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United Nations Population Fund Country Programme Document for India
The proposed ninth country programme (2018-2022) of the UNFPA responds to the national priorities articulated by the National Institution for Transforming India. It will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the unfinished agenda of the International Conference on Population and Development, and is aligned with the priorities of the United Nations Sustainable Development Framework 2018-2022.
Ensuring Well-being of Our Elders: Pointers for Action
Population ageing is an inevitable and irreversible demographic reality resulting from declining fertility, reduction in mortality and increasing survival at older ages - all of which are positive indicators of development. The shift in the age structure from young to old is the hallmark of demographic transition.
Medical Examination of Survivors / Victims of Sexual Violence: A Handbook for Medical Officers
This compilation is an outcome of a series of capacity building programs on Health sector response to violence against women and medico-legal care of survivors of sexual violence, organized for Civil Surgeons, Medical Superintendents and Gynaecologists from District and Sub- District hospitals of Maharashtra conducted by UNFPA in collaboration with Public Health Department and National Health Mission, Government of Maharashtra. The handbook provides a step by step detail on how a woman survivor/victim of sexual violence should be examined and evidence collected. The compilation will be useful to medical professionals for examining survivors/victims of sexual violence. It will also prove useful for hospital administrators. It is to be used together with the MOHFW Guidelines and Protocols for medico-legal care for survivors/victims of sexual violence, 2014.
Caring for Our Elders : Early Responses India Ageing Report 2017
This report takes stock of ageing situation in India, some of the concerns and policy and programmatic responses. It also presents good case studies and practices on elderly care across states.
The report starts with outlaying the demographic, demographic and socio-economic status of the elderly, which include work force participation, income security, living arrangements, health status, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated services and cost issues, disability, gender concerns and some key concerns in accessing social welfare services especially those meant for the elderly. The analysis highlights the vulnerability faced by the elderly (particularly the large proportion of widowed women). Poor health and morbidity due to increasing NCDs is one of the concerns. The challenge lies for the society and government to reduce vulnerability and improve overall well-being of the elderly.
Sex Ratio at Birth - The role of Gender, Class and Education
The causes of Gender Biased Sex Selection (GBSS) are well known. However, the unfolding consequences of this harmful practice are still being studied. We are thankful to the UNFPA India Country Office for having agreed to our proposal to research three themes focusing on the correlates and consequences of GBSS. These themes focus on: the role of class and education in explaining India’s gender imbalance trajectory, the present and future contours of the marriage squeeze, and the relationship between crime rates and sex ratio imbalances. Bringing together quantitative and qualitative data, the three papers shed light on hitherto unexplored dimensions of the GBSS phenomenon.
Sex Ratio Imbalances and Marriage Squeeze in India: 2000–2050
Sex Ratio Imbalances and Crime Rates - Technical Report
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by Medical Professionals During Medical Examination of Survivors and Accused of Sexual Violence
This compilation is an outcome of a series of capacity building programs on Health sector response to violence against women and medico-legal care of survivors of sexual violence, organized for Civil Surgeons, Medical Superintendents and Gynecologists from District and Sub District hospitals of Maharashtra conducted by UNFPA in collaboration with Public Health Department and National Health Mission, Government of Maharashtra. In this document, questions raised during the training programs have been compiled. The compilation will be useful to medical professionals for examining survivors and accused of sexual violence. It will also prove useful for hospital administrators. It is to be used together with the MOHFW Guidelines and Protocols for medico- legal care for survivors/victims of sexual violence, 2014.
Evaluation Of UNFPA Support To The Prevention, Response To And Elimination Of Gender-Based Violence, And Harmful Practices
This country note for India is one of four field-based case studies intended to inform a global thematic assessment of UNFPA’s support to the prevention, response to and elimination of GBV, including harmful practices, within both development and humanitarian settings. The overall evaluation will inform the implementation of the next UNFPA strategic cycle (2018-2021) through assessing and identifying key strategic positions, gaps and opportunities for UNFPA’s work in this area, gathering lessons learned, capturing good practices and generating knowledge from past and current cooperation focusing on the period 2012-2017.
Towards Change InfoKit for Health Care Providers to respond to Gender Based Violence
This Info kit includes key information that a service provider will need to know to enable him/her to respond effectively to violence as a public health issue. The kit also provides FAQs related to service provider role under relevant laws like domestic violence or POCSO and also elaborates on the MOHFW’s guidelines on responding to sexual violence and what it entails.