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COVID-19: Reporting on gender-based violence during public health crises

Resource date: 2020

Author: UNFPA Arab States Regional Humanitarian Response Hub

During a pandemic, lockdowns, curfews and other restrictions on movement are deemed necessary preventative health measures that can save millions of lives. For women and girls, they can also be sources of increased risk of violence and death.

This resouce is a companion to UNFPA's second edition of Reporting on Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook.

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COVID-19: Working with and for young people

Resource date: May 2020

Author: UNFPA and IFRC

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Global Call to Action: Protecting Midwives to Sustain Care for Women, Newborns and their Families in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resource date: May 2020

Author: ICM

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

Resource date: Apr 2020

Author: UNFPA, with contributions from Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University (USA) and Victoria University (Australia)

Publisher: UNFPA

UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing results by 2030, the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. These are: Ending unmet need for family planning, ending gender-based violence including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage, and ending all preventable maternal deaths. COVID-19 pandemic could critically undermine progress made towards achieving these goals.

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

Resource date: Apr 2020

Author: UNFPA

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UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 update - 16 April 2020

Resource date: Apr 2020

Author: UNFPA Supplies

UNFPA is working with governments and partners to avoid or minimize shortages of contraceptives and life-saving maternal health medicines―all in close coordination. Together, we are working to prioritize supply requests, orders, shipments, production schedules and other operational aspects of procurement. We aim to ensure product availability in countries.

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COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Resource date: Jul 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

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Technical Brief on the Implications of COVID-19 on Census

Resource date: Mar 2020

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Case Management, GBVIMS/GBVIMS+ and the COVID-19 pandemic

Resource date: Apr 2020

Publisher: GBVIMS+

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Maternal and Newborn Health & COVID-19

Resource date: Mar 2020

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