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Gender based violence

A woman turned away from the camera

Fighting a hidden pandemic – violence in the home

UNICEF speaks to Kendra Gregson, Regional Child Protection Advisor; and Maha Muna, Regional Gender Advisor

Gender equality during COVID-19: 5 ideas for action

Gender equality during COVID-19

Girls in a classroom

A New Era for Girls

a girl with her head on her hands

25 years of uneven progress: Despite gains in education, world still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls – UNICEF

Two and a half decades after the historic Beijing women’s conference, violence against women and girls still not only common, but accepted

A girl wearing a stocking cap smiles away from the camera.

Gender Programmatic Reviews in UNICEF Offices in South Asia

UNICEF ROSA conducted Gender Programmatic Reviews in select countries to assess progress in the first 2 years of the 2nd Gender Action Plan 2018-2022.

Rohingya refugee

Enhancing Gender in Humanitarian Response

Gender equality is a human right, and mainstreaming a gender perspective in all UNICEF policies, programmes and operations.

Children attend classes amid fun on 8 August 2016 in a pre-school supported by UNICEF at BRAC Khuria Para Shishu Bikash Kendro (child development centre) in Jatrabari, Dhaka.

Regional Office for South Asia Gender Toolkit 2018

A toolkit includes guidance on how to undertake a gender analysis, what needs to be in place to ensure gender is mainstreamed effectively.

Block: Patratu, District: Ramgarh, City: Ranchi, , State: Jharkhand, Country: India, 10th May 2018

Half of world’s teens experience peer violence in and around school – UNICEF

Physical fights and bullying disrupt the education of 150 million 13-15-year-olds worldwide

Afghanistan, Kabul: Boy who lives in a camp for internally displaced people. They are originally from Helmand Province, but were forced to leave because of ongoing fighting.

Structural violence against children in South Asia

A desk review to look at structural violence against children and adolescents in South Asia as well as institutional responses in the region.

Adolescent girl in nepal

Value of Girl Child: Change for Progress in South Asia

A video that highlights gender imbalances and low value of girl child in the region with a strong message to stop and remove these pervasive norms...