News

In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

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The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf
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News

Urgent support needed for violence-affected women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by crises within the country. © UNFPA DRC
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Events

Join Us on the Road to Nairobi!

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Events

Call to Action: Ending Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan

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News

Displaced women in eastern Ethiopia stand up to pressure, stigma over family planning

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Trik Dulene (sitting) with friends in the Kologe II displacement camp. She teaches women about family planning. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Updates

With the Republic of Korea and UNDP, fostering youth-led innovations in Rwanda

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The Tantine mobile phone app, developed by one of the winners of the first round of UNFPA’s iAccelerator programme, delivers youth-friendly information on sexual and reproductive health, in an easily accessible and engaging format. “We thought of using ICT as a bridge,” said co-founder Sylvie Uhirwa, to reach young people who might otherwise have no other source of reliable information. © UNFPA Rwanda
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News

Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

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Ms. Chuor (centre) waits for an antenatal visit at the Aweil State Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Updates

Registration opens for the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25

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Slideshow

Secretary-General speaks with women and girls in storm-ravaged Mozambique

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Last week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Mozambique to assess progress and challenges in the wake of cyclones Idai and Kenneth. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

The devastating cyclones struck just a few weeks apart in March and April. Months later, 46,000 people are still living in camps. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

Mr. Guterres visited a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space, a safe place where women and girls can receive information and referrals to health and social services. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

To respect the women-only space, Mr. Guterres placed his chair outside the entrance of the tent. Agueda Nhantumbo, a UNFPA aid worker, explains how risks to women and girls increase in crisis settings. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

The women-friendly spaces, operated by UNFPA and provincial authorities, also provide supplies for the women to teach each other skills, such as pottery and basket weaving. Here, women teach one another to plait hair. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

“We just need the tools necessary to go back and make a living,” one woman told the Secretary-General. © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

The storms offer “a clear example of what’s in store for all of us if we don’t act now: more frequent, intense and damaging natural disasters,” Mr. Guterres said. “We need urgent climate action.” © UNFPA Mozambique/Natalia da Luz

News

A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

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Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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