UNFPA Asia and the Pacific

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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...

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Socio-cultural Influences on the Reproductive Health of Migrant Women

This report documents the findings of literature reviews conducted in 2010 in four Mekong countries. It explores the nexus between socio-cultural factors, health seeking behaviour,...

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Swimming Against the Tide

This document is the result of an independent assessment, aimed at documenting the challenges faced and lessons learned in the process of carrying out the research in Solomon...

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National Study on Domestic Violence against Women in Viet Nam 2010: full report

This National Study on Domestic Violence against Women in Viet Nam 2010 report is the first to provide nationally representative data focused on domestic violence in Viet...

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Health Sector Response to Gender-based Violence

Several UNFPA country offices in Asia and the Pacific have ongoing efforts designed to strengthen the capacities of health sectors to respond efficaciously to gender-based violence...

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Review of Maternal Health Policies/Strategies From a Reproductive Rights Perspective

Over half a million women die each year due to complications during pregnancy and child birth. Forty-four percent of these women are from Asia and the Pacific. The vast majority of...

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1325+10 Women Count for Peace

On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. UNSCR 1325 is a landmark legal and political document that obliges all...

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Understanding the Critical Linkages Between Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Home to more than 60 per cent of the world’s population, Asia-Pacific is a culturally, economically and politically diverse region. Gender disparities persist in access to he...

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UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific

This brochure provides brief introduction of UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific (APRO), and its priorities – including safe motherhood, family planning, HIV prevention, adolescent...