Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

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UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing results by 2030, the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. These are: Ending unmet need for family planning, ending gender-based violence including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage, and ending all preventable maternal deaths. COVID-19 pandemic could critically undermine progress made towards achieving these goals.

 

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Outreach workers in Syria are worried about the vulnerability of women and girls under curfew. © UNFPA Syria
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Brankica Jankovic takes calls at the UNFPA-supported hotline. Image courtesy of the Red Cross of Serbia
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UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 update - 16 April 2020

Submitted by Moudio on

UNFPA is working with governments and partners to avoid or minimize shortages of contraceptives and life-saving maternal health medicines―all in close coordination. Together, we are working to prioritize supply requests, orders, shipments, production schedules and other operational aspects of procurement. We aim to ensure product availability in countries.

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UNFPA and UN Women have distributed more than 1,300 dignity kits containing essential hygiene supplies such as soap and menstrual pads to women living in prisons and quarantine centres. © UNFPA El Salvador
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