News

Women take the lead with new counselling and support centre in Palestine

A meeting is held at the newly established women-run centre in Issawiyah, Jerusalem. Image courtesy of PCC.

02 June 2022

Ukraine War: Supporting gender-based violence survivors

Published on: 04/05/2022

From a gender-based violence (GBV) shelter in Lviv, our Senior Emergency Coordinator Mustafa Elkanzi describes how UNFPA supports women and girls during the war in Ukraine.

Learn more about our work on the ground.

News

Women and girls in South Sudan battle mounting sexual violence amid conflict and climate crises

Women return from collecting firewood in South Sudan's Unity State, which has seen alarming levels of gender-based violence amid mounting conflict and spiralling climate catastrophes. ©UNFPA South Sudan

20 April 2022

Publication

Getting to Zero: Mapping UNFPA Leadership on Ending Gender-based Violence

Number of pages: 44

Publication date: 01 Nov 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

This report maps the depth and breadth of UNFPA programming to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV), implemented over 2018 to 2020. The mapping exercise sought to determine the strengths in UNFPA's work in ending GBV as well as providing the analysis to support opportunities for increased investment in the quality and coverage of programming.

News

Crises in Haiti leave women and girls ever more vulnerable

Widespread, surging gang violence has forced thousands of Haitians to flee their homes in search of safety. © Edris Fortuné

29 July 2021

Resources

Prevalence Rates, Trends and Disparities in Intimate Partner Violence: Power of Data in the IPV Geospatial Dashboard

Resource date: Feb 2021

Author: UNFPA, GHRB, PDB

Publisher: UNFPA Population and Development Branch

Statement

Statement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia

22 March 2021

News

Women supporting women: Female bus conductors drive out violence in Bhutan

Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri

01 March 2021

News

Safe spaces in Colombia offer respite to Venezuelan migrants

Women at a safe space in Saravena, Arauca, one of 19 in Colombia that serve Venezuelan migrants who are survivors of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Colombia

25 February 2021

News

2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

28 December 2020

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