Technical Publications

Culture Matters – Working with Communities and Faith-based Organizations Case Studies from Country Programmes This new report—on working within cultures to foster stronger progress towards achieving international development goals and advancing human rights—provides insight into integrating cultural analysis in development programmes, especially in the critical areas of gender equity and equality and reproductive health and rights.

Working from Within Culturally Sensitive Approaches in UNFPA Programming The nine case studies presented in this brochure are drawn from a longer UNFPA report entitled, "Culture Matters: Working with Communities and Faith-based Organizations". It highlights the necessity of mainstreaming cultural analysis and sensitivity in development efforts addressing issues such as gender equality and equity, HIV/AIDS, female genital cutting, gender-based violence and reproductive health.

State of World Population

State of World Population 2004 The Cairo Consensus at Ten: Population, Reproductive Health and The Global Effort to End Poverty This year's report, The Cairo Consensus at Ten: Population, Reproductive Health and the Global Effort to End Poverty, examines the progress countries have made and the obstacles they have encountered at the halfway point in implementing the ICPD plan.

General Information

24 Tips for Culturally Sensitive Programming Guide to Working from Within This booklet, a companion to the publication Working from Within, colorfully presents 24 tips, one per page, for culturally sensitive programming, based on research carried out by UNFPA.

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