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Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

calendar_today05 May 2023

Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

Millions of survivors of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are enduring terrible trauma.

See how UNFPA is providing access to mental health and psychosocial support. 

News

Young mothers in Malawi find a space safe from Tropical Storm Freddy’s catastrophic consequences

calendar_today17 April 2023

Young women, including adolescent parents, gather at a UNFPA Safe Space in Bangula camp in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. © UNFPA/Eldson Chagara
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News

Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

calendar_today23 March 2023

Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan
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News

One year into the war, displaced Ukrainian women are determined to persevere

calendar_today03 March 2023

Refugee women are emerging as a new generation of Ukrainians: resilient, strong, and determined to build a better future. © UNFPA Moldova/Ion Ples Alexandru
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Updates

Sweden contributes $18 million to end female genital mutilation with UNFPA and UNICEF

calendar_today13 February 2023

New funds from SIDA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, will help prevent thousands of women and girls from undergoing female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Uganda/Mathias Mugisha
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Updates

United Republic of Tanzania: How a UNFPA-UN Women joint programme helps combat gender-based violence and promote bodily autonomy, with support from the Government of the Republic of Korea

calendar_today08 February 2023

Young adolescent girls from Msalala District, residing in the Bugarama Ward, Tanzania, are members of the girls’ club supported by a Republic of Korea-funded UNFPA-UN Women’s joint programme. The programme helps combat gender-based violence and promote bodily autonomy. © UNFPA Tanzania/Warren Bright
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News

Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation

calendar_today06 February 2023

Professor Akotionga performed the first operation in Burkina Faso to repair physical damage from female genital mutilation. Since then, he has trained more than 600 midwives, nurses and gynaecologists in the procedure. © UNFPA/Lambert Coleman
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Events

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023

calendar_today06 February 2023

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Events

#MenEndFGM: Partnering with Men and Boys to Transform Social Norms to End Female Genital Mutilation

calendar_today06 February 2023

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Updates

Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation

calendar_today28 December 2022

A group of girls rescued from female genital mutilation and early marriage play hand-clapping games in their dormitories at Morpus primary school in Ortum, West Pokot, Kenya on November 24, 2020. Through the support of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, the Morpus primary and boarding school has been helping young girls to escape and recover from female genital mutilation and early marriages since 2003, providing education and accommodation. © UNFPA Kenya/Luis Tato
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