News

Engaging communities in Malawi to end child marriage and help girls finish school

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Village headman Patete is committed to ending child marriage in his community and was inspired by training he attended under the European Union-funded Spotlight Initiative. © UNFPA/Luis Tato
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News

Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

calendar_today26 October 2022

A delegation of  state ministers and district leaders speak with girls at the Kalas primary school in Amudat. The school is a safe haven for the girls fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage or both. © UNFPA Uganda/Samuel Okiror
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Updates

At the World Health Summit, Germany announces a €57 million flexible contribution to UNFPA

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Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Germany Parliamentary State Secretary, announces a €57 million contribution to UNFPA’s core resources at the World Health Summit in Berlin - © Thomas Imo/photothek.net
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With support from Sweden, midwives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo work to reverse maternal and child mortality rates

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Midwives at the Institute. © UNFPA DRC
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Updates

The European Union contributes €9.4 million to help vulnerable women and girls in Yemen

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Aisha, a pregnant internally displaced person (IDP) at a clinic in Ammar Bin Yasser camp in Yemen. New funding from the European Union will support the provision of emergency relief supplies among IDPs. © UNFPA/Alaa Noman
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Updates

New US funding supports reproductive health and protection services in Afghanistan

calendar_today26 September 2022

(Bamyan) Sadbarg Village Family Health House. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Updates

The European Commission, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Gates Foundation contribute more than $100 million to ensure access to family planning and other vital health services for women and girls

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Prime Minister of Luxembourg Mr. Xavier Bettel and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem announce new commitments to UNFPA on stage at Global Citizen. © Global Citizen
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Updates

Renewed partnership with Denmark supports flexible funding, humanitarian and family planning resources to achieve results for women and girls

calendar_today22 September 2022

The Government of Denmark has signed a three-year partnership agreement to support UNFPA by providing core resources, humanitarian funding, and financial support to the UNFPA Supplies Partnership. © UN Women
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Updates

Denmark contributes $3.6 million to protect women and girls' health and rights in Ukraine and Moldova

calendar_today12 September 2022

Anastasia rests in a maternity ward hospital with her newborn son, Jan, on April 28, 2022 in Chisinau, Moldova. © UNFPA/Siegfried Modola
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Press release

UNFPA Announces Winners of Joint Innovation Challenge: ten projects that will change the lives of women and girls

calendar_today04 August 2022

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