The overall purpose of the research study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women employed in the health-care sector. The study was set to explore the extent of protection provided for this group and whether their needs for support were met during the pandemic.
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The purpose of this publication is to determine the impact of COVID-19 social restriction measures on access to essential SRH services, which for the sake of this study encompass: maternal health (antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum), family planning services (including access to contraceptives), abortion and post-abortion care and cervical cancer screening services, and recommend refinements where needed.
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Initiated by three UN agencies – UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women with support from Swedish and Norwegian governments, and carried out by the Georgian research agency CRRC-Georgia in October 2020, the research builds on the results of a similar survey conducted in May 2020, aiming to understand the lasting effects of the pandemic on men and women and inform the gender-sensitive response.
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The purpose of this research is to study the situation and needs of older persons living alone, under the poverty line during the pandemic, registered in the database of Targeted Social Assistance of the Social Service Agency in four municipalities: Bolnisi, Dmanisi, Tianeti and Kaspi municipalities.
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The aim of this report is to assess and analyze existing legal framework and review relevant state programmes in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The purpose of the document is to promote a fundamental revision and amendment of Georgian legislation and programmes by the state through a series of recommendations and legal provisions to bring the legislative framework and the programmes in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls with disabilities in Georgia.
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The coloring book is part of the children's book "Luna and the Planet of Fireflies". The book was published within the framework of “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence” implemented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Organization for Women (UN Women) with the support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the NGO Care Together and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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Highlights of UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2020 on combatting harmful practices such as child marriage and son preference.
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Defying the Practices that Harm Women and Girls and Undermine Equality
UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2020 on combatting harmful practices such as child marriage and son preference.
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The research report presents the results from a 2019 survey and qualitative research based on the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) and provides insights on how perceptions and behaviors have changed since 2013, when the first adaptation of IMAGES was implemented in Georgia.
The research was prepared within the scope of the UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality funded by the Government of Sweden.
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This technical brief was developed by the UNFPA Global Ageing Network to complement the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' (UN DESA) Issue Brief: Older Persons and COVID-19, which emphasized the humanitarian imperative of addressing older persons' specific needs within preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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