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Government of Indonesia Commits to End Child Marriage
Jakarta, 5 February 2020 Child marriage is a prevalent and serious problem in Indonesia. According to the 2018 Socio-economic National Survey (Susenas), one in every nine girls aged 20-24 married... Read more
GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable on the road to Nairobi and beyond!
GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable on the road to Nairobi and beyond! Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October Around... Read more
Fostering active role of religious & (indigenous) community leaders in prevention of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 9-11 September 2019: Multi faith leaders and (indigenous) community leaders acknowledge that gender-biased socio-cultural-belief norms behind GBV and child marriage hamper... Read more
A Comprehensive Multisectoral Adolescents & Youth Programme in post disaster ensures immediate fulfillment of their rights and answer their vulnerabilities
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 25 June 2019: Adolescent girls and youth’s vulnerabilities in post disaster setting is a complex humanitarian challenges that requires active collaboration of various... Read more
Ensuring youth-friendly reproductive health services in 3 districts in post disaster Central Sulawesi
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 20 May 2019: A joint effort is being initiated to equip 8 community health centers (puskesmas) and 15 reproductive health posts in the Palu, Sigi and Donggala (known as... Read more
Screening of youth documentary films: engaging youth to highlight youth in emergencies through video making
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 26-29 March, 2019: At least 80 youth from hardest hit districts of Palu, Sigi and Donggala gathered at RRI auditorium to watch the screening of 7 youth film documentaries,... Read more
Fostering male involvement in GBV prevention and women’s engagement in disaster mitigation, prominent Ulema and researcher said
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 30-31 March, 2019: Promoting women’s rights and gender equality requires involvement of all elements of communities: men and women. For their active role, men need to be... Read more
Empowering youth to identify youth vulnerabilities and to voice their recommendations for advocacy
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 27-29 March, 2019: Around 35 members of Youth Forums at provincial and district level: Palu, Sigi and Donggala and youth activists from the 8 PKBI, UNFPA-supported Youth... Read more
Central Sulawesi establishes a pool of intersectoral trained facilitators & strengthens coordination for comprehensive rights-based GBV management
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 25 March, 2019: With the lack of public awareness on gender-based violence (GBV), and women’s rights issues in general, women and girls who experience violence often have... Read more
Gender-responsive development: integrating gender issues in development planning and budgeting
PALU, Central Sulawesi, 25-28 March, 2019: To ensure gender-responsive development, Central Sulawesi provincial administration, with UNFPA’s support, held a hands-on workshop to integrate gender into... Read more