
Global strategy for family planning
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Exploring Gender-Biased Sex Selection in Bangladesh, Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka
Ten country examples in a presentation folder: This went live online just in time for the conference. Whew. Ten Country Offices submitted their information and I worked with a team to edit, package and present.
Signed an LTA with the Pan American Health Organization. Eager to see where it leads. Longstanding clients UNFPA and UN Women also issued fresh LTAs this year.
Looking back at one of the most hands-on publications ever — six consecutive issues of the UNFPA Annual Report. I combed through hundreds of country reports seeking stories, highlighted measurable results and interviewed key staff year after year. Had to let it go when my toddlers went from walking to running.
Women and girls in humanitarian settings are in desperate need of supplies and services for safe birth and family planning. This presentation folder holds nine country examples of UNFPA-supported humanitarian action. I inherited drafts in need of updating and energy, then transformed the collection in time for a big event.
More than 1.3 million micro-merchants operate in Bangladesh today. While individually their businesses are small, together they transact more than $18.42 billion annually and interact with millions of customers every day. Yet they are an underserved cash-based group largely left out of modern digital payments and other financial services.
UNFPA Supplies is the only United Nations programme dedicated to family planning, and it is the world’s largest provider of donated contraceptives. I was happy to support the team again for a combination of writing and editing to showcase progress in the 2017 annual report, with a particular focus on strengthening supply chains to ensure availability of a choice of modern contraceptive methods.
An inter-agency gender assessment of the six refugee camps in Rwanda calls for action to improve gender equality across humanitarian operations. Editing included six camp reports about 45 pages each (Gihembe, Kigeme, Kiziba, Mahama, Mugombwa, Nyabiheke) plus this 108-page consolidated report.
This 132-page report is based on a survey of 1,000+ households and numerous interviews with inmates. It recommends a new agenda for public security and safer and more inclusive cities.
Edited this 125-page report for the H6 Partnership. The six UN agencies of this global health partnership are UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, World Health Organization and the World Bank Group.
Infographics make this report stand out. Copy editing in Word evolved into PDF rounds of revision. The report links the SDGs to UNDP-supported action to reduce the impact of climate change.
I applied my eye for detail to this report, providing copy editing in Word and then meticulous proofreading in PDF layout. The United Nations Development Group unites the UN – funds, programmes, specialized agencies, departments and offices.
Developmental editing transformed programmatic reports into a collection of case studies about adolescent girls in disaster and conflict. Countries include Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Somalia.
An enormous rush editing job — 150+ pages — on wonderful ways to build ecosystem resilience and reduce the vulnerability of communities: Making the Case for Ecosystem-based Adaptation: The Global Mountain EbA Programme in Nepal, Peru and Uganda.
I am providing fast-pasted editorial support for Latin America and the Caribbean — thus far a press release, emergency fund request and global funding appeal.
Copy editing the SE4ALL Annual Report (yeah, that’s me on page iii) reminded me of my roots as a safe energy activist. This global agenda is about energy access, efficiency and renewables. It’s a partnership of the United Nations and the World Bank.
As editor of the first-ever UNDP corporate strategy on youth, I enjoyed working with staff who were genuinely excited about this publication. At right is a one-pager I created to capture the key points, also useful as a hand-out or mini-poster.