News

Against the odds, Malawian girl overcomes child marriage, agonizing labour and obstetric fistula

calendar_today11 September 2023

Jacqueline developed an obstetric fistula when she gave birth at age 16. © UNFPA Malawi
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Publisher

BRAC and UNFPA

Publication date

2023

Number of pages

12

Publication

Adolescent Empowerment at Scale: Successes and challenges of an evidence-based approach to young women’s programming in Africa

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News

Engaging communities in Malawi to end child marriage and help girls finish school

calendar_today31 October 2022

Village headman Patete is committed to ending child marriage in his community and was inspired by training he attended under the European Union-funded Spotlight Initiative. © UNFPA/Luis Tato
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News

Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

calendar_today26 October 2022

A delegation of  state ministers and district leaders speak with girls at the Kalas primary school in Amudat. The school is a safe haven for the girls fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage or both. © UNFPA Uganda/Samuel Okiror
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News

Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day

calendar_today10 December 2019

Ms. Banda reads the inscription on her award, which comes from members of her community: “Thank you our fierce fighter, Memory." Image from video feed.
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News

Global efforts show progress on making women and girls feel safe

calendar_today30 September 2019

The comprehensive sexuality education workshops in Jujuy create safe spaces for youth to speak freely. © UNFPA Argentina/Clara Campos
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Events

EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

calendar_today26 September 2019

location_onUnited Nations HQ, New York

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Updates

Spotlight Initiative to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Pacific Islands

calendar_today07 March 2019

Dr. Natalia Kanem represented the United Nations at a high-level Spotlight Initiative event in Samoa. © UNFPA Pacific/Navinesh Kumar
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News

UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

calendar_today22 September 2017

Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin
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