News

When health workers harm: the medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt

calendar_today02 October 2019

Community leaders in Assiut Governorate speak about female genital mutilation. © UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM
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News

Amid conflict, mental health care gives Yemeni survivor of violence a new lease on life

calendar_today08 October 2019

In Yemen, exposure to trauma and violence is widespread as the conflict enters its fifth year. © UNFPA Yemen

This week's International Conference on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Crisis Situations will focus on survivors of trauma and conflict like Salwa.

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Publication date

Aug 2019

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Annual Report

2018 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change

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News

Want to end preventable maternal deaths? Spend (at least) six times more by 2030

calendar_today29 July 2019

To achieve zero preventable maternal deaths in 76 high-burden countries, annual spending would need to rise to $7.8 billion by 2030. © UNFPA Jordan
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A Piece of Me

Publication date

2019

Author

Evaluation Management Group

Resources

Joint Evaluation of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation: Accelerating Change Phase I and II (2008–2017)

The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the extent to which, and under what circumstances, the Joint Programme has contributed to accelerating the abandonment of FGM over the last 10 years.

News

Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

calendar_today12 June 2019

Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal
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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

calendar_today28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

calendar_today20 May 2019

Midwifery students at the Hargeisa Institute of Health Sciences in Somaliland learn how to assist in case of childbirth complications caused by female genital mutilation. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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Video

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

calendar_today14 May 2019

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.