HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH DURING November 2017
This was Dr. Kanem’s first official visit to Jordan and the Middle East, since becoming the fifth UNFPA Executive Director on 3 October.
Launching Strategy to Address the Needs of Syrian Adolescent Girls in Syria
The Strategy to Address the Needs of Syrian Adolescent Girls in Syria was launched in the presence of representatives from United Nations agencies, international and local organizations, donors, partners and media.
The strategy to address the needs of adolescent girls in Syria aims to generate more knowledge on the needs of and differential impact of programming on adolescent girls, improve access to both reproductive health and gender-based violence services as well as to engage the entire development and humanitarian community in considering the needs of adolescent girls.
The launch came within the context of the 16 days of activism to raise awareness of the global epidemic of violence against women and girls
