UNFPA Asia and the Pacific

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Implementing the National Study on Domestic Violence against Women: Experience and Lessons from Viet Nam

This report documents the key steps, the stakeholders involved in the process, lessons, and recommendations from implementing the National Study on Domestic Violence against W...

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Mapping of Faith-based Responses to Violence against Women and Girls in the Asia-Pacific Region

This mapping documents the initiatives of faith-based organizations in Asia-Pacific to respond to violence against women and girls. The report brings together the experiences of 58...

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Study on Gender, Masculinity and Son Preference in Nepal and Vietnam

In many countries of the Asia-Pacific region sons are given greater value than daughters. To combat a preference for sons, policymakers need to understand the underlying motivation...

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Child Marriage in Southern Asia

The country briefs highlight the child marriage practices in nine Southern Asian countries. Child marriage is a violation of a girl’s rights. It seriously compromise...

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Sex Imbalances at Birth

This report offers an updated review of the various facets, and the latest trends and differentials on sex selection in Asia. It includes a set of recommendations to combat gender ...

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Making Aid More Effective in Asia and the Pacific

Fully committed to the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has been adjusting its p...

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Building Partnerships on HIV and Sex Work

This report reflects the voices and opinions of 140 participants, including resource persons and sex workers, at the first Asia and the Pacific Regional Consultation on HIV and Sex...

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Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality

This report generates specific, detailed lessons for successful implementation of initiatives that engage men and boys in advancing gender equality and reproductive health. Four ca...

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Integrating Reproductive Rights into the Work of National Human Rights Institutions of the Asia Pacific Region

Reproduction is an elemental, life-changing common experience for much of humanity. Yet each year, more than 120 million couples have an unmet need for contraception, 80 million wo...