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  Reclaiming & Redefining Rights - ICPD+20: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia-Pacific

  2013

  In 1994, 179 governments committed to advance the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo.
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  Latin American and Caribbean Report: LACWHN looks at six Latin America and Caribbean countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic – Cairo +20, 2012

  2013

  In 1993 the Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) convened the first meeting on 'Women and Population Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean', attended by 70 women from 18 countries, setting the tone for the feminist debate in the region, and initiating the full incorporation of their membership into the process leading up to the International
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  Effective approaches to addressing the intersection of violence against women and HIV/AIDS: findings from programmes supported by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women

  UN Women, 2012

  Violence against women (VAW) and HIV/AIDS are inextricably intertwined and mutually reinforcing, as both are rooted in women’s subordination. Women who are subjected to violence are more likely to contract HIV than other women, and women who are HIV-positive face a heightened risk of violence. However, these issues are typically addressed separately at programme and policy levels.
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  Violence, Gender & WASH

  Loughborough University of Technology, 2014

  This toolkit has been developed in response to an acknowledgement that although the lack of access to appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene services (WASH) is not the root cause of violence, it can lead to increased vulnerabilities to violence of varying forms.
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  Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy

  United Nations Population Fund, 2013

  Every day in developing countries, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth. Nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union. This has consequences on the health, education, employment and rights of an untold millions of girls. What are the challenges of adolescent pregnancy, and what can we do to ensure girls have a healthy and safe transition into adulthood?
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  Girl Safety Toolkit: A Resource for Practitioners

  2014

  The Girl Safety Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to designing safe programmes specifically for adolescent girls. Designing safe opportunities for girls relies on understanding the experience of different groups in the context in which they are working.
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  Priority life-saving medicines for women and children 2012

  World Health Organization, 2012

  Improving maternal and child health is a global priority. An estimated 7.6 million children under the age of five die every year; and an estimated 1,000 women – most of them in developing countries – die every day due to complications related to pregnancy or childbirth.
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  Community engagement in health service delivery

  Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2011

  What evidence is there to show that community participation and accountability in health service delivery leads to improved access to quality health services, improved health outcomes, increased government ownership/responsibility, and more stable peace-building efforts? This Health and Education Advice and Resource Team report examines these questions.
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  Empowerment of communities and individuals for greater health self-reliance

  Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2014

  Current levels of human resources are not enough to meet the health Millennium Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage. There is growing recognition that human resources beyond a trained health workforce can be considered as ‘assets’ and be utilised to achieve these goals.
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  Demystifying Data: A Guide to Using Evidence to Improve Young People’s Sexual Health and Rights

  Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2014

  Scientific evidence on the sexual and reproductive knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and health of young people can strengthen the work of health care providers, educators and advocates.

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