UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and UN Women are joining forces to launch a new programme that will improve the quality of and access to essential services that respond to the needs of women and girls subjected to violence.

The four-year Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence aims to reach global consensus on standards and guidelines for delivering quality essential services, providing technical advice to implement them, and building the capacity of service providers to deliver them….

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