News

SMS tool brings sexual, reproductive health information to Rwanda’s youth

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M4RH provides accurate information on sexual and reproductive health topics in a private, nonjudgmental way. © Ministry of Health
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News

Enduring domestic violence in Iraq: One woman’s story

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Fatima tells her story. She has endured over a decade of abuse. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa
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Judges in Nicaragua learn to see the world through the eyes of vulnerable women

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District family court judge Yorlin Matamoro has received a UNFPA-supported master's degree in gender equality and human rights. © UNFPA Nicaragua/Joaquín Zuñiga
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Statement

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd named Time Magazine Person of the Year 2017

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View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

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Even before the recent escalation of the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, conditions were tense and crowded. © UNFPA Myanmar/Karlien Truyens
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Running for her life: A journey of violence, displacement and healing

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"I probably would be dead by now were it not for their intervention," Ms. Asinde said of the staff at the Kakuma Support Centre. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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“I felt like a prisoner”: Spousal violence in Iraq

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Cojine* endured years of spousal abuse in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq
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Video

2017 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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2017 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

2017 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaks about the urgent need to end gender-based violence, and the impunity that allows it to thrive. 

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In Paraguay, urging young people to end dating violence

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Noviazgo sin Violencia, or Dating without Violence, addresses the fact that intimate partner violence often begins early. © UNFPA Paraguay/Mario Achucarro
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UNFPA scales up response after Iraq earthquake

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UNFPA is distributing essential hygiene supplies to women and girls displaced by the earthquake. Photo courtesy of Civil Development International
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