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UNFPA supports inclusion through sport at the Special Olympics World Games 2023

07 Aug 2023

Participants at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin. © Tilo Wiedensohler/Special Olympics
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Working together to ensure the right of girls with disabilities to live free from violence

Resource date: May 2023

Publisher: UNICEF, UN Women, WHO, ILO, FAO, UNDP, UNFPA and UNPRPD

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News

Argentina’s journalists speak out against online gender-based violence

In March 2023, UNFPA joined dozens of organizations in signing a commitment to collaborate towards the eradication of gender-based violence and discrimination in digital spaces. © Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
  • 19 July 2023
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023

09 August 2023

Global

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Manifesto on Meaningful Youth Engagement for Youth with Disabilities

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

This manifesto discusses the ways in which young people should be involved in decision-making spaces for them to be truly youth-and-disability inclusive. It provides recommendations for both youth and adult stakeholders on how to transform advocacy spaces and shift power dynamics.

Resources

The ABC of Bodily Autonomy for Youth with Disabilities

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

In this publication, we talk about the experience of youth with disabilities and the barriers to accessing SRHR. It also gives us an introduction to tools like the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and to the basic rights necessary to guarantee the bodily autonomy of youth with disabilities.

Teen pregnancy in Haiti: The harrowing story of a 14-year-old

Published on: 28/07/2023

Imagine expecting a child when you don’t even know what the word “pregnant” means.

This is what happened to a 14-year-old girl in Haiti.

See her story and how UNFPA is helping girls make their own decisions about their bodies and futures.

Learn more.

Resources

Factors associated with the perception of ease and intention to practice female genital mutilation on daughters: A cross-sectional study of cross-border communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

This study addresses cross-border female genital mutilation (FGM) practice, cross-border FGM takes place when communities cross national borders to perform FGM, circumvent laws and avoid prosecution. Using data from a recent cross-border study, this paper aims to identify factors associated with the perception of the ease of cross-border FGM and the intention to perform FGM on daughters and female relatives in the border communities of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.

Updates

Tents create safe spaces and access to reproductive health services

27 Jul 2023

In times of both new and pro-longed conflicts, as well as devastating weather events, the multi-functioning tents serve as safe spaces, creating a supportive environment for women and their families.
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Celebrating Milestones, Inspiring Action: ICPD30 at Women Deliver 2023

19 Jul 2023

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