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Facts and Prospects: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 2019
This series presents a trend analysis of selected indicators related to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action among Southern African UMICs, including a comparison with selected UMICs and HICs from other parts of the world, with a view to identifying opportunities for improvement.
Republic of Botswana: Facts and Prospects
One of the world’s poorest countries at independence in 1966, Botswana rapidly transformed into an upper middle-income country, enabled by significant mineral wealth, good governance, prudent economic management, and a relatively small population. However, the country is still characterized by development inequalities.
Regional Report: Assessment of Adolescents and Youth-Friendly Health Service Delivery: East and Southern Africa
The Assessment of Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services in the East and Southern Africa Region (2015-2017) was undertaken with the purpose of conducting a review of existing adolescent and youth-friendly health services (AYFHS) policies, guidelines, protocols and standards, and assessing how they are implemented in 23 countries of the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region.
Republic of Mauritius: Facts and Prospects
The Republic of Mauritius is considered a Small Island Developing State, located off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, with Port Louis as its capital city. Classified as an Upper Middle-Income Country, a scan of the socioeconomic development landscape portrays multiple development inequalities that require attention and timely actions.
Republic of Namibia: Facts and Prospects
The Republic of Namibia1 is largely a desert with a stretched coastline along the South Atlantic. The country’s natural mineral riches, political stability and sound economic management have made it an Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC). However, its UMIC status has not yet translated into job creation and prosperity for all. Extreme socioeconomic inequalities still prevail in the country.
RESPECT Women: Preventing violence against women
This publication provides a comprehensive framework to inform policy makers and implementers about designing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating interventions and programmes on preventing and responding to violence against women.
Beyond the Crossing: Female genital mutilation across borders
This report brings to light the cross-border dimension of FGM. It describes the practice, as well as the socio factors and dynamics that contribute to FGM across borders, and presents the legal and policy frameworks, as well as the positive trends in programming aimed at eliminating FGM.
Youth Leadership, Participation and Accountability 2.0: Parts 1, 2 and 3
In 2018/2019 Restless Development and UNFPA ESARO worked with young people and development stakeholders from across East and Southern Africa to design a framework to better support them and the important work they do, specifically at local and national level where much of the youth-led accountability takes place.
Regional Guidance: Strengthening Competency-Based Education on Adolescent Health in Pre- and In-Service Training for Health-Care Providers
This guidance document offers a strategic framework and processes to strengthen competency-based pre- and in-service training on adolescent health for health-care providers, as a contribution to achieving universal health coverage for all adolescents and youth in the region.
Strong Political Leadership and Financial Accountability are Fundamental for Building an Inclusive Sustainable Future for all People and the Planet
This newsletter gives details of an event organised by UNFPA on 'Strong Political Leadership and Financial Accountability are Fundamental for Building an Inclusive Sustainable Future for all People and the Planet: An in-depth focus on High and Upper Middle Income Countries in Southern Africa'.