UNFPA's gender-based violence response to the Syria crisis UNFPA :s köns-relaterat våld respons för Syrienkrisen UNFPA is applying for support from Sida for a program delivering reproductive health, promoting sexual and reproductive health, preventing and adressing gender-based violence in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey in 2019-2020. The application covers SEK 120,000,000 distributed over 2 years, SEK 60,000,000 each for 2019 and 2020. The objectives of the program are as follows:

1. Increase the availability of and access to specialized reproductive health and gender-based violence services;
2. Increase the social safety nets for women and girls and youth;
3. Challenge negative social norms that limit the empowerment of women and girls;
4. Ensure a coordinated and integrated multi-sectoral gender-based violence response in the impacted area.

The program is implemented by UNFPA's local offices in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, in collaboration with a large number of implementing partners. UNFPA's regional office in Cairo is Sida's agreement partner. Sida has previously provided support to UNFPA for a similar program with positive experiences. UNFPA ansöker om stöd från Sida till ett program som omfattar reproduktiv hälsa, främjar sexuella och reproduktiva rättigheter, förebygger och hanterar köns-relaterat våld i Jordanien, Libanon, Syrien och Turkiet i 2019-2020. Ansökan omfattar 120.000.000 SEK fördelat på 2 år, 60.000.000 SEK vardera för 2019 och 2020. Målen för programmet är följande:

1. Öka tillgången till specialiserade tjänster för reproduktiv hälsa och könsbaserat våld,
2. Stärkta sociala skyddsnät för kvinnor, flickor och ungdomar,
3. Utmana negativa sociala normer som begränsar kvinnors och flickors rättigheter och
4. Säkerställa ett samordnat och integrerat svar mot könsbaserat våld i de påverkade områdena

Programmet genomförs av UNFPAs lokala kontor  i Syrien, Jordanien, Libanon och Turkiet i samarbete med ett stort antal implementerande partners. UNFPAs regionala kontor i Kairo är Sidas avtalspart. Sida har tidigare lämnat stöd till UNFPA för ett liknande program med positiva erfarenheter. UNFPA's overall objective, through its multicountry gender-based violence response to the Syria crisis during 2019 and 2020, is to increase the sense of well-being of women and girls accessing UNFPA supported services (including women and girl safe spaces, health facilities and youth programmes).
Syria : Increase the availability of and access to specialized reproductive health and GBV services; Increase the social safety nets for women and girls and youth; Challenge negative social norms that limit the empowerment of women and girls;
North Western Syria Cross-border from Turkey: Increase the availability of and access to specialized reproductive health and GBV services; Increase the social safety nets and access for women and girls and youth;
Jordan: Increase the availability of and accessibility to integrated GBV and sexual and reproductive health services; Increase the social safety nets for women and girls; Ensure a coordinated and integrated multi-sectoral GBV response;
Lebanon: Increase the availability of and accessibility to specialised sexual and reproductive health and GBV services; Increase the social safety nets for women and girls; Challenge negative social norms that limit the empowerment of women and girls;
Turkey: Increase the availability of and access to specialised sexual and reproductive health GBV services; Increase the social safety nets of women and girls;
Syria crisis Regional hub in Amman: Challenge negative social norms that limit the empowerment of women and girls.