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UNFPA Benin

While Benin remains a poor country, the Government is committed to poverty reduction, especially among vulnerable populations. Maternal mortality rates are high, for reasons including insufficient emergency obstetric and newborn care, and a high unmet need for family planning. UNFPA supports programmes to improve services in both areas and expand reproductive health care specific to adolescents and youth. It helps strengthen statistical information systems as well as national capacities to manage and coordinate population programmes. Support for gender equality includes initiatives to prevent and respond to violence against women.

Key humanitarian results 2020

Number of mobile clinics

Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)

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Programme Activities

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Benin 2023 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$2,639,716
Implemented by:
NGO $621,458 (24%)
GOV $566,366 (21%)
UNFPA $1,451,892 (55%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (26%)
Non-core Resources (74%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$436,703
Implemented by:
UNFPA $220,239 (50%)
NGO $86,962 (20%)
GOV $129,503 (30%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$1,213,932
Implemented by:
UNFPA $396,947 (33%)
NGO $502,243 (41%)
GOV $314,742 (26%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (8)
Non-core Resources (92)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$43,764
Implemented by:
UNFPA $40,369 (92%)
NGO $3,395 (8%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$521,975
Implemented by:
UNFPA $492,302 (94%)
NGO $7,706 (1%)
GOV $21,968 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (97)
Non-core Resources (3)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$97,909
Implemented by:
UNFPA $14,240 (15%)
GOV $83,669 (85%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47)
Non-core Resources (53)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$325,432
Implemented by:
UNFPA $287,794 (88%)
NGO $21,152 (6%)
GOV $16,485 (5%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$2,121,500
Implemented by:
NGO $246,250 (12%)
GOV $354,337 (17%)
UNFPA $1,517,394 (72%)
UN $3,518 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (28%)
Non-core Resources (72%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$340,443
Implemented by:
UNFPA $189,195 (56%)
NGO $56,335 (17%)
GOV $94,913 (28%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$2,706
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,706 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$80,534
Implemented by:
UNFPA $29,587 (37%)
NGO $50,948 (63%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$414,697
Implemented by:
UNFPA $357,764 (86%)
NGO $40,270 (10%)
GOV $16,663 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (89)
Non-core Resources (11)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$74,820
Implemented by:
UNFPA $10,437 (14%)
NGO $3,062 (4%)
GOV $61,321 (82%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (49)
Non-core Resources (51)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$1,208,299
Implemented by:
UNFPA $927,705 (77%)
UN $3,518 (0%)
NGO $95,636 (8%)
GOV $181,440 (15%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (8)
Non-core Resources (92)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$3,627,685
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,117,630 (58%)
GOV $703,642 (19%)
NGO $801,263 (22%)
UN $5,150 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (24%)
Non-core Resources (76%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$1,580,282
Implemented by:
UNFPA $910,405 (58%)
UN $5,150 (0%)
NGO $354,011 (22%)
GOV $310,716 (20%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$5,075
Implemented by:
UNFPA $5,075 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$60,144
Implemented by:
UNFPA $55,478 (92%)
NGO $4,666 (8%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$716,884
Implemented by:
UNFPA $670,846 (94%)
NGO $10,590 (1%)
GOV $35,448 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (96)
Non-core Resources (4)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$134,554
Implemented by:
UNFPA $19,570 (15%)
GOV $114,983 (85%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47)
Non-core Resources (53)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$1,130,746
Implemented by:
UNFPA $456,255 (40%)
NGO $431,997 (38%)
GOV $242,494 (21%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (6)
Non-core Resources (94)

Programme Documentation

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CPD Benin [2024-2026] (DP/FPA/CPD/BEN/10)
Cycle: 2024-2026
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CPD Benin [2014-2018] (DP/FPA/CPD/BEN/8)
Cycle: 2014-2018
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CPD Benin [2019-2023] (DP/FPA/CPD/BEN/9)
Cycle: 2019-2023
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UNDAF Benin [2009-2013]
Cycle: 2009-2013
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CPAP Benin [2009-2013]
Cycle: 2009-2013
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CPD Benin [2009-2013] (DP/FPA/CPD/BEN/7)
Cycle: 2009-2013
Technical notes and sources

The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNFPA concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.

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