News

Enduring domestic violence in Iraq: One woman’s story

Fatima tells her story. She has endured over a decade of abuse. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa

18 December 2017

News

Judges in Nicaragua learn to see the world through the eyes of vulnerable women

District family court judge Yorlin Matamoro has received a UNFPA-supported master's degree in gender equality and human rights. © UNFPA Nicaragua/Joaquín Zuñiga

14 December 2017

News

Crashing a wedding, saving a child bride: App helps girl avoid child marriage

Girls at a women's education centre in Bihar, India. Child marriage is a serious concern in the state. © UNICEF

13 December 2017

Statement

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd named Time Magazine Person of the Year 2017

07 December 2017

News

View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

Even before the recent escalation of the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, conditions were tense and crowded. © UNFPA Myanmar/Karlien Truyens

04 December 2017

News

Running for her life: A journey of violence, displacement and healing

"I probably would be dead by now were it not for their intervention," Ms. Asinde said of the staff at the Kakuma Support Centre. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

04 December 2017

News

“I felt like a prisoner”: Spousal violence in Iraq

Cojine* endured years of spousal abuse in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq

01 December 2017

2017 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Published on: 25/11/2017

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaks about the urgent need to end gender-based violence, and the impunity that allows it to thrive.

News

In Paraguay, urging young people to end dating violence

Noviazgo sin Violencia, or Dating without Violence, addresses the fact that intimate partner violence often begins early. © UNFPA Paraguay/Mario Achucarro

27 November 2017

News

UNFPA scales up response after Iraq earthquake

UNFPA is distributing essential hygiene supplies to women and girls displaced by the earthquake. Photo courtesy of Civil Development International

24 November 2017

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