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“As widespread as guns and bullets”: Sexual violence used to terrorize Sudan’s women and girls

calendar_today19 June 2025

More than 12 million people in Sudan are at risk of gender-based violence, with frontline responders and survivors reporting alarming rates of rape, abuse, coercion and child marriage © UNFPA Sudan
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Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today12 February 2025

A midwife working in a UNFPA-supported mobile health clinic hands Francine her newborn daughter, Amani. ©UNFPA DRC / Jonas Yunus
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Women at the crossroads: Fleeing war in Sudan for an uncertain future in South Sudan

calendar_today09 April 2025

As South Sudan teeters on the edge of civil war, tens of thousands of returnees and refugees must contend with a lack of resources, chronic unemployment and terrifying threats of sexual violence. © UNFPA South Sudan/Levi Lubari
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“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan

calendar_today02 April 2025

There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault. ©UNFPA Sudan
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Women and girls in Lebanon face safety risks due to recent hostilities

calendar_today07 April 2025

Women and girls in Lebanon face safety risks due to recent hostilities

Women and girls in Lebanon face safety risks due to recent hostilities

“Women and girls [in Lebanon] face high levels of exploitation, gender-based violence and other protection risks.”

Their right to health, safety and dignity must be protected.

Hear from Anandita Philipose, who leads our work in Lebanon, about the challenges they are dealing with and how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.

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“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

calendar_today19 March 2025

The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan. © UNFPA Central African Republic/Karel Prinsloo
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Women and girls bear the hardship of recent hostilities in Lebanon

calendar_today26 March 2025

Women and girls bear the hardship of recent hostilities in Lebanon

Women and girls bear the hardship of recent hostilities in Lebanon

“It’s women and girls again who bear the brunt of all these conflict situations.”

UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton explains the challenging situation on the ground in Lebanon.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing support.

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Mental health support teams in Ukraine offer a lifeline in a warzone

calendar_today26 February 2025

UNFPA’s mobile psychosocial support teams travel across Ukraine, including to the front lines, offering immediate emergency interventions as well as access to longer-term assistance. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine
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Women find safety amid violence in the Central African Republic

calendar_today28 February 2025

Women find safety amid violence in the Central African Republic

Women find safety amid violence in the Central African Republic

In the Central African Republic, where women are risking their lives to escape violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are saving lives.

See what it looks like when women find safety.
 

17 February 2025