News

“War trauma hunts them all”: Psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees

Psychologist Natalia Gandrabur comforts Olga, who fled from Odessa, Ukraine and is staying at a refugee placement centre in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Psychologists from UNFPA-supported Youth Friendly Health Clinics are providing psychosocial support to those in need. © UNFPA/Siegfried Modola

25 March 2022

News

A 12-hour walk at 7 months pregnant: Escape from the horrors of war in Ukraine

Natasha Kuznetsova, a seven-month pregnant Ukrainian refugee, is treated for an acute kidney infection at the Sfânta Treime hospital in Chișinău, in the Republic of Moldova © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

18 March 2022

Updates

Australia provides UNFPA AUD 8 million to protect Ukrainian women and girls from gender-based violence

29 Mar 2022

With this new contribution, the Australian Government commits to protect women and girls fleeing the war in Ukraine from gender-based violence. © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment

Let's all be champions of protection and place the rights and dignity of victims and survivors at the heart of our efforts.

Updates

An IASC Champion looks back on progress toward ending sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

27 Jan 2022

Larise (name changed) recounted her story of sexual violence to Dr. Natalia Kanem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo taken with permission. © UNFPA DRC/Luis Tato

News

In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast

Women learn tailoring skills as part of a vocational training programme at a UNFPA-supported safe space. © UNFPA Yemen | Photo does not depict subject featured in story.

10 February 2022

News

Drought in Kenya proves a setback to eliminating female genital mutilation

Drought in Kenya has forced pastoralist communities to travel great distances in search of water. Girls pulled out of school to join their families are at particular risk of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Kenya

03 February 2022

News

For two indigenous girls in Guatemala, early unions spell the end of dreams

In Guatemala, the prevalence of girls in marriage or union before age 18 is 29.5 per cent, above the 25 per cent rate in the Latin American and Caribbean region. UNFPA and the Population Council works with partners to end the practice with programmes like Abriendo Oportunidades (above), which has helped girls stay in school and delay marriage and childbearing. © UNFPA Guatemala

14 February 2022

News

7 things you might not know about child marriage

After learning about the illegality of child marriage through life-skills education provided by the UNFPA-supported Kishori Resource Center in her community in Jamalpur District, Tahiya (right) was able to help stop the marriage of her high school classmate Shila (left). © UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman

07 February 2023

Publication

Getting to Zero: Mapping UNFPA Leadership on Ending Gender-based Violence

Number of pages: 44

Publication date: 01 Nov 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

This report maps the depth and breadth of UNFPA programming to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV), implemented over 2018 to 2020. The mapping exercise sought to determine the strengths in UNFPA's work in ending GBV as well as providing the analysis to support opportunities for increased investment in the quality and coverage of programming.

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