Publication date

Jul 2024

Resources

Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment

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News

UNFPA-supported tech innovations advancing the rights of women and girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan

calendar_today27 June 2024

Students engage in research through the Yashlyk.info website. © UNFPA Turkmenistan
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Video

A mother of seven in Haiti recovers from sexual assault by gang members

calendar_today23 July 2024

A mother of seven in Haiti recovers from sexual assault by gang members

A mother of seven in Haiti recovers from sexual assault by gang members

Women and girls in Haiti face daily horrors due to ongoing gang violence.

Hear Esther* tell her terrifying story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting the care she's receiving.

*Name changed for protection

News

“Hope dies last”: UNFPA helpline empowers gender-based violence survivors in Azerbaijan

calendar_today16 July 2024

The UNFPA-supported helpline for survivors of gender-based violence has so far handled over 1,100 calls, the majority from women and girls, especially those from marginalized communities. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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Updates

UNFPA and Canada launch a global programme to tackle technology-facilitated gender-based violence

calendar_today08 July 2024

A young woman saves helpline numbers on her cell phone in Mozambique. © UNFPA Mozambique / Mbuto Machili
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Publication date

Jul 2024

Resources

Global Call to Action to Address Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence

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Video

15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

calendar_today02 July 2024

15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

At just 15 years old, Maiga is dealing with the impacts of being raped.

She’s one of many women and girls in Mali receiving support for physical, sexual, and psychological violence at the One Stop Centre in Mopti.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting this life-saving care.

News

“No one is spared”: Sexual violence wielded as a weapon in Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

calendar_today26 June 2024

Edrish Justilien is a psychologist at the UNFPA-supported Petite Place Cazeau Hospital in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © UNFPA Haiti/Wendy Desert
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25 June 2024

News

The emotional cost of combating gender-based violence on the front line in Ukraine

calendar_today13 June 2024

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022, reports of multiple forms of violence have spiked in ukraine, including conflict-related sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking​​. © UNFPA Ukraine / Isaac Hurskin
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