This Field note highlights the significant underrepresentation of women in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector workforce in Vietnam, particularly in leadership roles. It notes that only 1...
The document discusses UNICEF’s efforts to achieve gender parity in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) workforce. Despite progress, women remain underrepresented, particularly in senior roles. ...
UNICEF Spotlight Report on the Youth Aware initiative in Brazil. Youth Aware is a partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, to transform the approach to HIV and STI prevention and treatment f...
Oxygen is a life-saving medicine for the treatment of respiratory conditions, including in newborns and children. For example, in 2019, an estimated 7 million children under the age of five were admit...
In Guinea-Bissau, over 400,000 girls and women have undergone FGM. Overall, 52 per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years have been subjected to the practice. The SDG target of eliminating FGM by...
This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of maternal, newborn and infant care while protecting mother and child and health care p...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights. Every girl and woman has the right to be protected from this harmful practice, a manifestation of entrenched gender inequality with deva...
This series of cross-sectional studies explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand- and supply-side factors affecting maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) service utilization in Kenya...
Attention to gender equality in WASH programming can positively impact water, sanitation and hygiene outcomes. This field note explores the gender elements of the UNICEF ASWA (Acceleration of Sanitati...