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What we learn by listening to girls

calendar_today09 October 2020

Yanal raises her voice on behalf of girls vulnerable to child marriage. © UNFPA
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Prioritizing women’s and girls’ needs in wake of Beirut explosion

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UNFPA partners distribute dignity kits to blast-affected women and girls. The disaster comes atop the global pandemic and an economic crisis. © UNFPA Lebanon
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Publication date

2019

Author

Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

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Ethiopia: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations. 

Publication date

2019

Author

Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

Resources

Malawi: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations. 

Publication date

2019

Author

Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

Resources

Iran: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations. 

Publication date

2019

Author

Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

Resources

Colombia: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations. 

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UNFPA

Publication date

2019

Author

Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

Resources

Ghana: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations. 

Job description

The purpose of the consultancy is providing technical support to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education to support the integration of comprehensive sexuality education into the basic education curriculum in Sierra Leone.

You will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Delivery unit, with additional over sight from the UNFPA Country Representative. Technical support will be provided by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Chief Education Officer and the UNFPA Gender and Rights Specialist

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If you want to change the world, start at home: New tool offers roadmap for changing social norms

calendar_today20 July 2020

A new publication offers a framework for changing discriminatory norms.
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State of World Population 2020 cover

Publication date

Jun 2020

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

160

State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

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