Opinion

Violence Against Women Must End

08 March 2013

News

Dimensions of Violence Against Women and Girls, and How to End It

UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet and her counterpart at UNFPA, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.

08 March 2013

News

Calling for an End to the Many Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, centre, is flanked by executive leaders from UNDP, UNESCO, UN Women, UNFPA and the UNHCHR at a panel that called for joint action to end violence against women. Photo © Ilona Lalova/UNFPA

06 March 2013

Statement

Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day

08 March 2013

Press Release

Fewer Girls Threatened by Female Genital Mutilation

05 February 2013

News

Award-Winning Programme Gives Ethiopian Girls a Safer Transition to Adulthood

These girls are building brighter futures through the Berhane Hewan programme. The model programme is now being taken over by the regional government. Photo: UNFPA Ethiopia

17 January 2013

Statement

Reproductive Rights are Key to Meaningful Participation

06 December 2012

News

General Assembly Committee Calls for Stronger Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Community discussions focusing on human rights are integral to collective decisions to abandon FGM in Senegal, one of the countries in the Joint Programme. Photo: UNFPA

30 November 2012

News

From Perpetrators of Violence to Agents of Change: Men and Boys in Times of Conflict

Amidst the generalized violence found in conflict and post-conflict situations, violence against women may spiral out of control, as it has in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Photo: Lynsey Addario

28 November 2012

In the News

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20 November 2012

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