News

With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community

A woman at a safe space in Raymah sews face masks for her community. © RHDH/UNFPA
  • 19 May 2020
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News

Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities

UNFPA is working with authorities in Pakistan to upgrade an app that provides emergency assistance to people at risk of violence, including women with disabilities. © UNFPA Pakistan
  • 12 May 2020
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Resources

Young Persons with Disabilities: Summary Brief

Resource date: Jul 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Resources

Young Persons with Disabilities: Easy Read Report

Resource date: Jul 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Programme Specialist, Gender & Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Banjul, The Gambia, P-3

  • Level: P-3
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 27 May 2020 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Banjul, The Gambia

Resources

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

Resource date: Apr 2020

Author: UNFPA, with contributions from Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University (USA) and Victoria University (Australia)

Publisher: UNFPA

UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing results by 2030, the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. These are: Ending unmet need for family planning, ending gender-based violence including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage, and ending all preventable maternal deaths. COVID-19 pandemic could critically undermine progress made towards achieving these goals.

 

News

Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria
  • 16 April 2020
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News

When quarantine is unsafe: Domestic violence survivors seek help in Ukraine

Calls to the National Hotline on Combatting Domestic Violence increased by more than 25 per cent in the first two weeks of quarantine. © La Strada Ukraine
  • 15 April 2020
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News

Gender-based violence spikes amid pandemic, shelters need support

UNFPA and partners are delivering essential items to women's shelters in Kosovo. © UNFPA Kosovo/Besnik Sherifi
  • 03 April 2020
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News

Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows

Yveka, 17, visits a UNFPA mobile clinic in Haiti. Haiti's former Minister of Women, Dr. Lise Marie Dejean, says many women lack autonomy over their bodies and health. © UNFPA
  • 01 April 2020
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