To document the COVID-19 response of a global SRHR programme (the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme), in-depth interviews were conducted between April and July 2021 with 22 key informants from implementing partners in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and central or regional offices, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the third-party monitoring partner. This study has identified important lessons that can inform programming in future crises, including the need for immediate recognition of SRHR as essential, sustained support for staff, use of multiple mechanisms to reach marginalised groups, adequate funding for equity goals, and a better balance between the burden of reporting and accountability needs.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is urgently appealing for US $14.4 million to address the immediate, emergency needs of people affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat Province.
UNFPA Supports Essential Psychosocial Service Delivery after Deadly Earthquakes in Afghanistan
UNFPAUNFPA estimates nearly 7,500 pregnant women have been affected by the quakes. To support them and others devastated by the disaster, the agency has deployed eight mobile health teams to Herat. Nearly 20,000 people were reached within ten days of the quake.
16 October 2023 statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the situation in Gaza
21 October 2023 joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza
Save the Children Statement on the Worsening Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
Save the Children25 October 2023 IRC Statement on its programmes in the Middle East
This document provides a "cheat sheet" in Arabic from which professionals and those working in the field can quickly reference and recall the objectives and actions included in the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP).
Seeing the Unseen: Improving Access to Abortion Care in Humanitarian Settings, Ethiopia
Dr. Tewodros Seyoum and Professor Marie Klingberg AllvinThis research project aims to evaluate the implementation of person-centered comprehensive abortion care (CAC) among internally displaced women in Ethiopia. It will explore the sexual and reproductive health and rights needs and preferences of internally displaced women; measure the impact of person-centered midwifery-led CAC on experience of care and autonomy, clinical outcomes, contraceptive utilization, and cost-effectiveness; and explore barriers and opportunities for implementation.
The guidance note provides technical standards and resources to provide youth-friendly health services. It aims to provide an overview of approaches on how to successfully integrate adolescent and youth programming into UNFPA's Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHS) and to provide practical orientation to youth educators, youth officers, and WFHS staff on how to successfully integrate adolescent and youth programming into the WFHS.
A Toolkit for Online Abortion Counselors
safe2chooseThis online toolkit covers topics such as abortion counselling skills, technology tools, self-care strategies, and sexual and (non) reproductive health literacy, and enables users to access the exchange forum and download a certificate at the end of the course.
The app, Safe Pregnancy and Birth, provides accurate, easy-to-understand information on pregnancy, birth, and care after birth. Designed to work offline, this free app features clear illustrations and plain language making it useful to community health workers, midwives, and individuals.