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Family planning and safe sex should be a team effort between couples, but most men are sitting on the side-lines. While overall use of modern contraceptives worldwide doubled between 1970 and 2015, the rates for men’s use of contraception have remained constant since the 1980s, according to a report by UNFPA partner Promundo.
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the world's largest agency for population development, with programmes in over 140 countries. UNFPA is also the UN’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, which empowers people, especially young women and girls, adolescents and the elderly – to manage their own lives and ensure right to bodily autonomy. It is a core mandate of UNFPA to ensure that all individuals make informed decisions in their life, to contribute meaningfully to society and to the progress of the population without leaving anyone behind.
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA has been working in partnership with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh since 1974, providing technical and advisory services and support. Our main partners are various Government Ministries, the Parliament, United Nations Agencies, academic institutions, and civil society organizations.
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
The UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, promotes gender equality, reproductive health, youth empowerment. The organization was created in 1969, the same year the UN General Assembly declared “parents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children”. Together with partners, UNFPA works in 150 countries, and in Ukraine since 1997.
Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
We lead with a purpose
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
UNFPA - Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives.
Since UNFPA started working in Cambodia in 1993, the maternal mortality ratio has reduced by almost two-thirds; women are better able to plan when to have children – and how many; young people are more connected and empowered than ever before.
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
The United Nations Population Fund — UNFPA — is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency in Nepal. Globally it has a mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
2 countries have developed a costed, integrated national plan for sexual and reproductive health, prioritizing access for key groups
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health services into risk pooling schemes
2 have integrated sexual and reproductive health into emergency preparedness plans
8 met coverage for emergency obstetric and newborn care
5 countries have provided quality assured adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
4 countries have provided essential health services for survivors of sexual violence
1 country has offered cervical cancer screening services
5 countries have applied the sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index
6 countries have implemented midwifery school curricula based on international standards
4 countries have included needs of persons with disabilities in midwife curricula
1 included adolescent health competencies in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have included prevention of stigma and discrimination in curricula of health professionals
3 countries have a costed supply chain management strategy that includes UNFPA/WHO recommendations on rights-based contraceptive delivery
4 countries have used a logistics management information system for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
9 countries have periodically collected sexual and reproductive health indicators, and made them publically available
7 countries have conducted routine patient satisfaction surveys on provision of sexual and reproductive health services
3 countries have been notified of at least 25 per cent of maternal deaths
3 countries have operationalized comprehensive sexuality education curricula in accordance with international standards
2 countries have a mechanism or strategy to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education
1 country has integrated sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth into strategies of sectors apart from health sector
1 country has developed mechanisms for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding
4 countries have strategies to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
1 country has a national mechanism to engage men and boys in policies and programmes to advance gender equality and reproductive rights
3 countries have rolled out intervention models or strategies that empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights
1 country has established platforms for dialogue on reproductive rights, fully engaging civil society, including faith-based and state actors
1 country has completed social norm mapping based on UNFPA social norm framework
1 country has utilized UNFPA manual on social norms and change
3 countries have a national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence
3 countries have national systems to collect and disseminate data on the incidence of gender-based violence
1 country has applied at least 15 of the 18 minimum standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies
2 countries have developed a costed national action plan to address harmful practices
2 countries have generated and published annual vital statistics based on civil registration
3 countries have generated publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, and location
1 country has generated and used small area estimations of sexual and reproductive health indicators for programme planning
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
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Regional Director
