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How are Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Represented in National Climate Policy?

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UNFPA, in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London, undertook a review and systematic content analysis of SRHR references and related thematic areas in Nationally Determined Contribution documents (NDCs) documents for 50 countries. The review aimed to describe how SRHR is currently represented in NDC and related policy documents to help determine how climate policy can better reflect SRHR.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls with Disabilities

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This resource pack aims to aid a range of actors such as United Nations Country Teams, civil society, governments, multilateral organizations, and others involved in COVID-19 response and recovery to ensure that their policies and practices are inclusive of women and girls with disabilities and their rights are promoted.

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Assessing the Vulnerability and Risks of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Eastern and Southern Africa

Assessing the Vulnerability and Risks of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review of the Tools in Use

Technical Reports and Document

A number of organizations have developed tools to help customize and target HIV and SRHR programme approaches for Adolescent Girls and Young Women. However, this is an emerging area of work and there was a need to map the various tools to identify common themes and learn from their use and application, in order to use them at scale.

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Thinking Out of the Box: A Collection of Innovative Case Studies from UNFPA and Partners

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These ten cases studies describe a variety of strategies adopted by UNFPA and its partners in ESA to ensure service delivery in these difficult times. The lessons learned will have value beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, and even beyond HIV prevention.

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COVID-19 Rapid Gender Assessment - Uganda 2020

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UN Women in partnership with UNFPA and UBOS commissioned a computer-assisted telephone interview survey in Uganda’s four regions. The results are intended to provide policy and decision-makers with reliable evidence and information to design appropriate interventions that address the current needs of the population.

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COVID-19 Rapid Gender Assessment - South Africa 2020

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This report summarizes the findings of a Computer Assisted Telephonic Interview (CATI) rapid gender assessment (RGA) survey measuring the effects of COVID-19 on women and men in South Africa. The study investigated the effects of COVID-19 and its associated movement restrictions on the socio-economic conditions of women and men, identify appropriate program interventions, and select advocacy messages that can be used to improve their well-being.

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COVID-19 Rapid Gender Assessment - Malawi 2020

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Commissioned by UN Women and UNFPA, the study was aimed at producing sex-disaggregated data on the impacts of COVID-19 on women and men aged 18 years and older in Malawi. This publication summarizes the findings of the rapid gender assessment (RGA) report.

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COVID-19 Rapid Gender Assessment - Mozambique 2020

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This rapid gender assessment in Mozambique seeks to deliver an accurate picture of the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for women.

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COVID-19 Gender Assessment - Kenya 2020

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This report analyses the gendered socio-economic effects of COVID-19 and provides policy recommendations that will guide responses, interventions and recovery plans for COVID-19 in Kenya.

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COVID-19 Rapid Gender Assessment - Rwanda 2020

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This study, commissioned as a rapid assessment of gendered effects of COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda, was carried out from a gender perspective and addressed several topics including effects of COVID-19 on domestic violence and women’s rights.

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