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Religious leaders call for action on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights at UN
- 19 September 2014
Human rights & gender equality
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Resource date: 2007
Author: UNFPA
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Number of pages: 8
Publication date: 01 Jan 2008
Author: UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People
Publisher: UNFPA
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Number of pages: 68
Publication date: 01 Jan 2006
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNAIDS
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Number of pages: 54
Publication date: 01 Jan 2006
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNAIDS
In the HIV/AIDS epidemic,gender – defined as the array of societal beliefs,norms, customs and practices that define ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ attributes andbehaviours – plays an integral role in determining an individual’s vulnerability to infection, his or her ability to access care, support or treatment, and the ability to cope when infected or affected.
In 1994, 179 governments committed to improving women's status. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, works to improve women's lives. Video developed on the 10th anniversary of the The Programme of Action agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Read more here: /public/icpd
PSA about gender equality. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD
Ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.
Nigeria has had some success in getting more women into government and business. But what about at street level - Scent of the Streets tells the story of Onyinye, Busayo and Gift - three 'Area Girls' hoping for a brighter future in Ajegunle.