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Women in the Central African Republic speak up and claim their right to learn
10 March 2025
The Central African Republic is one of the worst countries in the world to be a woman.
Why? Because most women in the country are illiterate, live in poverty and experience gender-based violence on a widespread scale.
Hear some of their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to help them learn new skills.
Statement
05 March 2025
Publisher
UNFPA
Publication date
Mar 2025
Number of pages
28
Publication
The "Girls, Youth, Women and Feminist Movements Against Female Genital Mutilation: A Practical Guide for Frontliners", a first one-stop, simple, practical guide designed to equip frontliners and grass-roots organizations working to end female genital mutilation (FGM). This guide also provides practical tools and knowledge for planning, managing, and monitoring movement-building efforts to end FGM. It also complements existing knowledge compendiums and offers.
Events
12 March 2025
New York
Events
08 March 2025
Global
Updates
06 March 2025
Document date: 2024
Evaluation type: Country
Region: East & Southern Africa
Country: South Africa
Joint evaluation: n/a
System-wide evaluation: n/a
This evaluation aims to provide an independent assessment of the UNFPA country programme in South Africa and to broaden the evidence base to inform the design of the next programme cycle.
Statement
28 February 2025
In the Central African Republic, where women are risking their lives to escape violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are saving lives.
See what it looks like when women find safety.