Peru faces challenges in expediting poverty reduction and in closing wide gaps among regions and population groups. Active in Peru since 1972, UNFPA helps regions that are lagging to improve the delivery of comprehensive reproductive health services, including to young people. Programmes help decision makers develop capacities to use data disaggregated by gender, ethnicity and other parameters in enacting regional population plans, as well as to implement emergency preparedness and response strategies. UNFPA also advocates for public policies to advance gender equality.