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Advancing the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
Half a year after the launch of the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health, a high-level group of governments, private sector companies, civil society organizations, academic…
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Zimbabwe: An HIV Prevention Success Story
Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe — HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe has declined remarkably in recent years, dropping from 26 per cent to 14 per cent between 1997 and 2009.
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Learning About the Needs of Adolescents in Emergency Situations through a Mission to Loucria
NEW YORK – Adolescents represent a significant proportion of people affected by humanitarian emergencies. Many show up at camps without a parent or guardian – or their parents are distracted and distressed.
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Transforming Scenes of Stigma and Gender Discrimination in Armenia
Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia — Since its debut in Armenia in 2007, the ‘Theatre for Changes’ has dealt with critical social issues -- such as domestic violence, reproductive health, gender discrimination and HIV -- in performances…
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UNFPA Moves to Meet the Reproductive Health Needs of Ivorian Refugees in Liberia
Liberia
EASTERN LIBERIA — Elise Larpea was pregnant when she fled Côte d'Ivoire with her four children, and she gave birth to twins soon after she reached Liberia.
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Films Celebrating Women’s Rights Featured on International Women’s Day
A series of films called Why Women Count is being featured on a tve YouTube channel in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day.
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Liberia Launches Ambitious Five-Year Plan to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Deaths
Liberia
MONROVIA — Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has launched an ambitious five-year plan to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in the country.
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Branding Domestic Violence as a ‘Weapon of the Weak’ in Belarus
Belarus
MINSK, Belarus — About one in four Belarusian women aged 18-60 are subjected to physical abuse from their spouses or partners, according to a survey organized by the United Nations Office in Belarus.
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Key UNFPA Priorities Highlighted Throughout the Commission on the Status of Women
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — This year the Commission on the Status of Women will focus on women’s and girls’ access to education, training, science and technology, including the promotion of opportunities for…
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Nepal Commits to Post-Conflict Support and Participation
Nepal
UNITED NATIONS, New York ---The United Nations Security Council, in resolutions 1325 and 1820, recognized that women and girls need protection and support during and following all conflicts, and called for women’s full…
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Interview with Dr. Catherine Hamlin: Pioneer in Fighting Fistula
Ethiopia
NEW YORK — When Dr. Catherine Hamlin started her work in Ethiopia, where she arrived in 1959 with her late husband, Dr. Reginald Hamlin, she didn’t know they would stay so long.
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Unleashing the Power and Potential of Adolescent Girls
Malawi
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, re-affirmed his commitment to adolescent and youth, especially girls, who, he said, are at the heart of UNFPA’s mandate.
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