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24 June 2021
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UNFPA Collaborates with Transwave and UNAIDS to develop Transgender Health Strategy in Jamaica

In Jamaica, disclosure of transgender identity may raise concerns regarding stigma, discrimination, social exclusion, and gender-based violence.... Read more

24 June 2021
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Community-led Response to mother-to-child HIV Transmission in Jamaica

In partnership with the Jamaican Community of Positive Women and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, UNAIDS and UNFPA – UNFPA Caribbean is... Read more

24 June 2021
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Image Gender Analysis for National Roadmap with SDG 5 - Gender Equality

UNFPA and partners develop Gender Analysis Roadmap in Suriname joint project

UNFPA in partnership with UNDP, UNEP, FAO, and government entities is supporting the  development of a National Roadmap for a Sustainable Financial... Read more

24 June 2021
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Participants in the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for integrated Reproductive Health, HIV and Gender-Based Violence prevention and response in disasters workshop.

UNFPA Caribbean collaborates with OECS Commission to strengthen humanitarian outreach in the Eastern Caribbean

Health care providers, gender institutions, national disaster agencies and civil society organizations in four Caribbean countries have benefited... Read more

24 June 2021
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India funded project to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Guyana commemorates 2nd anniversary 

Tuesday, June 9th, 2021, marked the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the agreement between the Government of Guyana and the United Nations... Read more

24 June 2021
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UNFPA Vision 2030 Goals - End unmet need for family planning, End preventable maternal deaths, End gender-based violence and harmful practices

Charting a blueprint for engagement with the Caribbean over the next five years

Collaborative. Engaging. Rigorous. Fulfilling. Worthwhile. Such is the process of developing the programme document for UNFPA’s Sub-Regional Office... Read more

24 June 2021
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Picture of a collapsed roof caused by the deposition of volcanic ash following the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

UNFPA support to St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the recent volcanic eruption

Thursday 8 April 2021 was an unforgettable day for St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the entire Caribbean. It was the date that the La Soufriere... Read more

5 May 2021
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International Day of the Midwife Message - Alison Drayton

Midwives play a very important role in our society. Through their phenomenal work, they protect the life of women and newborns daily and contribute... Read more

28 August 2020
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GUYANA: #SpotlightENDViolence - Spotlight Initiative to be launched

Curtailing gender based violence, teenage pregnancy, poverty reduction among vulnerable groups and creating initiatives to empower women

25 August 2020
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Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Maternity Settings in the times of COVID-19: A conversation with Caribbean Midwives

Dr. Pilar de la corte Molina delivers at webinar on overview of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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