UNFPA Caribbean

Annual Report

Youth on the Bloc Survey in St Vincent 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 inform the...

Publications

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.

Annual Report

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...

Publications

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 ...

Annual Report

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 ...

Publications

Guide for Establishing Youth Friendly Spaces

Youths under 25 years make up almost 50 percent of the population in Guyana. According to the 2002 Population and Housing Census, adolescents aged 10–14 years accounted for 1...

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2010 Country Office Annual Report

Strategic Plan 2008-2013 Development Results Framework

Publications

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Study on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Of Hearing Impaired Adolescents And Adults in Belize

The findings of this report were intended to generate baseline data, identify gaps and make recommendations. To this end, a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey was carr...

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Report on the Review of Public Health Care Protocols on GBV in Barbados

Gender-based violence is an umbrella term for any harmful act perpetrated on the basis of socially constructed gender roles.