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Global highlights

Global impact of UNFPA's support in 2022-2023

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31.2 million

Unintended pregnancies averted*

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64,730

Maternal deaths averted*

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145 million

Couple years of protection for contraceptives procured by UNFPA*

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9.5 million

Unsafe abortions averted*

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2.4 million

UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries in humanitarian or fragile settings

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273,500

Girls saved from female genital mutilation

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200,000

Midwives empowered through competency-based training in 2023

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18,600

Women and girls living with obstetric fistula received treatment

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117,000

New HIV infections averted*

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11.5 million

New sexually transmitted infections averted*

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347,000

Women and young people with disablities benefited from services related to sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and harmful practices.

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68.70%

Per cent of the population that was scheduled to be counted in the 2020 census round and was counted

* Estimated results modeled on UNFPA procurement of family planning commodities

Key results

Achieved with UNFPA’s support, by indicator, time frame, region and country

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  • SDG Reduced inequalities
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      Sexual and reproductive services are included as part of their financial protection mechanisms and/or risk pooling and/or pre-payment schemesx
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      Sexual and reproductive health and rights is integrated into the national youth-related policiesx
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      Countries have made a national commitment to three transformative results through a costed national action plan/s, strategy, laws, political commitment or any other mechanismx
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      Countries have multiple stakeholder mechanisms to support the acceleration of transformative results and ICPD Programme of Actionx
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      Countries have integrated sexual and reproductive health priorities into the national climate policiesx
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      Countries have national development plans addressing sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and gender equality that explicitly integrate population changesx
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      Countries have laws and regulations aligned with international human rights standards that support the realization of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rightsx
  • SDG Good health and well-being
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      Countries have a functional logistic management information systemx
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      Countries have national standards for the provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescentsx
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      Countries have national and/or subnational mechanisms for accreditation of midwife education and training institutions and their programmes in line with International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) standardsx
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      Countries affected by emergencies realizing the inter-agency minimum standards for gender-based violence programmingx
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      Country had a mechanism for getting routine, patient /client satisfaction modalities for the provision to the services related to sexual and reproductive healthx
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      Countries have a safe and ethical information management systems for gender-based violence incident monitoringx
  • SDG Gender equality
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      Countries produced key population data outputs including sub-national population projectionsx
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      Countries conducted population situation analysis (PSA) on population changes and diversity and the impact of mega-trendsx
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      Countries collected and used georeferenced census datax
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      Countries collected and reported nationally representative evidence on perceptions and attitudes related to gender norms and stereotypesx
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      Countries collected sexual and reproductive health indicators as part of the national health information system and made publicly availablex
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      Countries collected, mapped and reported disaggregated data on the incidence of gender-based violence and harmful practicesx
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      Countries combined population and health sector data to map geographic access to services related to sexual reproductive health and reproductive rightsx
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      Countries conducted vulnerability assessments, mapping or similar evidence gathering to mitigate the potential impact of natural disasters or humanitarian crises on the achievement of the transformative resultsx
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      Country had a national CRVS strategic plan that has adopted a life-course approach to strengthened civil registration and vital statistics systemsx
  • SDG Peace, justice, and strong institutions
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      Countries have a national or subnational mechanism to address discriminatory gender and social norms related to three transformative resultsx
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      Countries have a functional diversity inclusive community platforms in reflective dialogue towards eliminating discriminatory social and gender normsx
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      Countries have a strong social movement/s is advocating for tackling harmful social and gender norms, stereotypes and discriminatory practices that support the achievement of the transformative resultsx
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      Countries have a functional national mechanism to engage men's and boys' organizations/networks/ coalitions promoting positive masculinities that actively advocate for achieving the transformative resultsx
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      Countries have followed up on accepted recommendations from international or regional human rights mechanisms related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence and harmful practicesx
  • SDG Partnerships for the goals
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      Countries operationalized in-school comprehensive sexuality education following international standardx
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      Countries operationalized out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education following international technical and programme guidancex
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      Countries involved adolescents and youth in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to climate changex
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      Countries promoted youth-led innovative initiatives, including digital solutions, for accelerating the achievement of the transformative results, with support from UNFPAx
  • SP Policy and Accountability mechanisms
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      Sexual and reproductive services are included as part of their financial protection mechanisms and/or risk pooling and/or pre-payment schemesx
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      Sexual and reproductive health and rights is integrated into the national youth-related policiesx
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      Countries have made a national commitment to three transformative results through a costed national action plan/s, strategy, laws, political commitment or any other mechanismx
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      Countries have multiple stakeholder mechanisms to support the acceleration of transformative results and ICPD Programme of Actionx
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      Countries have integrated sexual and reproductive health priorities into the national climate policiesx
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      Countries have national development plans addressing sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and gender equality that explicitly integrate population changesx
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      Countries have laws and regulations aligned with international human rights standards that support the realization of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rightsx
  • SP Quality of care and services
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      Countries have a functional logistic management information systemx
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      Countries have national standards for the provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescentsx
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      Countries have national and/or subnational mechanisms for accreditation of midwife education and training institutions and their programmes in line with International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) standardsx
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      Countries affected by emergencies realizing the inter-agency minimum standards for gender-based violence programmingx
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      Country had a mechanism for getting routine, patient /client satisfaction modalities for the provision to the services related to sexual and reproductive healthx
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      Countries have a safe and ethical information management systems for gender-based violence incident monitoringx
  • SP Population change and data
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      Countries produced key population data outputs including sub-national population projectionsx
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      Countries conducted population situation analysis (PSA) on population changes and diversity and the impact of mega-trendsx
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      Countries collected and used georeferenced census datax
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      Countries collected and reported nationally representative evidence on perceptions and attitudes related to gender norms and stereotypesx
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      Countries collected sexual and reproductive health indicators as part of the national health information system and made publicly availablex
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      Countries collected, mapped and reported disaggregated data on the incidence of gender-based violence and harmful practicesx
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      Countries combined population and health sector data to map geographic access to services related to sexual reproductive health and reproductive rightsx
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      Countries conducted vulnerability assessments, mapping or similar evidence gathering to mitigate the potential impact of natural disasters or humanitarian crises on the achievement of the transformative resultsx
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      Country had a national CRVS strategic plan that has adopted a life-course approach to strengthened civil registration and vital statistics systemsx
  • SP Gender and Social norms
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      Countries have a national or subnational mechanism to address discriminatory gender and social norms related to three transformative resultsx
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      Countries have a functional diversity inclusive community platforms in reflective dialogue towards eliminating discriminatory social and gender normsx
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      Countries have a strong social movement/s is advocating for tackling harmful social and gender norms, stereotypes and discriminatory practices that support the achievement of the transformative resultsx
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      Countries have a functional national mechanism to engage men's and boys' organizations/networks/ coalitions promoting positive masculinities that actively advocate for achieving the transformative resultsx
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      Countries have followed up on accepted recommendations from international or regional human rights mechanisms related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence and harmful practicesx
  • SP Adolescnet and youth
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      Countries operationalized in-school comprehensive sexuality education following international standardx
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      Countries operationalized out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education following international technical and programme guidancex
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      Countries involved adolescents and youth in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to climate changex
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      Countries promoted youth-led innovative initiatives, including digital solutions, for accelerating the achievement of the transformative results, with support from UNFPAx

Financial protection mechanisms

Sexual and reproductive services are included as part of their financial protection mechanisms and/or risk pooling and/or pre-payment schemes
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Key results globally for 2023

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Financial protection mechanisms

83 countries have sexual and reproductive services included as part of their financial protection mechanisms and/or risk pooling and/or pre-payment schemes

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Integration into national youth-related policies

88 countries have sexual and reproductive health and rights integrated into the national youth-related policies

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Costed national action plan/s, strategy or laws

52 countries have made a national commitment to three transformative results through a costed national action plan/s, strategy, laws, political commitment or any other mechanism

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Multiple stakeholder mechanisms

93 countries have multiple stakeholder mechanisms to support the acceleration of transformative results and ICPD Programme of Action

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Integration with national climate policies

38 countries have integrated sexual and reproductive health priorities into the national climate policies

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Integration with population changes

66 countries have national development plans addressing sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and gender equality that explicitly integrate population changes

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Laws and regulations that support realization of universal access to SRHR

62 countries have laws and regulations aligned with international human rights standards that support the realization of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights

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Accreditation of midwife education and programs aligned with ICM standards

65 countries have national and/or subnational mechanisms for accreditation of midwife education and training institutions and their programmes in line with International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) standards

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Mechanism for getting routine patient /client satisfaction modalities

18 countries had a mechanism for getting routine, patient /client satisfaction modalities for the provision to the services related to sexual and reproductive health

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Logistic management information system

70 countries have a functional logistic management information system

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Information management systems for gender-based violence incident monitoring

54 countries have a safe and ethical information management systems for gender-based violence incident monitoring

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Standards for adolescent sexual and reproductive health services

117 countries have national standards for the provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents

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Inter-agency minimum standards for gender-based violence programming

33 countries affected by emergencies realizing the inter-agency minimum standards for gender-based violence programming

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Mechanism to address discriminatory gender and social norms

54 countries have a national or subnational mechanism to address discriminatory gender and social norms related to three transformative results

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A functional diversity inclusive community platforms

58 countries have a functional diversity inclusive community platforms in reflective dialogue towards eliminating discriminatory social and gender norms

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Strong social movement advocating for tackling harmful social and gender norms

79 countries have a strong social movement/s is advocating for tackling harmful social and gender norms, stereotypes and discriminatory practices that support the achievement of the transformative results

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National mechanism to engage men's and boys' organizations

27 countries have a functional national mechanism to engage men's and boys' organizations/networks/ coalitions promoting positive masculinities that actively advocate for achieving the transformative results

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Followed up on accepted recommendations

100 countries have followed up on accepted recommendations from international or regional human rights mechanisms related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence and harmful practices

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Data on perceptions and attitudes related to gender norms and stereotypes

85 countries collected and reported nationally representative evidence on perceptions and attitudes related to gender norms and stereotypes

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Data on sexual and reproductive health indicators as part of the national health information system

39 countries collected sexual and reproductive health indicators as part of the national health information system and made publicly available

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Data on incidence of gender-based violence and harmful practices

35 countries collected, mapped and reported disaggregated data on the incidence of gender-based violence and harmful practices

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Data to map geographic access to SRHR services

47 countries combined population and health sector data to map geographic access to services related to sexual reproductive health and reproductive rights

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Data on key population data outputs

79 countries produced key population data outputs including sub-national population projections

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Population situation analysis (PSA) on population changes

38 countries conducted population situation analysis (PSA) on population changes and diversity and the impact of mega-trends

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Vulnerability assessments, mapping to mitigate to mitigate impact of natural disasters or humanitarian crises

47 countries conducted vulnerability assessments, mapping or similar evidence gathering to mitigate the potential impact of natural disasters or humanitarian crises on the achievement of the transformative results

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Countries collected and used georeferenced census data

57 countries collected and used georeferenced census data

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National CRVS strategic plan to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics systems

61 countries have a national CRVS strategic plan that has adopted a life-course approach to strengthened civil registration and vital statistics systems

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Comprehensive sexuality education with international standards

51 countries operationalized in-school comprehensive sexuality education following international standard

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Out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education with international standards

46 countries operationalized out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education following international technical and programme guidance

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Engaged young people in climate change policies and programs.

65 countries involved adolescents and youth in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to climate change

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Promoted youth-led innovative initiatives

81 countries promoted youth-led innovative initiatives, including digital solutions, for accelerating the achievement of the transformative results, with support from UNFPA

Financial protection mechanisms

83 countries have sexual and reproductive services included as part of their financial protection mechanisms and/or risk pooling and/or pre-payment schemes

Integration into national youth-related policies

88 countries have sexual and reproductive health and rights integrated into the national youth-related policies

Costed national action plan/s, strategy or laws

52 countries have made a national commitment to three transformative results through a costed national action plan/s, strategy, laws, political commitment or any other mechanism

Multiple stakeholder mechanisms

93 countries have multiple stakeholder mechanisms to support the acceleration of transformative results and ICPD Programme of Action

Integration with national climate policies

38 countries have integrated sexual and reproductive health priorities into the national climate policies

Integration with population changes

66 countries have national development plans addressing sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and gender equality that explicitly integrate population changes

Laws and regulations that support realization of universal access to SRHR

62 countries have laws and regulations aligned with international human rights standards that support the realization of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights

Accreditation of midwife education and programs aligned with ICM standards

65 countries have national and/or subnational mechanisms for accreditation of midwife education and training institutions and their programmes in line with International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) standards

Mechanism for getting routine patient /client satisfaction modalities

18 countries had a mechanism for getting routine, patient /client satisfaction modalities for the provision to the services related to sexual and reproductive health

Logistic management information system

70 countries have a functional logistic management information system

Information management systems for gender-based violence incident monitoring

54 countries have a safe and ethical information management systems for gender-based violence incident monitoring

Standards for adolescent sexual and reproductive health services

117 countries have national standards for the provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents

Inter-agency minimum standards for gender-based violence programming

33 countries affected by emergencies realizing the inter-agency minimum standards for gender-based violence programming

Mechanism to address discriminatory gender and social norms

54 countries have a national or subnational mechanism to address discriminatory gender and social norms related to three transformative results

A functional diversity inclusive community platforms

58 countries have a functional diversity inclusive community platforms in reflective dialogue towards eliminating discriminatory social and gender norms

Strong social movement advocating for tackling harmful social and gender norms

79 countries have a strong social movement/s is advocating for tackling harmful social and gender norms, stereotypes and discriminatory practices that support the achievement of the transformative results

National mechanism to engage men's and boys' organizations

27 countries have a functional national mechanism to engage men's and boys' organizations/networks/ coalitions promoting positive masculinities that actively advocate for achieving the transformative results

Followed up on accepted recommendations

100 countries have followed up on accepted recommendations from international or regional human rights mechanisms related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence and harmful practices

Data on perceptions and attitudes related to gender norms and stereotypes

85 countries collected and reported nationally representative evidence on perceptions and attitudes related to gender norms and stereotypes

Data on sexual and reproductive health indicators as part of the national health information system

39 countries collected sexual and reproductive health indicators as part of the national health information system and made publicly available

Data on incidence of gender-based violence and harmful practices

35 countries collected, mapped and reported disaggregated data on the incidence of gender-based violence and harmful practices

Data to map geographic access to SRHR services

47 countries combined population and health sector data to map geographic access to services related to sexual reproductive health and reproductive rights

Data on key population data outputs

79 countries produced key population data outputs including sub-national population projections

Population situation analysis (PSA) on population changes

38 countries conducted population situation analysis (PSA) on population changes and diversity and the impact of mega-trends

Vulnerability assessments, mapping to mitigate to mitigate impact of natural disasters or humanitarian crises

47 countries conducted vulnerability assessments, mapping or similar evidence gathering to mitigate the potential impact of natural disasters or humanitarian crises on the achievement of the transformative results

Countries collected and used georeferenced census data

57 countries collected and used georeferenced census data

National CRVS strategic plan to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics systems

61 countries have a national CRVS strategic plan that has adopted a life-course approach to strengthened civil registration and vital statistics systems

Comprehensive sexuality education with international standards

51 countries operationalized in-school comprehensive sexuality education following international standard

Out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education with international standards

46 countries operationalized out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education following international technical and programme guidance

Engaged young people in climate change policies and programs.

65 countries involved adolescents and youth in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to climate change

Promoted youth-led innovative initiatives

81 countries promoted youth-led innovative initiatives, including digital solutions, for accelerating the achievement of the transformative results, with support from UNFPA

Technical notes
  • The results featured here are a selection of key results in line with indicators for the 2018-2021 UNFPA Strategic Plan. The selection reflects a majority of results achieved, but not all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.
  • The source of data for most country level indicators are the UNFPA country annual reports for the displayed year selected between 2018-2021, unless stated otherwise.
  • A majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries.
  • Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved within the 2018 and 2021 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected for display.
  • Countries marked ‘To Be Achieved’ have targeted the selected indicator during the 2018-2021 but were reportedly not achieved in the year selected for display.
  • Countries in gray marked ‘No UNFPA programme or data not reported’, could imply any of the following conditions:
    • The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA
    • The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2018-2021 period
    • UNFPA did not receive pertinent reported data for that country in the year selected for display

Notes for global highlights

  • Unintended pregnancies averted - estimates generated using the MSI impact 2.3 model, based on the procurement of reproductive health commodities
  • New HIV infections averted - estimates generated using impact models; not disaggregated by region or country level
  • Marginalized girls who benefited from life skills programmes - results reflect 2018 achievements only
  • Lives saved -
  • Maternal deaths averted - estimates generated using the MSI impact 2.3 model, based on the procurement of reproductive health commodities
  • Unsafe abortions averted - estimates generated using the MSI impact 2.3 model, based on the procurement of reproductive health commodities
  • Sexually transmitted infections averted -
  • Girls saved from female genital mutilation -
  • UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries in humanitarian or fragile settings
  • Pregnancies and deliveries by UNFPA-supported midwives
  • Percentage of population scheduled to be counted by 2020 and was counted -
  • Couple-years of protection for contraceptives procured by UNFPA - Global total amount only displayed in global highlights.
  • Women and young people reached with sexual and reproductive health services -
  • Women and girls living with obstetric fistula received treatment -
  • Women and girls who were subjected to violence accessed essential services -
  • Prevention/protection services related to child marriage - amounts reported by country offices.
  • Prevention/protection services related to female genital mutilation - amounts reported by country offices.
  • Disabled women and girls subjected to violence accessed essential services - amounts reported by country offices.
  • Advocacy platforms against gender norms - amounts reported by country offices.
  • Public declarations against harmful practices - These results capture the achievements of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

Notes for key results

  • Fistula repair surgeries supported by UNFPA: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Health service providers trained on the minimum initial service package: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Marginalized girls reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Communities that developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms that affect women and girls: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Women and girls who were offered prevention and/or protection services and care related to child, early and forced marriage in partnership with UNFPA: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Women and girls who were offered prevention and/or protection services and care related to female genital mutilation in partnership with UNFPA: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Communities which have made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Women and girls subjected to violence who were provided with access to essential services packages: Baseline not available; results achieved in 2018 only
  • Number of countries that have the capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP
  • Results achieved in 2018 only: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 8.2, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6 14.2

The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNFPA concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Due to coding limitations the wording across the indicators is standard, both in the global page and the individual country pages. The wording is applied homogeneously to all reporting offices and is by no means an endorsement or statement of recognition of sovereignty. A dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.

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