POPULATION FUND AND MIGRATION GROUP SIGN AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS ISSUES INCLUDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN
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POPULATION FUND AND MIGRATION GROUP SIGN AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS ISSUES INCLUDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN
19961212 NEW YORK, 11 December (UNFPA) -- Greater efforts to combat sexual violence, particularly against migrant women and girls, as well as enhanced reproductive health programmes for migrants are among the actions to be pursued under a new cooperation agreement signed today by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).The agreement calls for consultations and close cooperation between the two organizations in all matters of common interest, including reproductive health, advocacy, research, technical cooperation and joint action on projects. Specific provisions call for increasing awareness of reproductive health issues, promoting a holistic approach to meeting the primary health needs of migrant girls and women, and conducting research and developing policies concerning undocumented migrants, particularly women and children who are victims of trafficking.
The agreement was signed at UNFPA headquarters by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Nafis Sadik and IOM Director-General James N. Purcell, Jr.
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