News

Nine things you need to know about periods and the pandemic

The pandemic is affecting how people experience menstruation. © PONY for UNFPA

28 May 2020

News

Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor

21 May 2020

News

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens

22 May 2020

News

In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

A woman recovers from fistula treatment sugery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula almost entirely preventable; its persistence is a sign of global social injustice. © UNFPA Yemen

22 May 2020

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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA

19 May 2020

Statement

Break the silence!

17 May 2020

Resources

COVID-19: Working with and for young people

Resource date: May 2020

Author: UNFPA and IFRC

Resources

COVID-19 Disrupting SDG 5.3: Eliminating female genital mutilation

Resource date: Apr 2020

Author: UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM

News

Indigenous, Afro-Honduran communities join together to fight pandemic

Members of the Garífuna community are making their own cloth masks to limit the spread of COVID-19. They are also turning to traditional foods and medicines. © UNFPA Honduras

11 May 2020

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Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

15 May 2020

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