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Gender rights
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Gender equality in humanitarian action
Putting girls and women at the centre of disaster and crisis response
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Gender equality across the life course
Breaking barriers by supporting girls and women with the services they need to thrive
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Empowerment of adolescent girls in East Asia and the Pacific
Transforming futures and entire communities, with and for girls
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Gender equality
Harnessing girls’ power, energy, and creativity for a better future for all
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Gender equality in humanitarian action
Challenge, Humanitarian crises, such as climate disasters, conflicts, and health emergencies, impact women, girls, men and boys differently, further deepening existing inequalities. East Asia and the Pacific experiences the highest levels of displacement globally, with 11 million people displaced each year due to ...
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Gender equality across the life course
Challenge, Throughout their lives, girls and women face persistent inequalities that restrict their access to opportunities and services across sectors — including healthcare, nutrition, immunization, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, menstrual health services, and social protection. Globally,1 in 3 girls ...
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Empowerment of adolescent girls in East Asia and the Pacific
Challenge, East Asia and the Pacific region is home to 137 million adolescent girls. Each and every one of them has the potential to shape her own future and contribute to her community. Yet, many adolescent girls are held back by persistent barriers—harmful practices and gender-based violence, limited access to e...
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Gender Barriers to Health and Immunization in East Asia and the Pacific
The reports present the outcomes of a mixed-method gender assessment of routine immunization, HPV, and COVID-19 vaccination programmes across Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, and the Philippines. The objective is to understand the complex interplay of social norms, power dynamics, and gender factors influencing healt...
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Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 6 February 2025, – “Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights that inflicts deep and lifelong physical, emotional, and psychological scars on girls and women. This harmful practice affects more than 230 million girls and women today. An estimated 27 million more girls could endure t...
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Future Ready: Powering girls for a green economy transformation in Asia
This report presents a mapping of green skills development opportunities for girls across 21 countries in East, South, and Central Asia. It highlights the pressing need for targeted initiatives as girls face systemic barriers and gender-specific challenges that hinder their access to education, training, and emplo...
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Gender equality for women and girls cannot be achieved in East Asia and the Pacific without dismantling stereotypes in media, marketing in advertising
Across cultures and societies, people face pressure to conform to gender roles and stereotypes portrayed in media, marketing and advertising. These stereotypes can leave people feeling excluded, unworthy, inadequate, and invisible. Narratives can entrench harmful gender norms, roles, and behaviours, and have a dis...
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How to conduct remote consultations with girls
This guide supports teams to conduct remote user consultations with girls on digital platforms, in times or environments when face-to-face contact is not feasible. It provides practical tips for overcoming differences between in-person and online consultations as well as addressing challenges that affect girls’ di...
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Beyond Marriage and Motherhood
This paper builds on the first paper in series, Beyond Marriage and Motherhood: Patterns and Trends in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, by discussing a targeted approach to adolescent pregnancy, child marriage and early union. It explores evidence-based interventions to address adolescent marriages, unions and preg...
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Beyond Marriage and Motherhood
This paper explores adolescent pregnancies, child marriages and early unions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific by investigating their prevalence, trends, drivers, patterns and typologies. It highlights that whilst there is considerable heterogeneity across the region, in many settings, progress to address these is...
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Beyond Marriage and Motherhood
Across Asia and the Pacific, many girls have their adolescence disrupted by marriage and motherhood. A pregnancy, marriage or union, during this pivotal period of development, can have profound and life-long consequences for a girl, including negative impacts on her health and well-being, and that of her children....
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We must prioritize girls in our COVID-19 recovery
NEW YORK, 8 March 2022, –, , “On International Women’s Day, we acknowledge the international community’s hard-fought gains for the world’s women and girls. We celebrate the remarkable achievements of women and girls in our societies. And we redouble our commitment to extend those gains to every girl, everywhere. ...