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New beginnings: Older women displaced by war in Ukraine rebuild confidence and independence through UNFPA support

A gender-based violence case manager offers empathy and support. © UNFPA Ukraine
  • 20 December 2024
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5 lessons from 2024 to ensure sexual and reproductive rights for all in 2025

A group of young people at the UNFPA-supported Kibirizi youth space in Rwanda’s Rubengera sector after completing a course on comprehensive sexuality education. ©UNFPA ESARO/Jadwiga Figula
  • 26 December 2024
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In Egypt, men and boys stand firm against female genital mutilation

Zanaty El-Sawy first decided to research the topic of female genital mutilation to protect his two daughters. © UNFPA Egypt/Roger Anis
  • 02 January 2025
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“Marriage is a choice”: Working with people with disabilities to address gender-based violence in Madagascar

Information sessions, held by UNFPA and partner organization the Association of Women with Disabilities in Madagascar, are key in changing minds and raising awareness about gender-based violence in the country. © UNFPA Madagascar.
  • 08 January 2025
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Do you know your rights? Protections from gender-based violence amid displacement

In Haiti, this mother-of-six was raped while four months pregnant and fleeing from gang violence. © UNFPA Haiti/Wendy Desert
  • 13 December 2024
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Women and girls need urgent support after the recent earthquake in Vanuatu

Published on: 06/01/2025

80,000 people, including 1,230 pregnant women, need humanitarian assistance after the devastating earthquake in Vanuatu.

“It pains me to see this vibrant country battered by yet another natural disaster,” says Dr. Natalia Kanem, who recently visited the Pacific island.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.

17 December 2024

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“I came to help my sisters”: As Chad grapples with record floods and a refugee crisis, midwives are bridging the divide

A woman collects clean drinking water in a camp sheltering more than 4,000 displaced people after the Chari River flooded in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, in October 2024. Credit: © UNFPA Chad / Karel Prinsloo
  • 17 December 2024
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