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PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE: Importance of policy and legislation to prevent compulsory withdrawal of pregnant learners and guarantee re-entry - Policy Brief
Worldwide, one in five girls has given birth by the age of 18. In the poorest regions of the world, this figure rises to over one in three girls. Adolescent births are more li...
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ACCELERATING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE REDUCTION OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY: Towards a comprehensive approach - Policy Brief
of young people, hampering their psychosocial development, contributing to poor health outcomes for the girls and their babies, negatively affecting their educational and employmen...
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THE IMPACT OF CHILD MARRIAGE AND EARLY UNIONS: Raising the minimum age of consent to marry - Policy Brief
Child marriage is considered one of the factors that lead to an increase in the adolescent fertility rate as it provides a legal space within which women under 18 can become pregna...
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Strengthening the Legislative Framework governing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean - Policy Brief
English and Dutch-speaking countries in the Caribbean have made signifi cant gains in efforts to secure the right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In many instances, howeve...
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The Implementation of the Essential Services Package (ESP) for Women and Girls Subject to Violence in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean: A Lessons Learned Report
The United Nations (UN) Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence was launched in 2013, in a partnership co-led by UNFPA and UN Women, in...
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The Implementation of the Essential Services Package (ESP) for Women and Girls Subject to Violence in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean: Implementation Guidance Note
The United Nations (UN) Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence was launched in 2013, in a partnership co-led by the United Nations Pop...
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UNFPA Caribbean Dignity Kits Guidance Note
Dignity Kits are thought to be a resource to support meeting the above-mentioned needs, where women and girls can receive essential supplies, such as menstrual health products (dis...
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UNFPA CARIBBEAN ANNUAL REPORT 2021 - MOVING TOWARD THREE ZEROS!
As the United Nations’ sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA’s mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every ...
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Guidelines for the Management of Safe Shelters for GBV survivors in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean - A SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACH
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide practical guidance for the management of safe shelters and alternative accommodations for GBV survivors in the English and Dutch-speak...
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