News

World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

Investing in teenage girls is critical – not only for girls, but for the world. © UNFPA Niger
  • 11 July 2016
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Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

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
  • 17 June 2016
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Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

An estimated 750,000 people have been impacted by the earthquakes in Ecuador. © UNFPA Ecuador/David Lassa
  • 27 May 2016
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World Population Day 2016

07 July - 11 July 2016

Global

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Message of the Secretary-General on World Population Day 2016
Message of the Executive Director on World Population Day 2016

Publication

More than Numbers

Number of pages: 37

Publication date: 20 May 2016

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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

Fatma Fayiz Dawi (centre) regularly visits a UNFPA-supported Safe Space, where she can receive psychosocial support and other services. © UNFPA Türkiye/Aykut Aytac
  • 24 May 2016
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Searching for a safe space: The story of a young Rohingya woman displaced in Myanmar

Khin Me Me Htun has been displaced from her home in Rakhine state for four years. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
  • 19 May 2016
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Door-to-door service: Home visits help fight gender-based violence in conflict-impacted eastern Ukraine

A UNFPA mobile team makes a house call to provide GBV and psychosocial support in eastern Ukraine. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
  • 12 May 2016
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Investing in girls: Cash incentives help promote gender equality in India

Cash incentives are causing more parents to invest in their daughters' education and future. © UNFPA India/Prashant Gurjar
  • 29 April 2016
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Women widowed by ISIL find hope and support in Iraq

A displaced woman writes down her dreams as part of the "Our Dreams" group support session. © UNFPA Iraq
  • 27 April 2016
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