The Communications Plan for Engaging Men and Boys to End VAWG In Central Asia provides recommendations on how to develop effective communications strategies and activities engaging men and boys in preventing VAWG. The Communications Plan is based on promising advocacy and campaign practices for engaging men and boys in gender equality, as well as findings from the UNFPA Situational Analysis of Men and Gender Equalit...

Gender-equitable men support gender-equitable futures. Engaging men and boys in promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a critical priority of the Spotlight Initiative.1 The Spotlight Initiative is a global initiative of the United Nations which has received generous support from the European Union. It aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women and...

Kazakhstan’s 2025 Health Development Policy prioritizes strengthening youth-friendly health centres (YFHCs). A package of new regulations was developed and centred on increasing coverage and access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. With support from the United Nations Population Fund, the Ministry of Health also created a legal framework, developed clinical and operational standards, institutionalized YH...