Technical Publications

Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency Settings The purpose of these Guidelines is to enable governments and cooperating agencies, including UN Agencies and NGOs, to deliver the minimum required multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS during the early phase of a crisis.

Investing in People -- A Summary National Progress in Implementing the ICPD Programme of Action 1994 - 2004 A summary of the Global Survey that includes responses from 169 countries on the measures they have taken to implement the Cairo Programme of Action in the fields of population and development, gender equality, women's empowerment, reproductive rights and health and HIV/AIDS.

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

Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls A UNFPA Strategy for Gender Mainstreaming in Areas of Conflict and Reconstruction A report from the consultative meeting held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 13-15 November 2001. The purpose of the meeting was twofold: first, to examine and explore the impact of armed conflict on women and girls; and, second, to formulate strategies and tools to ensure that reproductive health programmes accurately reflect this population's needs, specifically by addressing them through a comprehensive, gender-sensitive approach.

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

Women War Peace - Executive Summary Summary of the publication Women War Peace.

Reproductive Health for Communities in Crisis UNFPA Emergency Response Wars or natural disasters deprive people of life-saving reproductive health information and services. This advocacy booklet details UNFPA's work with global partners to respond to the reproductive health needs of refugees and internally displaced persons in crisis situations around the world: providing services to address complications of pregnancy and delivery, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS, adolescent health, violence against women, and access to condoms and other contraceptives.

Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations An Inter-Agency Field Manual The result of a collaborative effort by UN agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations and tested extensively in the field, this practical manual supports the delivery of quality reproductive health services. The manual can be adapted to suit the particular circumstances and requirements of each refugee situation, using technical standards set by the World Health Organization.

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.

Periodicals

DISPATCHES: Issue Number 61 News from the United Nations Population Fund, May-June 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: • Latin America Reaffirms Cairo Population Consensus on its Tenth Anniversary • Agencies Team up to Save Women's Lives in Latin America and the Caribbean • Cambodia's Young Campers Discuss Reproductive Health Issues • Uganda Gears Up to Fight Fistula • Emergency UNFPA Supplies Airlifted to Haiti • Belize launches new initiative to protect youth against HIV/AIDS • World's Youngest Nation to Use Latest Technology for its National Census • New System Helps Countries Manage their Reproductive Health Commodities

DISPATCHES: Issue Number 62 News from the United Nations Population Fund, July-August 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: • Young People to Advise UNFPA on Their Rights and Needs • Youth Activists Gear Up for the Bangkok AIDS Conference • Reproductive Health and Gender Equality Key to Breaking Cycle of Poverty, According to African Ministers • Cambodia Conducts Population Survey with UNFPA Support • UNFPA Spearheads Campaign to End Fistula in Sudan • Swedish Funds Support HIV/AIDS Prevention in the Tea Plantations of Bangladesh • New UNFPA Support to Better Health Care in Africa

DISPATCHES: Issue Number 63 News from the United Nations Population Fund, September-October 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: • Report Examines Triumphs and Setbacks Since Cairo Population Consensus • British Support for UNFPA to Increase Over the Next Four Years • Latin America Reaffirms its Support for Cairo Consensus • Timor-Leste Announces Preliminary Census Results • Kazakhstan Takes Over Family Planning • Developing Contries Intensify Efforts to End Fistula • Youth Issues Get National Attention in Maldives

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