UNFPA Caribbean

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A Legal Gap Analysis of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Barbados

Ms. Ruth Henry, who is now a third year LLB student at the Faculty of Law, UWI Cave Hill Campus worked with UNFPA over the summer as an intern. As part of her internship requiremen...

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Caribbean Parliamentarians Unite to End Violence Against Women

Parliamentarians from across the Caribbean met in Jamaica November 9-10, 2011 for a Regional Consultation of Parliamentarians on Preventing Gender-based Violence under the theme&nb...

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Rapid assessment of sexual and reproductive health and HIV policies, systems and services in Grenada

The spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—a pathogen transmitted in most cases by sexual activity—is a clear example of the urgency of tackling the issue of ...

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State Of the World Population Report 2011

The milestone of 7 billion—projected to be reached on 31 October 2011 will be marked by achievements, setbacks and paradoxes. While women are on average having fewer children...

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Improving Maternal Care in Belize

The average life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 65 for males and 74 for females. The national poverty rate has increased, from 33% in 2001 to 41.3% in 2010. In 2005, the maternal ...

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Condom Use among Sex Workers in Suriname

This study is commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as part of its Comprehensive Condom Programming (CCP) initiative. The study objectives are to: Prov...

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Report on Linkages Assessment in Belize

The tool - developed by IPPF, UNFPA, WHO, UNAIDS, GNP+, ICW and Young Positives in 2009 - supports national assessments of the bi-directional linkages between sexual and reproducti...

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The Situation of Older Persons In Jamaica

The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) has brought into sharp focus the need for governments to place priority attention on ageing issues, particularly within th...

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Youth on the Bloc Survey in St Vincent and the Grenadines

The objectives of the study were as follows: To increase the knowledge base on youth and masculinity in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. To provide data necessary to...