019 Programme Activities data

Mauritania 2020 Programme Activities data

Mauritania 2021 Programme Activities data

Programme Documentation

Notes for key results