March 2018 – During conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies, sexual and reproductive health needs must not be overlooked. It is essential to ensure life-saving interventions as related to reproductive health services, HIV infection, and protection from and response to sexual and gender-based violence, GAC support to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) supports vulnerable people, particularly women and girls by providing: (1) emergency obstetric care and sexual and reproductive health services; (2) protection from and response to gender-based violence; and (3) health services, equipment and medication, dignity kits and reproductive health kits.
The expected immediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased capacity to prevent and address gender-based violence; and (2) strengthened capacities to provide high-quality, integrated information and services for family planning, comprehensive maternal health, sexually transmitted infection and HIV, that are responsive to emergencies. The expected ultimate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people, especially women and children.
