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International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education
The International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education offers recommendations for the scope of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme, as well as instructions on how to plan, implement, and monitor a CSE programme. This revised version o
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No Longer Left Behind: SOGIESC Asia and the Pacific Call for Action in the Humanitarian System
Across Asia and the Pacific, there are documented cases of discrimination and heightened vulnerabilities for SOGIESC people in humanitarian responses. Discrimination during disasters and crises has been documented in Fiji, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippine
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Violence Against Women: Facts everyone should know
Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation of pandemic proportions that takes place in public and private spaces. This interactive platform by UN Women lets users explore the topics of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence and Haras
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Understanding Masculinities: Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey- Middle East and North Africa
The first study of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it explores masculinities and gender equality through qualitative and quantitative exploration of men: ...as sons and husbands and fathers, at home and at work, in p
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Global Guidance on Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence
School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) affects millions of children, families, and communities across the globe. It can be defined as acts or threats of sexual, physical, or psychological violence that occurs in and around schools, perpetuated as a
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How to Design Projects to End Violence Against Women and Girls: A step-by-step guide to taking action
Violence against women and girls in the Pacific region is a serious and complex issue requiring urgent action. After years of advocacy by women's rights organisations and civil society organisations, Pacific Island governments have begun to adopt laws and
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Why Do Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How Can We Prevent It? Quantitative Findings from the United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific
This study was a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and United Nations Volunteers (UNV). The objecti
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Gender based violence and child protection against Syrian Refugees in Jordan, with a focus on early marriage. Interagency assessment
UN Women launches the findings of a new study on violence and a programme for Syrian women refugees who have fled to neighbouring Jordan since the beginning of the uprising. The programme aims to increase their access to comprehensive, life-saving protect
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The Millennium Development Goals Report. Gender Chart 2012
The biennial MDGs Gender Chart depicts the situation of women and girls in developing regions as reflected in a number of indicators that are used to monitor the Millennium Development Goals. It shows that although there has been some progress in a number
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Progress of the World’s Women: In pursuit of justice
Progress of the World’s Women is UN Women’s biennial investigation of progress made towards a world where women live free from violence, poverty and inequality. Provocative and insightful, this series is the product of multi-year processes that bring toge