Statement

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

calendar_today11 July 2016

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News

Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

calendar_today30 June 2016

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi speaks to a group of peer educators in the Central African Republic. The peer educators are spreading messages of peace in their community. © UNFPA/CAR
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News

World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

calendar_today11 July 2016

Investing in teenage girls is critical – not only for girls, but for the world. © UNFPA Niger
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News

Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

calendar_today17 June 2016

A class for youth with hearing disabilities in Burkina Faso. UNFPA has provided training on sexual and reproductive health to this and other schools in the country. ©UNFPA/Théodore Somda
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News

Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

calendar_today27 May 2016

An estimated 750,000 people have been impacted by the earthquakes in Ecuador. © UNFPA Ecuador/David Lassa
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Events

World Population Day 2016

calendar_today07 July - 11 July 2016

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Donwload the Document

More than Numbers

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

May 2016

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

37

Publication

More than Numbers

More than Numbers presents an overview of the situation of Syrian women and girls. It provides an introduction to gender-based violence during emergencies, the forms of gender-based violence in Syria and neighbouring countries, the contributing factors and the impact it’s having on individuals, families and communities. It also includes a list of recommendations and challenges that may help in designing strategies and programmes to better address gender-based violence and influence changes of cultural norms.

News

Supporting women in crisis: Syrian refugees find services and hope in Türkiye's safe spaces

calendar_today24 May 2016

Fatma Fayiz Dawi (centre) regularly visits a UNFPA-supported Safe Space, where she can receive psychosocial support and other services. © UNFPA Türkiye/Aykut Aytac
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News

Searching for a safe space: The story of a young Rohingya woman displaced in Myanmar

calendar_today19 May 2016

Khin Me Me Htun has been displaced from her home in Rakhine state for four years. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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News

Door-to-door service: Home visits help fight gender-based violence in conflict-impacted eastern Ukraine

calendar_today12 May 2016

A UNFPA mobile team makes a house call to provide GBV and psychosocial support in eastern Ukraine. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
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