UNFPA Myanmar

Let’s speak out against stigmatization and discrimination directed at LGBTQI

21/05/2020

"To eliminate discrimination and stigmatization against LGBTQI, national law and policies to protect their rights should be in place. The organizations supporting LGBTQI community need to provide support to ensure that they have equal rights and support from their family members," says Sue Sha Shinn Thant from Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee.

It is time for us to break the silence and stand up for the rights of LGBTQI. Let’s speak out against stigmatization and discrimination directed at LGBTQI on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, and on all days.

"It is very important to break the silence and stand up for their rights"

21/05/2020

"Discrimination against LGBTQI is everywhere including on social media platforms. It is very important to break the silence and stand up for their rights" - Lilly, Mental Health Programme Coordinator at &PROUD, non-profit initiative for Myanmar's LGBTQI community.

GBVIMS COVID-19 Series: Confidentiality and documentation

05/05/2020

When shifting case management services from safe spaces to remote service delivery over the phone, this will have an implication on how to manage confidentiality, and the documentation of GBV cases. This episode presents strategies on how this adaptation can be managed and what organisations need to consider.

GBVIMS COVID-19 Series: Safety planning with survivors over the phone

05/05/2020

This episode presents how safety planning will be conducted over the phone with survivors whose safety is at risk, particularly for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).

GBVIMS COVID-19 Series: Taking a crisis call – what to say and how to say it

05/05/2020

This episode covers the guiding principles for taking crisis calls; Profiles of the types of people who will call you and a checklist of things you must have ready before you take a call; How crisis GBV case management on the phone will differ from face to face.

GBVIMS COVID-19 Series: Prerequisites to shift to remote case management over the phone

05/05/2020

This episode outlines when to consider remote GBV case management, what you need to shift to remote case management and who should provide it.

Displaced women and girls are empowered in conflict-scarred Kachin

18/03/2020

Htu Ra and her colleagues help displaced women and girls who experience gender-based violence in Kachin. Thanks to Women and Girls Centres, displaced women and girls are empowered to make informed choices and to reach out for help and gender-based violence services.