Rural Haiti slammed by Hurricane Matthew

Published on: 28/10/2016

Rural Haiti is hard to reach. Women and girls there need reproductive health care. Without urgent action, maternal deaths will rise, and vulnerability to sexual violence will increase.

State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

Number of pages: 116

Publication date: 20 Oct 2016

Author: UNFPA

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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis

20 October 2016

NATIONAL POST: Programme Analyst, GBV, Kampala, Uganda, NOA

Level: NOA
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 26 Oct 2016 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
Duty station: Kampala, Uganda

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

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New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

Faouzia Yaya was forced into marriage three years ago. A new penal code has just been adopted to prevent such marriages. © UNFPA Cameroon

06 October 2016

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After harrowing escape, South Sudan woman welcomes healthy twins

Nyador Dagey with her newborn twins in a UNFPA-supported clinic in Bentiu. © UNFPA South Sudan/Michael Gatluak Tuok

04 October 2016

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“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

Muna was left to fend for her children alone in the Domiz refugee camp in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Khetam Malkawi

03 October 2016

Technical Adviser, Violence Against Women (VAW) Research and Data, Bangkok, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office

Level: P-5
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 07 Oct 2016 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
Duty station: Bangkok, Thailand

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Refugees’ and migrants’ reproductive health needs overlooked

Global leaders are set to meet next week at the first-ever Summit on Migrants and Refugees. At stake are the rights, health and well-being of hundreds of millions of migrants and tens of millions of refugees. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

14 September 2016

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Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

Saba and her mother speak out against child marriage, encouraging families to educate their daughters instead. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

08 September 2016

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