News

Child marriage, female genital mutilation urgent priorities as pandemic threatens progress

calendar_today01 February 2021

Fethiye says staff at a UNFPA safe space helped convince her family to let her go to school rather than be wed. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Young women face greatest threat from intimate partner violence, new UNFPA data dashboard shows

calendar_today02 December 2020

UNFPA's new data dashboard shows who are most vulnerable to intimate partner violence. Younger women face some of the greatest risks. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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Publication date

Jan 2020

Author

UNFPA, AECID, WE DECIDE, Population Reference Bureau

Resources

Presentation Guide for The Path to Equality for Women and Young Persons With Disabilities

Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Ending Gender-Based Violence

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Publication date

Jan 2020

Author

UNFPA, AECID, WE DECIDE, Population Reference Bureau

Resources

Key Messages for The Path to Equality for Women and Young Persons With Disabilities

Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Ending Gender-Based Violence

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News

Honduras television drama shines light on teen pregnancy, helps girls speak out

calendar_today04 November 2020

A scene from Es Cosa D-2 shows the struggles of adolescent girls in Honduras. © UNFPA Honduras
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News

The future we want for women and girls

calendar_today23 October 2020

A young woman advocates to end female genital mutilation and other harmful practices in Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia
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News

What we learn by listening to girls

calendar_today09 October 2020

Yanal raises her voice on behalf of girls vulnerable to child marriage. © UNFPA
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Prioritizing women’s and girls’ needs in wake of Beirut explosion

calendar_today10 September 2020

UNFPA partners distribute dignity kits to blast-affected women and girls. The disaster comes atop the global pandemic and an economic crisis. © UNFPA Lebanon
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Mobile medical units deployed as Beirut health system copes after explosion

calendar_today25 August 2020

Beirut residents receive support from a mobile medical unit run by Amel Association, with support from UNFPA. © UNFPA Lebanon
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News

Meeting the needs of older people through solidarity, empowerment and data

calendar_today13 August 2020

High school student Nelea Ungureanu pays a socially distanced visit to Maria Roșca. An initiative in Moldova is fostering intergenerational solidarity as part of the COVID-19 response. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
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