Agenda 2030 for LGBTI Health and Well-Being

This case study describes lessons from an HIV prevention program in India that scaled-up community-based prevention efforts targeting high-risk populations.  Avahan (“Call to Action”) in Sanskrit, was a Gates Foundation-funded program launched in 2003 to help scale-up HIV interventions in six of India’s states with the highest HIV prevalence and along national trucking routes. Since India’s most at-risk affected populations were concentrated among marginalized, stigmatized, and criminalized groups (female sex workers, men who have sex…

This joint report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women provides a comprehensive review of the evidence on the relationship between media reporting on violence against girls and the normalization of gender-based violence and discrimination. Along with analyzing global trends in media reporting on gender-based violence, the report explores the role of media reporting in contributing to harmful gender norms and stereotypes. The report also considers the evidence for how reporting could…

This report developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assesses biases against women, analyzing attitudes toward women’s roles across four dimensions: political, educational, economic, and physical integrity. Using data from 80 countries and territories worldwide, covering 85% of the global population, the 2023 Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) finds that nearly 9 out of 10 men and women hold fundamental biases against women. The index analyzes attitudes across seven indicators, including access to higher…