Switched on: sexuality education in the digital space
Posted on April 23, 2020 at 9:24 am
About This technical brief summarises the findings of two reviews commissioned by UNESCO in 2019. The first is a desk ...
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The OHCHR background note on human rights violations against intersex people
Posted on April 23, 2020 at 9:08 am
Introduction The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published a background note on ending human rights ...
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UN Secretary-General’s policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on women
Posted on April 23, 2020 at 8:44 am
The year 2020, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, was intended to be ground-breaking for gender equality. ...
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Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Posted on April 23, 2020 at 8:00 am
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 has spread rapidly since emerging in late 2019, leading the World Health Organization ...
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Dutch judge offers no relief to women who are now waiting for an abortion and cannot leave their home
Posted on April 22, 2020 at 11:43 am
On April 10th, the District Court of The Hague dismissed the application for interim relief from Trix (alias) against the ...
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Briefing note on addressing mental health and psychosocial (MHPSS) aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak
Posted on April 20, 2020 at 3:06 pm
Introduction This briefing note summarises key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The brief was last updated February 2020. Mental…
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Disability Considerations in GBV Programming during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on April 20, 2020 at 2:42 pm
Overview This note provides information and practical guidance to support gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners to integrate attention to disability into GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response efforts during the COVID-19…
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Disability Considerations in GBV Programming during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on April 20, 2020 at 2:42 pm
Overview This note provides information and practical guidance to support gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners to integrate attention to disability into GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response efforts during the COVID-19…
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Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
Posted on April 9, 2020 at 8:02 am
Learning to be an ally to the transgender people in your life, or to transgender people overall, is an ongoing ...
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Role Model Men and Boys of Uganda
Posted on April 8, 2020 at 7:23 pm
The Role Model Men and Boys (RMMB) approach mobilizes men and boys to go through personal reflections to explore constructions ...
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