UNFPA ESARO | Publications

Technical Reports and Document

Technical Brief: Criminalization of Consensual Sexual Acts Among Adolescents in East and Southern Africa

The criminalization of consensual sexual activity of adolescents takes different forms in East and Southern Africa (ESA). Some countries criminalize defilement, which can be a cons...

Technical Reports and Document

Harmonization of The Legal Environment on Adolescent Sexual And Reproductive Health in East and Southern Africa

In 2015, UNFPA ESARO commissioned a study on the Harmonization of the Legal Environment on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (ASRHR). The study assessed...

Technical Reports and Document

Technical Brief: Harmonization of Minimum Ages and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

This technical brief provides an overview of age of consent when it comes to sex, marriage, and access to sexual and reproductive health services in East and Southern Africa (ESA)....

Annual Report

UNFPA in 2019

UNFPA has set out to achieve three world-changing results by 2030: Zero unmet need for family planning, zero preventable maternal death, and zero gender-based violence, including h...

Publication

A Guidance Note on Alternative Rites of Passage and Cultural Practices for Adolescents and Young People in East and Southern Africa

This guidance note describes the dominant adolescent rites of passage and initiation ceremonies in four countries in the Southern African region - Malawi, Eswatini, South Africa an...

Resource

State of World Population 2020 - Interactive Report

Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities. ...

State of World Population Report

Against My Will

Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are subjected to practices that harm them physically or psychologically, or both, with the full knowledge and consent of ...

Publication

Mapping of Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Economic Empowerment Programmes for Adolescents and Young People

UNFPA ESARO mandated a systematic mapping of documented, existing initiatives and programmes that integrated sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in economic empowermen...

Technical Reports and Document

Implications of COVID-19 for Older Persons: Responding to the Pandemic

UNFPA focuses on human rights, health and protection of older persons in light of COVID-19, and this document highlights relevant initiatives underway in offices worldwide. It unde...