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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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2021

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Gender-Transformative Accelerator

News story

Women take the lead with new counselling and support centre in Palestine

calendar_today02 June 2022

A meeting is held at the newly established women-run centre in Issawiyah, Jerusalem. Image courtesy of PCC.

Publication date

Dec 2019

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Resources

Technical Note on Life Skills Programmes for Empowering Adolescent Girls: Notes for Practitioners on What Works

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Publication date

Oct 2021

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Resources

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Country Profiles 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

Publication date

Oct 2021

Number of pages

Annual Report

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Annual Report 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

News story

“War trauma hunts them all”: Psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees

calendar_today25 March 2022

Psychologist Natalia Gandrabur comforts Olga, who fled from Odessa, Ukraine and is staying at a refugee placement centre in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Psychologists from UNFPA-supported Youth Friendly Health Clinics are providing psychosocial support to those in need. © UNFPA/Siegfried Modola

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In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast

calendar_today10 February 2022

Women learn tailoring skills as part of a vocational training programme at a UNFPA-supported safe space. © UNFPA Yemen | Photo does not depict subject featured in story.

News story

For two indigenous girls in Guatemala, early unions spell the end of dreams

calendar_today14 February 2022

In Guatemala, the prevalence of girls in marriage or union before age 18 is 29.5 per cent, above the 25 per cent rate in the Latin American and Caribbean region. UNFPA and the Population Council works with partners to end the practice with programmes like Abriendo Oportunidades (above), which has helped girls stay in school and delay marriage and childbearing. © UNFPA Guatemala

News

7 things you might not know about child marriage

calendar_today07 February 2023

After learning about the illegality of child marriage through life-skills education provided by the UNFPA-supported Kishori Resource Center in her community in Jamalpur District, Tahiya (right) was able to help stop the marriage of her high school classmate Shila (left). © UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman

News story

For gender-based violence survivors in Palestine, a little assistance goes a long way

calendar_today18 January 2022

A cash voucher assistance programme has helped vulnerable women purchase much-needed groceries, hygiene supplies and children's essentials. The financial boost is part of other safe space services including psychosocial support, legal counselling and vocational training. © UNFPA Palestine

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Gender-Transformative Accelerator

Women take the lead with new counselling and support centre in Palestine

Technical Note on Life Skills Programmes for Empowering Adolescent Girls: Notes for Practitioners on What Works

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Country Profiles 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Annual Report 2020

ACT NOW: Accelerating gender equality by eliminating child marriage in a pandemic

“War trauma hunts them all”: Psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees

In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast

For two indigenous girls in Guatemala, early unions spell the end of dreams

7 things you might not know about child marriage

For gender-based violence survivors in Palestine, a little assistance goes a long way

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