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“Hope dies last”: UNFPA helpline empowers gender-based violence survivors in Azerbaijan

calendar_today16 July 2024

The UNFPA-supported helpline for survivors of gender-based violence has so far handled over 1,100 calls, the majority from women and girls, especially those from marginalized communities. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

calendar_today02 July 2024

15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

15-year-old raped at knifepoint in Mali receives care

At just 15 years old, Maiga is dealing with the impacts of being raped.

She’s one of many women and girls in Mali receiving support for physical, sexual, and psychological violence at the One Stop Centre in Mopti.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting this life-saving care.

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We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures.

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“No one is spared”: Sexual violence wielded as a weapon in Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

calendar_today26 June 2024

Edrish Justilien is a psychologist at the UNFPA-supported Petite Place Cazeau Hospital in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © UNFPA Haiti/Wendy Desert
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The emotional cost of combating gender-based violence on the front line in Ukraine

calendar_today13 June 2024

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022, reports of multiple forms of violence have spiked in ukraine, including conflict-related sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking​​. © UNFPA Ukraine / Isaac Hurskin
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Speech

10th International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

calendar_today19 June 2024

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Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls

calendar_today18 June 2024

Sudan is in the grips of a humanitarian catastrophe. Up to 12 million people have fled their homes, 2 million of them to unstable neighbouring countries, and famine is looming in multiple areas.​​​​​​​ © UNFPA Sudan
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About UNFPA

We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures.

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How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict  

calendar_today07 June 2024

UNFPA has deployed 34 midwives and a team of social workers offering life-saving health care and protection services to vulnerable women and girls in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the Far North Region in Cameroon. © UNFPA Cameroon/Samuel Sawalda
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About UNFPA

We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures.

Learn more