Press release

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

calendar_today20 July 2023

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Midwives in Bangladesh bring hope to survivors of Cyclone Mocha in world’s largest refugee camp

calendar_today15 June 2023

Nasrin Khatun, 27, was one of the midwives on duty to assist Khadija* in safely delivering her baby boy, as Cyclone Mocha raged along the coast of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Fahim Ahad
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3 months on from the earthquakes, 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support

calendar_today05 May 2023

UNFPA delivers dignity kits and basic health service support to people living in a temporary camp in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. UNFPA and local partners are providing psychosocial support, dignity kits and health services across temporary camps in Syria and Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye/Gözde Kumru Uçak
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“Why are we excluded?": UNFPA distributes dignity kits to transgender women in Bangladesh following disastrous flooding

calendar_today16 May 2023

Transgender advocate Ananya launched the "Shopner Chowa Shomajkollan Sangstha" group to empower transgender individuals through business skills instruction. ©️ UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman
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Updates

Sweden to invest an additional US$42 million to improve sexual and reproductive health for all in East and Southern Africa

calendar_today06 July 2023

Despite progress, sexual and reproductive health and rights in East and Southern Africa are challenged by structural, social and health system barriers. One in five women who need to use modern contraceptives are not doing so, while one in six adolescents and young women will have experienced gender-based violence by the age of 19. © UNICEF/UN0727720/Abdul
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Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict

calendar_today28 February 2023

Case workers visit clients, monitor their welfare and refer them to services when needed. © UNFPA Yemen
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Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

calendar_today10 April 2023

Not one woman died while giving birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp in 2022 – representing a remarkable achievement. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren
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“Men will no longer do what they want with them”: Indigenous women in Brazil say enough to gender-based violence

calendar_today10 January 2023

Lutana Ribeiro is the only female chief of Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. ©UNFPA Brazil/Isabela Martel
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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

calendar_today31 March 2023

Aydah Mohamed takes care of newborns in the neonatal department of the UNFPA-supported Al Shaab Hospital in Aden, Yemen. ©UNFPA/Ala’a Aldoly
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Updates

Belgium and UNFPA engage young people to change harmful social norms and advance gender equality in Palestine

calendar_today05 June 2023

The Majd Journey, supported by Belgium, has resulted in positive outcomes among students and educators in Palestine. © Sharek Youth Forum for UNFPA Palestine
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