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Strengthening the Evidence Base on Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Eastern Caribbean
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean/Barbados is working to strengthen the evidence base on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in four countries
2013 State of World Population: Motherhood in Childhood
‘Motherhood in childhood” offers a new perspective on adolescent pregnancy, looking not only at the girls’ behaviour as a cause of early pregnancy, but also at the actions of their families, communities and governments.
UNFPA In the Caribbean Brochure
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. It does so by promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and equity, and supporting the use of population data in the formulation of national policies and programmes.
A Rapid Assessment of SRH and HIV Polices, Systems and Services in Grenada
To date, responses to the HIV epidemic by both the international development community and national governments are still primarily bio-medical. Specifically there is a concentration on treatment and care rather than on prevention and support services, which would both require increased emphasis on psycho-social programming for vulnerable groups.
UNFPA TT Voice
UNFPA TT Voice will be an annual publication that aims to provide a conduit of information through which UNFPA Trinidad and Tobago‘s Office (TTO) will update all actors on the work being done, not only by our office, but also, by our partners throughout T&T.
Myths & Facts Cards
There is a lot of misinformation and myths out there about sex, sexual health and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Maybe you've heard something you are unsure about-such as "can you really get an STI from a toilet seat?"
UNFPA TT VOICE
UNFPA TT Voice‘ will be an annual publication that aims to pro-vide a conduit of information through which UNFPA Trinidad and Tobago‘s Office (TTO) will update all actors on the work being done, not only by our office, but also, by our partners throughout T&T.
UNFPA In the Caribbean Brochure
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. It does so by promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and equity, and supporting the use of population data in the formulation of national policies and programmes.
A Rapid Assessment of SRH and HIV Polices, Systems and Services in Grenada
The biomedical approach focuses on risk behaviour rather than on the social determinants or root causes of the HIV epidemic. It has not been widely recognized that the epidemic is in fact a product of a problematic approach to sexual and reproductive health – one that creates and perpetuates vulnerability. Cultural beliefs and attitudes related to gender and sexuality continue to permeate the fabric of social systems including the health sector, legal systems and governance frameworks in general.
2012 Let's End Sexual Violence in Belize
There are many types of sexual violence as it encompasses a range of offenses, including:
- completed non-consensual sex act (i.e. rape),
- Attempted non-consensual sex act (i.e., attempted rape)
- Abusice sexual contact (i.e., unwanted touching), and
- Non-contact sexual abuse (e.g., threatened sexual violence, exhibitionism, verbal sexual harrassment)