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“For women and girls, no place is completely safe”: Despite some progress, urgent and stronger action needed against digital violence

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UNFPA’s bodyright campaign was launched last year during the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness and encouraging progress at government, private sector and individual level to combat the crisis of digital violence. © UNFPA

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India is fighting rising online harassment in the workplace

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Digital violence has risen as the pandemic drove people indoors and online. Above, a still from an award-winning film from India addressing virtual sexual harassment. © Lowe Mullin Lintas

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

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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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Sex workers face high HIV risks – and high barriers to care

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Sex workers are highly vulnerable to gender-based violence, HIV, discrimination and other harms. © Tomislav Georgiev/UNFPA MK

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Stand against rape and gender-based violence, UNFPA and partners urge

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Salwa's* experience shows the vulnerabilities of survivors who do not receive qualified and timely support.. © UNFPA Yemen

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View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

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Even before the recent escalation of the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, conditions were tense and crowded. © UNFPA Myanmar/Karlien Truyens

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Running for her life: A journey of violence, displacement and healing

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"I probably would be dead by now were it not for their intervention," Ms. Asinde said of the staff at the Kakuma Support Centre. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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“I felt like a prisoner”: Spousal violence in Iraq

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In Paraguay, urging young people to end dating violence

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Noviazgo sin Violencia, or Dating without Violence, addresses the fact that intimate partner violence often begins early. © UNFPA Paraguay/Mario Achucarro

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Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

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“For women and girls, no place is completely safe”: Despite some progress, urgent and stronger action needed against digital violence

India is fighting rising online harassment in the workplace

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

Sex workers face high HIV risks – and high barriers to care

Stand against rape and gender-based violence, UNFPA and partners urge

View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

Running for her life: A journey of violence, displacement and healing

“I felt like a prisoner”: Spousal violence in Iraq

In Paraguay, urging young people to end dating violence

Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

“For women and girls, no place is completely safe”: Despite some progress, urgent and stronger action needed against digital violence

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