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Engaging police and legal actors
Overview Due to cultural conceptions of honour and lack of awareness, gender-based violence is rarely reported in Afghanistan. Even when it is, police officials are often dismissive, unwilling to... Read more
Involving the health sector
Overview A UNFPA-commissioned assessment of services for survivors of gender-based violence in Nangahar, Bamiyan and Kabul provinces found that health care facilities are often the only option for... Read more
Preventing child marriage
Overview Child marriages are illegal but widespread in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s minimum age of marriage for girls is 16 or 15 well below the internationally recommended standard of 18. They mainly... Read more
Gender-based violence
Overview Gender-based violence is a pervasive problem in Afghanistan. It stems from the complex inequalities and cultural practices which, when aligned with poverty and lack of awareness,... Read more
Press Centre
Press releases 08/02/2015 Reproductive health, youth empowerment, gender-based violence and accurate population data, Government and UNFPA priorities for the next five years 18/01/... Read more
Strengthening youth participation and leadership
UNFPA strengthens representation from youth networks in government policy dialogue, including in committees and consultations. UNFPA helps to institutionalize the involvement of youth organizations... Read more
Strengthening youth participation and leadership
UNFPA strengthens representation from youth networks in government policy dialogue, including in committees and consultations. UNFPA helps to institutionalize the involvement of youth organizations... Read more
UNFPA: Linking population, policies and development
Overview Accurate information on population trends is essential for sound policies which affect the daily lives and wellbeing of millions in Afghanistan. Only with solid population data, such as... Read more
Supporting data-based decision-making
By working with parliamentarians, UNFPA brings attention to, and understanding of, the need for using high quality population data. In Afghanistan, where the first crucial steps have been taken to... Read more
Data for development and planning
It has been a UNFPA priority since 2010 to provide funding, equipment, capacity building and technical support in planning, collecting, analysing and processing survey and Geographical Information... Read more