Secretary-General speaks with women and girls in storm-ravaged Mozambique

16 July 2019

News

Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

Twenty-five years ago, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls and to promote their empowerment. © UNFPA Morocco
  • 10 July 2019
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News

Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim
  • 21 June 2019
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News

Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal
  • 12 June 2019
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Publications

Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Gender-based Violence

Report on Progress and Challenges

Publication date: 26 Apr 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA and Chirapaq

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News

Dignity and strength: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia

Large numbers of people are bypassing immigration controls as they exit Venezuela. © Tomer Urwicz
  • 05 June 2019
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Annual Report

UNFPA Annual Report 2018

One vision three zeros

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 03 Jun 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 28 May 2019
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News

Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India
  • 28 May 2019
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"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

Published on: 10/05/2019

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.

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