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Manual on Social Norms and Change

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Click here for the 2021 version in PDF format.

Click here for the 2016 version in PDF format.

Click here for a handout (English, 136 pages, PDF) from the 2016 version.

Click here for a handout (Arabic, 136 pages, PDF) from the 2016 version.

Click here for a handout (French, 138 pages, PDF) from the 2016 version.

Languages

English (with 2016 handouts also in Arabic and French).

Number of Pages

406 (2021 version); 691 (2016 version), with 2016 handouts: 136 pages (English and Arabic) and 138 pages (French)

Source

UNFPA website on August 1 2016, UNICEF website on March 9 2022, and UNFPA website on July 25 2022.

Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in the Syria Crisis: Facilitator's Guide

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"While the media have a major role to play in tackling all types of violence, both traditional and new media in the Arab region continue to perpetuate stereotypes and generalisations about gend

Number of Pages

Source

UNFPA website, July 28 2016.

Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in the Syria Crisis: Good Practices in the Media
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"With regard to gender-based violence, media portrayals can amplify women's voices, counteract myths, and stimulate dialogue and public action.
Languages
English, Arabic
Number of Pages
56
Source
UNFPA website, July 28 2016. Image credit: UNFPA Jordan/ Ra'd Addayleh

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