News

Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria

Dr. Joha attends to a displaced woman at Al-Hol Camp. The needs were "overwhelmingly high," he said. © UNFPA Syria

29 April 2019

Resources

Executive Summary: Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding SRH&R and GBV

Resource date: 2019

News

Survivors of gender-based violence get a fresh start in Morocco

Khadija had no income after she left her husband. © UNFPA Morocco

09 April 2019

News

Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa

10 April 2019

NATIONAL POST: Assistant(e) au Programme, Initiative Spotlight, Niamey, Niger, WCARO

Level: G-6
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 25 Apr 2019 05:00 PM (Africa/Niamey)
Duty station: Niamey, Niger

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

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Programme Specialist, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Baghdad, Iraq

Level: P-3
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 18 Apr 2019 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
Duty station: Baghdad, Iraq

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News

Declaration affirms global support for reproductive health and rights

More than 200 million of women and adolescent girls are not using modern contraceptives even though they want to avoid pregnancy, the 52nd Commission on Population and Development heard today. In Thailand, a UNFPA-supported emergency shelter for pregnant teens. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr

01 April 2019

News

Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

19 March 2019

News

Leaders call for securing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya’s largest slum

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA's Executive Director, met with community role models in Kibera, the largest informal settlement in Kenya. © UNFPA

11 March 2019

News

Fear and exhaustion shadow Venezuelan women on the long trek to Peru

“We have been traveling for a week without being able to sleep, take a shower or eat well. I get tired easily, and have vomiting and headaches," said Mariana, who is five months pregnant. © UNFPA Peru

28 February 2019

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