Events

EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

calendar_today26 September 2019

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Events

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

calendar_today24 September 2019

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News

Amid economic exodus, left-behind women begin to feel safe in Venezuela

calendar_today26 August 2019

UNFPA is supporting workshops to train health workers on sexual and reproductive health issues. © UNFPA Venezuela
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Updates

Northeastern Nigeria Call to Action sparks collective push to address gender-based violence in humanitarian response

calendar_today13 August 2019

In Northeastern Nigeria, the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies is transforming the way humanitarian actors address this critical issue. © UNFPA Nigeria
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News

All-women team provides life-saving humanitarian support in Marawi

calendar_today16 August 2019

Police Officer Chrestine Espinorio, Dr. Nadhira Abdulcarim and social worker Umme Limbona work together to support survivors of violence at a hospital-based crisis centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor
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News

Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan

calendar_today24 July 2019

Women UN leaders meet with female leaders and advocates in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's voices must be heard, they emphasized. © Fardin Waezi / UNAMA
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News

Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

calendar_today21 June 2019

A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim
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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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Updates

With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

calendar_today23 May 2019

A doctor examines a newborn baby in a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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