Publications: Sexual and reproductive health and rights

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) serves as a cornerstone in global health advocacy, with a focus on advancing the health...

Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a Lancet Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed...

Interventions that improve women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (WCAH) and well-being and address inequalities have a ripple...

This Financial Report provides information on the budget and finances in 2023 for the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH). Section...

The 77th World Health Assembly saw the passing of the historic resolution, “Accelerate progress towards reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality...

Millions of women, children and adolescents continue to die from preventable, treatable causes, while many more are threatened by the ongoing polycrisis...

The health of women, children and adolescents (WCAH) was high on the agenda of the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva (WHA77), Switzerland, during 27...

Worldwide, the climate is changing and affecting the health and well-being of children in many ways. In this review, we provided an overview of how climate...

Climate change represents a fundamental threat to human health, with pregnant women and newborns being more susceptible than other populations. In this...

Climate change is transforming all aspects of life on earth, including human life. This issue of the journal includes three articles summarising the available...

The purpose of this document is to request Member States to support the inclusion of language in the Summit of the Future’s outcome documents, emphasizing...

The 77th World Health Assembly (#WHA77) will take place from the 27 May to 1 June 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. As the health community meets at WHA77,...

OVID-19 demonstrated the devasta5ng impacts health crises can have on our world. The Summit of the Future must priori5ze health and well-being for all,...

PMNCH is the world’s largest alliance for the health, well-being, and rights of women, children, and adolescents, leaving no one behind. It mobilizes,...

This document sets out the PMNCH 2024-25 Workplan and Budget. The workplan was originally developed and approved by the PMNCH Executive Committee in March...

In pursuit of accelerating progress towards reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality, urgent and sustainable investment in primary health services...

By Blanca Anton, Soledad Cuevas, Mark Hanson, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Etienne V Langlois, Domenico Gerardo Iaia, Guilia Gasparri, Jospehine BorghiWomen,...

By Josephine Borghi, Soledad Cuevas Garcia-Dorado, Blanca Anton, Domenico Gerardo, Giulia Gasparri, Mark Hanson, Agnès Soucat, Flavia Bustreo...

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is a diverse region comprising 21-member states and occupied Palestinian...

At the 78th United Nations General Assembly, world leaders, including young leaders, will discuss the need to accelerate action on the 2030 Agenda for...

2022 was about resilience and the determination of the PMNCH community in the face of unprecedented challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, and climate...

Decades of progress in improving women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (WCAH) are now under threat of reversal due to the triple...

PMNCH’s 2021 to 2025 Strategy guides the partnership’s work towards improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and adolescents (WCA)....

The Council was established in late 2020 by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General, WHO) to provide new economic thinking – reassessing...

Robust health systems that provide essential health services for women, children, and adolescents can only function with adequate, skilled health workers....

The 76th World Health Assembly (#WHA76) opens on Sunday, May 21, 2023. This annual gathering brings together government delegations and other key development...

In the latest policy brief – on the value of health for all – the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All proposes three key objectives...

The year 2015 saw the launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, followed shortly thereafter by the 2016–2030 Global Strategy for Women’s,...

A key lesson of the COVID pandemic is that future preparedness critically depends on strengthening public sector capacity and budgets. International...

PMNCH is the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being.Our vision is a world in which...

By IFPRITwo years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by this global crisis continue to evolve....

By GAINThis press release shines light on the growing nutrition crises in light of the Ukrainian crisis and COVID-19 and calls for five urgent actions...

Approaching Implementation of Respectful Maternity Care in Humanitarian Settings written by the IAWG Maternal and Newborn Health Sub-Working...

Women and children bear a substantial burden of the impact of conflict and instability. The number of people living in humanitarian and fragile settings...

By WHOThis blog looks at the approach Sudan took to provide mental health support despite the COVID-19 pandemic and an influx of refugees from Ethiopia.More...

By UnicefThis appeal highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on refugee children including the limited access to educational and healthcare services. It addresses...

By UnicefThis appeal highlights the effect of the ongoing crises on children of Haiti. It addresses a proposed strategy to respond to the situations; and...

By International Peace InstituteThis article showcases how community providers delivered services for people affected by gender-based violence in conflict...

The new WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All recognizes that health and economies are deeply intertwined. Indeed, economic development could...

By UNHCRThis guidance document provides recommendations on how to prioritize essential healthcare services in refugee communities during COVID-19.More...

By OCHAThis document highlights the situation of internally displaced people in Haiti. It addresses the challenges that they have been facing, including...

By World VisionThis report pairs data from World Vision’s Youth Healthy Behaviour Survey with global literature to better understand the conditions...

By IOMThis situation report addresses the COVID-19 WASH response of IOM in South Sudan. The WASH response aimed to ensure that refugees in camps receive...

As part of a series that discusses key findings and recommendations from the BRANCH Consortium’s research on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child...

As part of a series that discusses key findings and recommendations from the BRANCH Consortium’s research on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child...

As part of a series that discusses key findings and recommendations from the BRANCH Consortium’s research on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child...

By WHOThis guidance document aims to highlight the key factors that should be taken into consideration to ensure a safe return to schools by refugee children...

By Mercy CorpsThis document addresses the response of Mercy Corps towards COVID-19 Wash challenges in different countries around the world. Mercy corps...

By OHCHR & Global Migration GroupThis document highlights the rights that migrants should have globally and stresses on the importance of ensuring...

By FAO and ECLACThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the difficulties cities face in managing crises that are exacerbated by population density and...

By OCHA  This briefing note describes the situation of the COVID-19 restrictions on refugees in non-settlement and settlement contexts, as well as...

By The Global FundThis document showcases the response of Eswatini civil society and community organizations to the COVID-19 pandemic.More information

By IAWGThe Toolkit’s vision is for all adolescents to exercise making informed and autonomous decisions about their sexual and reproductive health...

By WHO EMROThis document provides an overview of the COVID-19 response of the department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse of the Ministry of Health...

By WFP This situation report highlights the impact of the economic crisis in Jordan and Lebanon, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic on the refugee...

By UNHCR In this document, UNHCR and the UN refugee agency are advocating for countries to remove barriers that limit the access of COVID-19 vaccines...

By Save the ChildrenThis article emphasizes on the importance of including domestic violence and gender-based violence in the response plan for COVID-19...

By UNHCRThis Q&A highlights the key aspects of vaccines rollout in relation to the refugee community. It answers questions related to the challenges...

By WFPThis document highlights the role of nutrition and food security in social protection. It addresses the effect of COVID-19 on nutrition and food...

By UNRWAThis document highlights the continued provision of health services for Palestinian refugees in the west bank that UNRWA provided with the help...

By UNHCRThis guidance document provides recommendations on how to prioritize essential healthcare services in refugee communities during COVID-19.More...

By UNHCR In this document, UNHCR and the UN refugee agency are calling for immediate support for the COVAX initiative which aims at reaching universal...

Adolescents are disproportionately affected in humanitarian and fragile settings, where they will often find themselves in high-risk situations and may...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on people everywhere, but with divergent impacts across the life-course. Although mortality and morbidity...

By PAHO, WHO Americas and UNAIDSThis document provides guidance to increase healthcare coverage and equity in health service distribution to refugees and...

By UNHCRThis document highlights key messages on the impact of COVID-19 on refugee women and what can be done to protect women's health during COVID-19.More...

By WHOThis document addresses the different challenges that refugees are facing due to COVID-19 which include the lack of access to health facilities and...

There is a clear and growing need to address the impact of conflict on women, newborns, children, and adolescents. In particular, there is a need to better...

Several new and recently updated resources that are available in the public domain address different aspects of selecting and implementing interventions...

The nature of war and conflict has changed over the past decades. Conflict now spans across country borders, with many having complex international affiliations...

The existing evidence base from which conflictspecific guidance on delivering WCH interventions could be derived is limited and must be strengthened...

There are huge challenges in providing health services in conflict settings, mainly due to the changing nature of conflict, the extent and number of...

By WHOThis Q&A addressed frequently asked questions about health care workers' infection prevention and control during the pandemic.More information

COVID-19 has had a severe negative impact on vulnerable refugee, internally displaced, and migrant children. UNICEF calls on governments and policy makers...

This guidance document addresses the key aspects to consider while planning a safe and equitable return to school for displaced children.Produced by: UNHCRLearn...

By WHOThis document provides an overview of the COVID-19 situation in the Americas with a focus on infections among the healthcare workers. It also presents...

By Voices of youthThe COVID-19 academic disruption is an opportunity to rebuild more resilient Sudanese educational systems which should also focus on...

By ICRCThis document describes the challenges faced when addressing violence against women in armed conflict areas and advocates for ways the international...

By UNRWAThis document highlights the impact of COVID-19 on survivors of gender-based violence, specifically domestic violence. The document discusses the...

By UNThis article sheds the light on rising health issue which is the conflict-related sexual violence during COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the survivors.More...

By UN WomenThis article explains how UN Women team adapted their services to victims of gender-based violence in the times of COVID-19 pandemic.More information

By UN womenThrough the story of a GBV survivor in Kenya, UN Women illustrates the aim of their programmes. They aim at tackling GBV and support victims...

By UNICEFThis document describes the impact that COVID-19 has had on many children in the MENA region and highlights key strategies that UNICEF will take...

By Insecurity InsightThis advocacy document gives an overview of the effect that COVID-19 had on the safety and security of health workers in conflict...

By IRCIn this article IRC shed lights on Gender-based violence and sexual violence as an urgent health concern to be addressed especially in countries...

By UnicefUNICEF conducted telephone surveys with nearly 7000 households in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Syria, and Tunisia to better understand...

By Girls Not BridesThe COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare the precarious reality of Latin America and Caribbean. In this lived experience piece, the author...

By WBGWomen, children and adolescents living in humanitarian setting have been increasingly vulnerable with the spread of the pandemic in conflict affected...

This document addresses how the pandemic impacted food security and livelihoods of refugees and migrants and how these concerns in turn play a driving...

The following document summarizes and analyzes the strategies and practices that are being employed to support the more marginalized young learners including...

This policy dialogue identifies the main outcomes of policies applied in the sub-region of Southeast Asia and provided policy advice and recommendations...

By IRCThis document highlights IRC's response to COVID-19 in different contexts and countries. More information

By Action against HungerThis is a summary of a letter that was written to UN agencies urging them to provide more funding for nutrition and food security...

By Save the ChildrenWhile COVID-19 is a current threat to child education and other essential rights, climate change will remain a threat after the pandemic...

By WHO, ILO, FAO, IFADThis article shows the impact of COVID-19 on people's livelihood, health, and food systems globally and advocates for seeing this...

By Save the ChildrenThe Sahel Region currently faces an unprecedented crisis as escalating violence, rising levels of food insecurity, continued displacement,...

By UNICEFThis page discusses UNICEF's initiatives in Mozambique that continue to support forcibly displaced populations and address their health and nutrition...

By Save the ChildrenThis article describes the effect of COVID-19 in increasing the number of child marriages and child pregnancies and advocates for steps...

By UNESCOUNESCO is partnering with UNOCHA to facilitate the access to remote learning for marginalized students in Iraq by providing training for teachers...

By Save the childrenThis article describes the food security/nutrition situation in Syria and highlights some intiatives that Save the Children has done...

In accordance with Executive Board decision EB132(10) (2013), the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board periodically reviews...

By WHOThis news piece discusses the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on women, children, and adolescents in fragile settings More information

By UnicefThe youth and adolescents of the UNICEF-supported youth center in As-Sweida in Syria, are roaming the streets of the city sanitizing the public...

By UNHCRThe current pandemic has made the educational gap for refugee children wider and academic services less accessible. This UNHCR report calls for...

By UNICEFThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of refugee children. This Press release discusses the case of Rohingya refugee children's...

By UNFPAThis news-story provides information on UNFPA's response to COVID-19 in Haiti and the initiatives that have been done by the organization to ensure...

By UNThis press release portrays how the UN Women Palestine and CARE International partnered with Nisaa FM to broadcast a radio show discussing the role...

By Save the ChildrenIn 2020, COVID-19 became a new hazard for the lives of humanitarian health workers in conflict-affected contexts other than the military...

By UN WomenThis policy brief advocates for different interventions to better respond for women's health, livelihoods, and bodily integrity during COVID-19. More...

By UNHCRThe guidelines below aim at ensuring the continuation of learning of refugees and children living in conflict zones through supporting students,...

By UNICEFThis Q&A provides answers from a UNICEF Sudan nutrition expert on breastfeeding during COVID-19.More information

By FAOUNFPA is working with governments and partners to respond to the essential needs of women and girls of reproductive age who are affected by the COVID-19...

By UNFPAUNFPA addressed various questions regarding COVID-19 including a question on how the pandemic will affect low-income countries and those affected...

By World Vision This post describes the impact that COVID-19 has on children at risk in fragile & displacement contexts. It proposes 8 reflections/considerations...

By UNESCWAThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the inequalities that Arab youth experience, especially those living in low-income, and conflict affected...

By Early Childhood Peace ConsortiumThis document provides recommendations on how stakeholders can continue to support migrant and refugee children during...

By Compact for Young People in Humanitarian ActionThe Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action is committed to mitigating and responding to this...

By UNICEFGIGA is an initiative created by UNICEF and ITU aiming to connect all schools to the Internet to provide youth with information, opportunity,...

By UNHCRThis document highlights UNHCR's response to COVID-19 in different countries and discusses how they have supported children during this period. More...

This document discusses the impact of school closures on the curricula and the educational staff, the methods for evaluating academic progress and highlights...

By UnicefThe Red Cross Society youth volunteers are reaching remote communities in Micronesia to spread awareness on prevention and hygiene practices such...

By UNICEFThis page provides answers to commonly asked questions on the state of malnutrition and food security during the pandemic in West Darfur.More...

By Health policy Watch- Independent Global Health Reporting  This article emphasizes on the rise of the number of health care worker infections in...

By WHOIn Africa, healthcare workers are at an increased risk of infection due to heavy workloads, shortage of PPE, lack of COVID-19 management and prevention...

By Save the ChildrenThis document outlines the consequences the pandemic had on children and youth's lives and aims at highlighting the key ways that governments...

By FAOThere are 476 million indigenous peoples around the world, constituting 6.2 percent of the global population and, according to different sources,...

By UNICEF, WFP, World Bank, UNHCRThis document includes different experiences from various countries with school re-opening during COVID-19.More information

By UNFPAThis article by UNFPA shows the response of UNFPA teams in safeguarding health and rights of women in different setting through COVID-19 pandemic....

This guide provides tips for governments to take into consideration when preparing their response to COVID-19. Their responses must ensure the inclusion...

By UnicefThe UNICEF-supported center for youth and adolescents in Jaramana, Damascus offers youth life skills workshops and vocational trainings. The COVID-19...

By UnicefMigrant, refugee, returnee and internally displaced children not only experience the direct and immediate impacts of COVID-19 and its socioeconomic...

By UNCT MyanmarThis article discusses the work that UNICEF and the Government of Myanmar have done to maintain essential child health and nutrition services...

By United NationsThis policy brief highlights the challenges faced by refugees, including vulnerable women, children and adolescents, during the COVID-19...

By UnicefAs a national lockdown was enforced in Uganda, The Straight Talk Foundation, has shifted its awareness program to the radio, where junior journalists...

By UNFPAThis article describes the UNFPA initiative in Benin and Guinea, to minimize the risk of contracting COVID-19 in a reproductive health center....

By IASCThis guidance document provides managers and coordinators of MHPSS programs with steps to adapt their services to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Page 26-28) More...

By UNICEFThis briefing note describes the main challenges in providing essential healthcare services to pregnant women, mothers, and newborns during COVID-19,...

By UNAIDSThis conference room paper presents examples of specific actions by the Joint Programmed to mitigate the risks the COVID-19 pandemic poses to...

By UnicefThe government of Nigeria and UNICEF initiated the COVID-19 innovation challenge, a platform that provides awareness to youth and adolescents...

By Jayathma WickramanayakeFor many of us, these past months of quarantine have been very difficult. The stress and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

By UNFPAThis article shows how UNFPA adapted their interventions to continue to provide mental health and psychosocial support to the Yemenis population...

By UNICEFCOVID-19 pandemic has hit Lebanon during a time of great instability, with adverse impact on not only the physical health but also mental health...

By UNESCWAThe COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the inequalities that young individuals living in Arab countries experience, especially low-income and conflict...

This Policy brief provides governments and stakeholders with practical guidance for an improved understanding of safe and inclusive access to services...

By UnicefMore information

By Afghanistan Public Health InstituteThis policy brief includes recommendations on how the healthcare authorities in Afghanistan can continue to improve...

By UNWomenThis guidance documents highlights the emerging impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers and recommends in the context of the economic...

By Save the childrenThis document outlines the impact of the pandemic on the lives of children in Africa and youth including internally displaced and migrant...

By UnicefYoung entrepreneurs in Madagascar are contributing to their communities through initiatives to compensate the limited availability of hygiene...

By UNFPAThis article describes the impact that COVID-19 has had on sexual reproductive health services and women residing in Palestine.More information

By UNFPAThe COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions has further aggravated women and young girls' lack of access to sanitation and hygiene products in conflict...

By UnicefThis document highlights issues relating to prevention and response programming for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups (CAAFAG)...

By McKinsey & CompanyThis document outlines a framework to guide governments in setting up a short-term response while considering Africa’s deep-rooted...

By Action Against Hunger, ILO, IOM, IRC, IFRC, OCHA, UNHCR, Save the children, UNICEF, IRISH AID, World Vision, WFP, FAO, OXFAM, MERCY CORPS, CRS, and...

By Plan international   This resource investigates the effects of COVID-19 on girls' and young women's education, livelihoods, violence and sexual...

By UNFPAUNFPA responded to GBV incidents in Sudan in the time of COVID-19 pandemic through working closely with the community and raising awareness about...

By UnicefThis news story highlights the exacerbated vulnerability of the internally displaced children and youth during the pandemic in terms of access...

By UNESCOThe Palestinian ministry of education released an e-learning portal to provide distance learning for children during school closures. Although...

By WHO, UNFPA, Save the Children, Health Sector Cox's BazarThis document provides recommendations on how to ensure the provision of essential maternal...

By Save the childrenThis document sheds light on the situation that Somalia is facing with regards to access to essential health and nutrition services...

By IASCThis guide provides practical advice on taking care on one’s mental health, communicating with empathy, and helping people suffering from...

By UNICEFMaintaining proper nutrition is essential for a child's growth and development. This page provides key messages on how to ensure that children...

By UNFPAUNFPA has been working on increasing funds to support the Yemeni healthcare facilities and maintain the provision of essential health services...

By UNHCRThis document highlights the concerns of UNHCR towards the impact of heavy flooding, economic crisis and conflict in Somalia on the internally...

By WHOThis Interim Guidance outlines addresses key public health and social measures that should be taken into consideration to reduce the risk of COVID-19...

This brief provides recommendations on how to maintain essential HIV services during COVID-19, including funding and prioritizing these services (page...

By Global Nutrition ClusterThis document provides guidance on how to adapt core nutrition cluster coordination functions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

By WHOThis document provides guidance on how to maintain essential healthcare and nutrition services during COVID-19 and highlights the importance of these...

By Doctors without BordersThis document highlights the situation in refugee camps in Myanmar, specifically the challenges related to COVID-19, including...

The following briefing paper, addresses the impact that the pandemic had on schools and students in the UK. It also focuses on the considerations to follow...

By UnicefThis document contains quick tips for decision-makers and practitioners working on the response to the COVID-19 crisis in countries with migrant,...

By Health System GlobalThis blog discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health workers with a specific focus on fragile...

By Plan InternationalThe COVID-19 outbreak will deeply affect the environment in which children and young people grow and develop, from the earliest years...

By UNDPThis document presents the national socio-economic response plan to protect the needs and rights of people living under the threat of the COVID-19...

By WHOThis interim guidance addresses recommendations for refugee and migrants’ inclusion in national response plans as part of comprehensive efforts...

By UNHCRThis document highlights the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers in west and central Africa. It also addresses the challenges faced...

By UNFPAThis article by UNFPA advocates for raising more funds to support humanitarian settings during COVID-19. Women and girls in these settings are...

By UNODCThis document shows parents or other caregivers in refugee settings how to help children take care of their mental health during COVID-19. It provides...

By Global Nutrition Cluster, UNICEFThis statement calls on stakeholders and countries to acknowledge children affected by children as high risk groups...

By OHCHRThis guidance document highlights the challenges faced by migrants and internally displaced population when it comes to accessing healthcare such...

By Global Protection Cluster and Inter-Agency Standing CommitteeThis brief offers guidance for non-GBV specialist actors working in humanitarian contexts...

By WHO, UNFPA, UNICEFThis document provides guidance on how countries can maintain essential maternal, child, and adolescent health services during the...

This context-specific piece addresses the main measures conducted at the ministerial level to maintain the continuity of education in sub-Saharan African....

By Ministry of Health Republic of LiberiaThis report presents an action plan with strategies and recommendations focusing on infection prevention...

This guidance document highlights key interventions at policy, financial and service level to maintain essential SRHR.Produced by: FIGOLearn more

By IOMThis news story highlights the need for need for food, emergency shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, health and psychosocial...

By UNHCRThis guidance provides recommendations on infection prevention strategies in Lebanon that should be implemented in crowded settings including informal...

By IASC, IFRC, IOM, UNHCR, WHOThis Interim Guidance document addresses specific needs and other considerations required in humanitarian situations such...

By IASC, IFRC, IOM, UNHCR, WHOThis guidance provides recommendations for scaling up COVID-19 responses in humanitarian and fragile settings. (Please look...

By UNHCR, WFP, WHO, UNICEF  This resource provides recommendations, tailored to the African context, on breastfeeding during COVID-19.More information

By Global Nutrition Cluster, UNICEF, World Vision, Emergency Nutrition Network, technical rapid response teamThis guidance provides recommendations on...

By UNICEFThis article highlights the importance of providing food and nutrition aid in Yemen during the pandemic due to high malnutrition rates and famine.More...

By CareThe paper explores a range of potential implications including: disruption to development and humanitarian programmes that support women and girls;...

This contextualized document summarizes Shanghai's response in the academic sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. It addresses the governmental policies,...

This Field Guide is a companion to the Inter-agency Field Manual on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (2018), providing information...