News

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

News

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

State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

Number of pages: 160

Publication date: 30 Jun 2020

Author: UNFPA

News

Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls

Without urgent action, the situation for women and girls could worsen. Artwork by Fatma Mahmoud Salama Raslan.

30 June 2020

News

Demand for counselling services spikes in Palestine amid COVID-19 lockdown

Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker, provides counselling over the phone. Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker

02 June 2020

News

Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor

21 May 2020

Updates

Italian assistance helps UNFPA protect vulnerable migrant women, youth in Sudan

13 Apr 2020

Sudan is a transit state for migrants coming from the Horn of Africa. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty

Publication

Reporting on Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook

Second Edition

Number of pages: 35

Publication date: 08 Mar 2020

Author: UNFPA Arab States Regional Humanitarian Response Hub

News

Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable

Young people in Myanmar face a variety of risk factors for depression and other mental health disorders, including exposure to conflict and humanitarian crisis. © UNFPA Myanmar

04 March 2020

Statement

Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation

06 February 2020

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