News

Urgent funding needed to assist survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray

calendar_today27 May 2021

Selam (name changed) holds a message in Tigrinya during an exercise at the safe house. Her note says, in English, "relief". © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo
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News

COVID-19 heightened menstruation challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean; action and investment needed

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Indigenous adolescents from in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, participate in a workshop on menstrual health and hygiene. ©UNFPA Nicaragua/Diter Bonilla
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Publisher

UNFPA Population and Development Branch

Publication date

Feb 2021

Author

UNFPA, GHRB, PDB

Resources

Prevalence Rates, Trends and Disparities in Intimate Partner Violence: Power of Data in the IPV Geospatial Dashboard

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Video

Mother's Day Tribute: Thank you for doing the impossible

calendar_today06 May 2021

Mother's Day Tribute: Thank you for doing the impossible

Mother's Day Tribute: Thank you for doing the impossible

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Events

Nordic Talks

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Generation Equality Forum: Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

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News

Mozambique, Angola help girls manage menstrual health and hygiene in crisis and beyond

calendar_today28 May 2021

Teresa Estevão Bala,18, took part in a menstrual management initiative piloted by UNFPA and BeGirl in Luanda province, Angola. Around her neck is a "menstrual clock" tool that was given to both girls and boys to help them understand menstrual cycles. © UNFPA Angola/K. Karlos Cesar
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News

Tanzanian helpline reaching thousands of at-risk women and girls every day

calendar_today20 May 2021

A counsellor takes calls at the National Child Helpline in Dar es Salaam. ©UNFPA Tanzania/Ericky Boniface
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News

Au Mozambique, le parcours d'une survivante de la fistule obstétricale, de « je n'étais rien » à « je suis capable de tout »

calendar_today21 May 2021

Beatriz Sebastião, 28 ans, survivante de la fistule obstétricale, se tient devant son domicile et sa petite épicerie à Mocuba, dans la province de Zambezia, au Mozambique. Un aspect clé des soins de la fistule, sous la direction du ministère du Genre, de l'Enfance et de l'Action sociale, est la réintégration dans la société, y compris la formation professionnelle afin que les survivantes puissent obtenir un emploi significatif. © UNFPA Mozambique
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In Mozambique, an obstetric fistula survivor's journey from "I was nothing" to "I am capable of everything"

calendar_today21 May 2021

Obstetric fistula survivor Beatriz Sebastião, 28, stands outside her home and small grocery business in Mocuba, Zambezia province, Mozambique. A key aspect of fistula care, led by the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action, is reintegration into society, including skills training so survivors can gain meaningful employment. © UNFPA Mozambique
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