News

One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

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Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
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News

Sport offers gateway to reproductive health, human rights, peace

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Sport improves confidence and builds community, say youth leaders. © UNFPA Iraq
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News

Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

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The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab
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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

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MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

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Survivors of gender-based violence require a full range of services, from medical care to counselling to legal support. © UNFPA Iraq
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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

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Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka
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Events

Joint side event: "Addressing violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Health as an entry point."

calendar_today19 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Events

Together for Girls - Violence knows no borders

calendar_today13 March 2018

location_onOne UN Plaza, New York

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Events

Ministerial Round Table: “Good practices in the empowerment of rural women and girls, including through prevention of gender-based violence and access to justice, social services and health care”

calendar_today12 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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In Indonesia, family support groups tackle roots of gender violence

calendar_today05 March 2018

Rivaldo Taime, 13, had the courage to seek help for his family. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor
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