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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen

26 February 2021

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Amid conflict, displacement, pandemic, Syrian girls see a future in… robots

Bana, 12, enjoys learning about robotics at a women's and girls' safe space in northwest Syria. Image courtesy of Ihsan Relief and Development

22 February 2021

6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

Published on: 26/02/2021

Yemen is the site of the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Here is what you need to know.

Learn more here.

Resources

Technical Note on Adolescent Girl-Responsive Systems

Resource date: Nov 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)–United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Global Programme to End Child Marriage works with many partners to advocate and support practical actions to end child marriage, and to promote gender equality and the empowerment of adolescent girls.

This technical note illustrates how systems for education, health, gender-based violence and child protection, and social protection can coordinate action and contribute to the safety, health and learning of adolescent girls, and build opportunities for them.

Resources

Addressing Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings: Technical Guide for Staff and Partners of the UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Feb 2021

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

News

Three girls, three stories: The perils of child marriage and the promise of freedom

Sixteen-year-old Fethiye fled war in Iraq – and the likelihood of child marriage – to Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye

11 February 2021

News

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

Fethiye says staff at a UNFPA safe space helped convince her family to let her go to school rather than be wed. © UNFPA Türkiye

01 February 2021

News

2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

28 December 2020

Resources

Leaving No One Behind: Technical Note of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Oct 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

Resources

Advancing the Evidence Base on Strategies to End Child Marriage and Support Married Girls: Meeting Report

Resource date: Aug 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

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