JORDAN: 460 Young People Engaged In Youth Education Programmes In Al-Ghweiriyyeh
Al-Arab Al-Yawm reported on 22 May on the Society for Social Development’s work in Al Ghweriyyeh directorate, in the city of Zarqa, which is one of the densely populated areas in the kingdom. The society has worked through the “Rafah 2 project”, which is an initiative by the Queen Zein AL-Sharaf Institute For Development and UNFPA to increase awareness and health education through lectures for young couples in the age group 20-25 on reproductive and child health issues, in addition to interactive theater and Peer education programmes . Read in Arabic: Al Arab Al Yawm
CHINA: A “Hard-To-Ask” Research Question
The Beijing News reported on 22 May on the gender-based violence and masculinity research project interviewers’ training. The purpose of the training is to enable trainees to interview 3,000 men and women in May and June about intimate relationships, sexual history, domestic violence and other private content. The project is led UNFPA and three other UN agencies. China is one of the 6 countries in Asia included in this regional research. UNFPA programme officer Ms. Elina pointed out that violence against women tends to occur between intimate partners. Violence against women is a global problem. Studies show that violence is associated to the perception of masculinity leading to gender inequalities. Read in Chinese: The Beijing News