Updates

COVID-19: Norway pledges additional $1.1 million to strengthen gender-based violence prevention and reproductive health for women and girls in wake of cyclones

04 Nov 2020

Rainha, 35, stands in front of the local health center after a wellness check during the pandemic, where she received a UNFPA dignity kit and shared the preventive measures she takes to stay safe. © Alex Muianga/UNFPA Mozambique
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Republic of Korea commits $5 million to UNFPA-UN Women joint programme to advance gender equality in Tanzania

04 Nov 2020

A woman and her child attend the programme launch in Shinyanga. © Ally Mgoo/UNFPA Tanzania
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The future we want for women and girls

A young woman advocates to end female genital mutilation and other harmful practices in Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia
  • 23 October 2020
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UNFPA and Canada join forces to support women and girls’ reproductive health in Zanzibar, Tanzania

15 Oct 2020

Uninterrupted and equitable access to quality maternal and child health care and ensuring healthcare workers are protected as they deliver these services is a priority for UNFPA in Zanzibar. © UNFPA Karlien Truyens
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What we learn by listening to girls

Yanal raises her voice on behalf of girls vulnerable to child marriage. © UNFPA
  • 09 October 2020
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On World Humanitarian Day, UNFPA applauds real-life superheroes

In Nepal, Mitraminu Dhakal provides care to pregnant women, new mothers and newborns.
  • 19 August 2020
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Eswatini SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic

Midwife Margaret Thwala-Tembe says her clinic has seen a decline in women receiving antenatal and safe delivery services. © UNFPA Eswatini
  • 30 July 2020
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Ride-hailing app delivers contraceptives to users’ doorsteps

The SafeBoda ride hailing app can now be used to order essential reproductive health supplies. © SafeBoda
  • 17 July 2020
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If you want to change the world, start at home: New tool offers roadmap for changing social norms

A new publication offers a framework for changing discriminatory norms.
  • 20 July 2020
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Safety elusive for women in South Sudan’s protection sites amid pandemic

Embroidery from a women-friendly space calls for women's safety from violence. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 01 July 2020
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