Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the crisis in Somalia

11 November 2022

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Press Release

UNFPA appeals for $113.7 million as women’s and girls’ needs soar in Horn of Africa

16 November 2022

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Crisis in Somalia: Conflict, Drought and Extreme Weather

Published on: 14/11/2022

A catastrophe is unfolding in Somalia.

The country’s worst drought in 40 years has led to acute food insecurity and a surge in violence.

See UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s urgent call to support the UN’s response to the ongoing crisis.

News

Reclaiming hope and justice for survivors of sexual violence during drought and hunger crisis in Somalia

A nurse walks through an settlement camp for displaced people in Garowe, Puntland, speaking to women as part of an initiative to convince mothers to stop practising female genital mutilation on their daughters. © UNFPA Somalia/Tobin Jones
  • 08 November 2022
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Resources

UNFPA Response Plan for the Horn of Africa Drought Crisis 2022-2023

Resource date: Nov 2022

Publisher: UNFPA

The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years, causing tremendous suffering for more than 36 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

To meet the urgent sexual and reproductive health and protection needs of women and young people, the UNFPA Response Plan for the Horn of Africa Drought Crisis lays out the actions and resources needed.

Updates

Prada Group & UNFPA Create First-of-Its-Kind Fashion Training Programme in Ghana and Kenya

20 Oct 2022

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News

Health and violence risks multiply for women and girls in Kenya as worst drought in 40 years takes hold

Women attend a UNFPA-supported integrated community health outreach session on prevention and response to gender-based violence. Lokapararai village, Turkana county, Kenya. © UNFPA Kenya
  • 17 October 2022
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News

Forced into early motherhood, a child rape survivor in the Comoros fights stigma to finish school

Mariama was raped at a neighbour’s home when she was just 13 years old and forced into early motherhood. The Comoros already has high rates of gender-based violence, but many more women and girls don’t report being assaulted or abused for fear of social stigma, discrimination and even financial destitution. © UNFPA Comoros/Melvis Kimbi
  • 26 September 2022
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News

Coming together to change social norms and stand against female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

19-year-old Bereket Merihun is in seventh grade at a school in the Alata Chuko district in the Sidama region, Ethiopia. © Norwegian Church Aid
  • 09 September 2022
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Statement

Window of opportunity to prevent famine in Somalia is closing

05 September 2022

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