Events

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2024

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News

Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

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Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
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News

Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

calendar_today26 November 2024

Although the vast majority of victims of conflict-related sexual violence are women and girls, it is also all too common – and severely underreported – among men and boys. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine
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Updates

Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation

calendar_today19 November 2024

Supported by funding from UNFPA donors, Hawa Kamil works with the Elle&Elles Network, a local grassroots organization and leading advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights, including female genital mutilation. © UNFPA / Fahmia Al-Fotih
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News

“You don’t see young women in some camps”: Harrowing reports of sexual violence and healthcare attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

calendar_today19 November 2024

A UNFPA mobile health team member provides health services for displaced women and children in Gedaref, in eastern Sudan. More than 135,000 people have been displaced from Aj Jazirah state since October 20, following a wave of armed violence. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Dec 2024

Publication

Making the Invisible Visible: Why disability matters in violence against women and bodily autonomy

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Updates

Italy’s commitment to ending female genital mutilation and supporting UNFPA’s core resources

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After learning about the harms of female genital mutilation through the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, Khadija now walks miles to raise awareness in her community, urging others to end the practice and protect future generations. © UNFPA / Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them

calendar_today01 November 2024

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News

UNFPA supports stepped-up efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

calendar_today16 October 2024

Olivia Nyangasi shares her story at the launch of the “Not in my Village” campaign. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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News

How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy

calendar_today09 October 2024

Irene Vera Portillo is an advocate for the rights of the Ava Guaraní people, the ethnic group to which she belongs. © UNFPA Paraguay / Zunilda Acosta
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