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Technical Publications

Enlisting the Armed Forces to Protect Reproductive Health and Rights: Lessons from Nine Countries Taking advantage of the considerable organizational and human resources of military institutions to protect reproductive health and rights is emerging as a powerful strategy in both peacetime and conflict situations. For decades, UNFPA has worked with the military sector to reach out to men with information, education and services on family life and family planning. This experience is now being applied to a wider spectrum of reproductive and sexual health concerns, including maternal health, HIV/AIDS prevention and reduction of gender-based violence. This digital document offers lessons learned from reproductive health projects in nine different military organizations. Send comments to: cohen@unfpa.org Request CD ROMs to: conte@unfpa.org Year of publication: 2003

It Takes 2 Partnering with Men in Reproductive and Sexual Health Partnering with men is emerging as an important strategy for improving reproductive health. This new publication offers guidance on effective and gender-sensitive ways to engage men in the reproductive and sexual health of themselves and their partners. It includes examples of successful strategies and programming as well as lessons learned. A checklist summarizing key points makes this programme advisory note an especially useful tool for both designing and evaluating projects. Year of publication: 2003

Population Ageing and Development Social, Health and Gender Issues A special report from the Expert Group Meeting on Population Ageing and Development. Population ageing has become one of the most significant demographic processes of modern times. An inevitable consequence of the demographic transition and the shift to lower fertility and reduced mortality, the ageing of the world?s population has many countries facing unprecedented numbers and proportions of older persons. As part of the preparatory activities leading up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing, UNFPA convened, in collaboration with the United Nations Programme on Ageing, AARP and HelpAge International. This publication provides a summary of the papers presented and the discussions, along with the meeting?s conclusions and recommendations. Year of publication: 2002

Women War Peace The Independent Experts' Assessment Commissioned by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), this colorful book examines the progress made in implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. The report - prepared by two independent experts, with support from UNFPA - highlights the prevalence of violence against women before, during and after armed conflicts. The experts based their findings on firsthand data and testimonies collected during visits to East Timor, Cambodia, the Balkans, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Colombia, Africa's Great Lakes region, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. See Executive Summary Year of publication: 2002

More Technical Publications

State of World Population

State of World Population 2000 Lives Together, Worlds Apart: Men and Women in a Time of Change The report examines a broad range of evidence from around the world showing that systematic discrimination against women and girls causes extensive suffering and lost opportunities for both women and men, and holds back efforts to reduce poverty, improve health, stem the spread of HIV/AIDS and slow rapid population growth. HTML Version | English | Español | Français | Year of publication: 2000

Advocacy Booklet Series

Promoting Reproductive Health - Saving Women's Lives Facts Sheets ADDRESSING OBSTETRIC FISTULAS - RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS - PREVENTING HIV/AIDS - PROVIDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ESSENTIALS - LINKING ENVIRONMENT, WOMEN, AND POPULATION Year of publication: 2002

Women’s Empowerment and Reproductive Health: Links Throughout the Life Cycle After describing the international consensus reached in Beijing about empowering women and ending gender inequality, and defining key human rights concepts, the report examines key issues related to reproductive health and rights that affect women throughout their lives. Topics covered include: Early life chances, The mutual relationship between reproductive health and education, Adolescence and the transition to adulthood, Marriage and the family, Labour force participation and employment, Reproductive health and violence and Issues affecting the health of older women Year of publication: 2000

Violence Against Girls and Women: A Public Health Priority While considerable progress has been achieved in establishing gender-based violence as a human rights concern, much less headway has been made in addressing violence against girls and women as a public health issue. Changes in reproductive health policy-making will be critical to recognizing and addressing the consequences of violence for women's health. This booklet outlines the important issue involved and looks to the policy reform process as a way forward. Year of publication: 1999

Working to Empower Women: UNFPA's Experience in Implementing Beijing Platform for Action This report highlights what UNFPA is doing to support governments and civil society in each of the 12 "critical areas" of the Platform for Action of the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women: empowering women and ensuring their human rights; women and poverty; education and training; women and health; violence against women; women and armed conflict; women and the economy; women in power and decision-making; institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women; human rights of women; women and the media; women and the environment; and the girl-child. Year of publication: 1999

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