UNFPA Liberia Country Program
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This is a contribution of 63 million SEK to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the implementation of its country programme document for Liberia (CPD) covering the period 2020-2025. UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency with a mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every ...
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This is a contribution of 63 million SEK to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the implementation of its country programme document for Liberia (CPD) covering the period 2020-2025. UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency with a mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young people's potential is fulfilled. Sweden is a main funder of the work of UNFPA both globally and in Liberia. The UNFPA CPD for Liberia seeks to achieve four main priorities including sexual and reproductive health, adolescents and youth, gender equality and women's empowerment and population dynamics.
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Introduction: UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, during 2021, led efforts to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, and to help adolescents, youth and women realize their reproductive rights. UNFPA is supporting the Government of Liberia in efforts to end preventable maternal mortality, end unmet need for Family Planning and to end gender-based violence and harmful practices including female genital mutation (FGM) in Liberia. Liberia has seen some progress in guaranteeing equality between men and women through legislations and policies yet sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is still widely acknowledged to affect women and girls in schools, communities, homes, and workplaces. Gender inequalities are deeply entrenched in society, including stereotypes and prejudice against women and exclusion of women in decision-making. Violence against women and girls are prevalent in the society. Violence is manifested in the form of sexualized violence, domestic violence, sexual violence against minors. In addition, child marriage, sexual abuse, and traditional rites like female genital circumcision and forced child marriages are rife. In this context, UNFPA has reported important successes. For example, more than 400 000 individuals received sexual and reproductive health information and services, including family planning; -2,032 SGBV survivors were provided with medical, psychosocial, and protection services; furthermore, UNFPA supported commodity security for reproductive health commodities and contraceptives through procurement and distribution to the national reproductive health commodities supply chain system. As a result of its work, UNFPA estimated 60,630 unintended pregnancies were adverted; 257 maternal deaths were adverted, and an estimated 965 child deaths were averted. Other examples of results documented by UNFPA include: 1. Ending preventable maternal deaths Women of reproductive age constitute 24% of Liberia's population. But for many women and families, the joy of motherhood and the welcoming of a newborn can sometimes leave a bitter and an unforgettable experience as the death of women in childbirth remains one of the highest in the sub-region, with 742 women dying per 100,000 live births. This is an improvement from past years where the number of women dying per 100,000 live births was 1072. UNFPA implementation of maternal health interventions focused on improving access to skilled birth personnel and sexual reproductive information and services. UNFPA supported the in-service training of 35 skilled providers in emergency obstetrics and newborn care (EmONC) delivery; provided additional training to 1235 middle-level care providers in maternal and newborn healthcare delivery; a further 357 skilled birth personnel were mentored onsite by senior midwives in midwifery competencies at various health centers and 153 students from two midwifery training schools benefited from direct financial support. UNFPA's support to the training of midwives and obstetrics and newborn care technicians is having effect in reducing the high rate of maternal and neonatal deaths in Liberia. For example, UNFPA assisted with 40 successful fistula surgeries made possible by trained personnel. UNFPA has reported that 84% of women giving birth were attended to by trained birth attendants in 2021. UNFPA's support to midwifery and other training for health workers has contributed to increasing the percentage of women who were attended by trained personnel during and after labour which are important to helping Liberia make childbirth safe for women and girls. 2. Ending unmet need for family planning Family planning is central to gender equality and women's empowerment, and it is a critical factor in reducing poverty as such UNFPA continued to support the Ministry of Health of Liberia to ensure the availability of family planning services for all women and girls. In this regard, UNFPA procured and distributed $1.2 million worth of reproductive health commodities representing 49% of public sector family planning needs and contraceptives through the National Medicines distribution mechanism. UNFPA made the following interventions in 2021 regarding increasing access for women and girls to contraceptives supplies and services: 515 603 reproductive health commodities were procured and distributed nationwide through health facilities; in addition, community-based distribution reached 105 362 women and girls with contraceptives supplies and services. To increase the outreach in communities in rural, difficult to reach terrains, UNFPA increased the role of Community Health Assistants in the delivery of self-injectables such as the DMPA-SC/sayanaPress administration. Injectables were the most utilized contraceptive methods amongst women and girls. As a result of this work, UNFPA reached a total 419,983 people with family planning information and services contributed to an estimated 60,630 unintended pregnancies averted; 25,111 abortions averted; 257 maternal deaths averted; 13,854 Maternal Disability-adjusted life years (DALVs) averted; and 149,374 Total Couple Year Protection (CVP) were generated through UNFPA's procurement. 3. Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices Gender-based violence remained prevalent in Liberian society. Harmful cultural practices are deeply entrenched and undermine efforts at achieving gender equality. Prevalent harmful practices include FGM and early marriages. UNFPA estimates that 38% of women and girls between the ages 18-49 were subjected to FGM. UNFPA estimates a high prevalence of domestic violence affecting women and girls: 53.8% between the ages 15-19 and 66.8% between the ages 20-24. UNFPA supported the provision of quality services at 12 one-stop centers, 5 safe homes, 2 integrated health facilities, peace huts, and social coping spaces. The services included: clinical management of rape, psychosocial counseling and referral prevention of unplanned pregnancies, prevention of STls and HIV/AIDS, protection of survivors, supply of dignity kits, and access to Justice. As a result of this work, 2032 SGBV survivors accessed integrated gender-based violence services, including medical and psychosocial support from the 12 one-stop-centers. In addition, 130 survivors of Sexual and gender-based violence received emergency protection and psychosocial counseling services at various Safe Homes supported by UNFPA.
Outcome 1: Sexual and reproductive health Women, adolescents and youth especially marginalized and furthest behind, have improved access to quality gender-responsive, comprehensive and integrated SRHRs information and services, including family planning and STIs/HIV and in humanitarian settings. Outcome 2: Adolescents and youth Adolescents and youth, including the marginalized, youth with disabilities and those furthest behind, have skills and knowledge to claim and make informed choices about their SRHR and well-being, including in humanitarian settings. Outcome 3: Gender equality and women's empowerment Strengthened national capacity to advance gender equality, prevent and respond to gender-based violence and harmful practices, and promote women and girls' empowerment, including in humanitarian settings. Outcome 4: Population dynamics Enhanced capacities of the national statistics system to produce and use disaggregated population data to inform policy decision-making and development programming, including in humanitarian situations.
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