This document is a manual for the effective use of the Inter-agency reproductive health kits in crisis situations. It provides information on use, contents and ordering procedures for a set of kits as of January 2011. The reproductive kit comprises 12 " sub kits" for use at different health care levels. They are designed e.g. to provide contraceptives, to treat sexually transmitted diseases, to ensure a clean and safe delivery or to manage the consequences of rape. Since the development of the Inter-agency emergency reproductive health kits in 1996, these kits have been updated regularly.
The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of actions needed to respond to the reproductive health needs of populations in the early phase of a refugee situation (which may or may not be an emergency). The MISP is not just kits of equipment and supplies; it is a set of activities that must be implemented in a coordinated manner by appropriately trained staff. It can be implemented without any new needs assessment since documented evidence already justifies its use. The MISP prevents excess neonatal
and maternal morbidity and mortality, reduces HIV transmission, prevents and manages the consequences of sexual violence, and includes planning for the provision of comprehensive reproductive health services
integrated into the primary health program in place
Securing the Peace, Guiding the international community towards women’s effective Participation throughout Peace Process is a publication produced by UNIFEM. This publication targets the following actors: mediators and facilitators of peace negotiations and their teams; international and regional organizations; United Nations entities, particularly the Department of Political Affairs (DPA); international development banks; donor countries; international governmental and non-governmental organizations; and parties to formal negotiations. This report provides concrete recommendations to support women’s effective participation at all stages of a peace process, promote gender-sensitive peace negotiations and agreements, and encourage the mainstreaming of a gender perspective throughout the implementation of peace accords.
