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pacific young people’s SRHR factsheet
Published in 2014
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In the Pacific region 56% of the population is under the age of 25. Pacific young people have diverse needs, opportunities and experiences, living as they do across 20,000 islands around the Pacific ocean. This dynamic group of young people live in urban and rural areas, on remote islands and in large cities. They have […]
arrow for change – eliminating violence against women through health services
Published in 2002
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Violence against women (VAW) in the forms of domestic violence, coercive sex, rape and trafficking in women, remains common in the lives of many Asian and Pacific women, seriously affecting their physical and psycho-social health. The prevalence of domestic violence, for example, ranges from 16 per cent in the Philippines to 67 per cent in […]
arrow for change – addressing rape: the urgency of action
Published in 1998
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Incest, coerced pregnancy, mass rape, ethnic cleansing, forced prostitution, date rape, marital rape, gang rape, rape in conflict situations and rape as a weapon of war- are not about violent sex but power or sexual violence. That one out of every five women is a survivor of rape constitutes the prevalence of rape globally, and […]