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A safe space to turn: Young women in Yemen support each other to counter digital gender-based violence

Since the start of 2024, nearly 250,000 people in Yemen have received assistance through a UNFPA-supported hotline and in person at mental health centres. Credit: UNFPA Yemen / Ahmed Al Majidi
  • 06 December 2024
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  • Three global trends on a collision course… with women and girls at the crossroads

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Three global trends on a collision course… with women and girls at the crossroads

In the Bakasi displacement camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria, community mobilizers speak to flood survivors about how to receive support for gender-based violence, which is known to increase in crisis settings. © UNFPA Nigeria/Dawali David Exodus
  • 05 December 2024
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  • Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

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Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 22 November 2024
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  • Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

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Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

Although the vast majority of victims of conflict-related sexual violence are women and girls, it is also all too common – and severely underreported – among men and boys. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine
  • 26 November 2024
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  • How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy

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How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy

Irene Vera Portillo is an advocate for the rights of the Ava Guaraní people, the ethnic group to which she belongs. © UNFPA Paraguay / Zunilda Acosta
  • 09 October 2024
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  • After surviving sexual violence, youth leader creates change for girls with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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After surviving sexual violence, youth leader creates change for girls with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ngoma*, who has a hearing disability, was attacked at aged 15 by a group of boys in her hometown of Matadi in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Jeremie Kibuya
  • 13 February 2024
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  • Forced into early motherhood, a child rape survivor in the Comoros fights stigma to finish school

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Forced into early motherhood, a child rape survivor in the Comoros fights stigma to finish school

Mariama was raped at a neighbour’s home when she was just 13 years old and forced into early motherhood. The Comoros already has high rates of gender-based violence, but many more women and girls don’t report being assaulted or abused for fear of social stigma, discrimination and even financial destitution. © UNFPA Comoros/Melvis Kimbi
  • 26 September 2022
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Overview of Mechanisms for Reporting Wrongdoing

Overview of Mechanisms for Reporting Wrongdoing

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