Adolescents in Jordan: freedom from age- and gender-based violence

This brief is part of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 11 August 2020

• Country: Jordan
• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Social Change
• First published: 22 July 2017
• Authors: Presler-Marshall, E, Jones, N, Baird, S and Malachoswka, A

Abstract

The Jordanian government, together with international development partners, has committed to ensuring that young people grow up in an environment free from violence and embrace the values of tolerance and peace. Yet GAGE research suggests that adolescents in Jordan 바카라 사이트” irrespective of whether they are Jordanian or refugee or whether they live in host communities or formal or informal camps 바카라 사이트” continue to face multiple age 바카라 사이트“ and gender 바카라 사이트“ related risks, and that programming needs to do much more to mitigate these.

This brief is an output of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme

Citation

Presler-Marshall, E., Jones, N., Baird, S. and Malachoswka, A. (2019) Adolescents in Jordan: freedom from age- and gender-based violence. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence.

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Published 11 August 2020