Programme Specialist, Gender

  • Level: P-4
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 06 Jun 2018 05:00 PM (Africa/Johannesburg)
  • Duty station: Johannesburg, South Africa

News

A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp
  • 10 May 2018
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Former child brides find brighter future at Türkiye's safe spaces

Rima*, a 22-year-old mother of two, escaped both violence in Syria and abuse in her home. Today, she works as a health mediator at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye
  • 25 April 2018
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International Consultant – Gender Trainer

  • Level: P-4
  • Contract type: Consultancy
  • Closing date: 26 Apr 2018 05:00 PM (Africa/Juba)
  • Duty station: Juba, South Sudan

News

Drama helps battle child marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Young actors perform a scene from "Ruža," an interactive play about the harms of child marriage. Photo by Almir Panjeta for UNICEF/UNFPA BiH
  • 16 April 2018
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News

From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
  • 04 April 2018
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News

In the Philippines, information key to halting teenage pregnancy

“We really need more information on sex and reproductive health,” said Kathleen Acosta, 18, a senior and student leader at UP high school in Iloilo. © UNFPA Philippines
  • 23 March 2018
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News

Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

Survivors of gender-based violence require a full range of services, from medical care to counselling to legal support. © UNFPA Iraq
  • 22 March 2018
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News

Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka
  • 16 March 2018
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News

New generation of women saying: “Not yet”

Kyae Nai belongs to a new generation of women in Myanmar who are making active choices about the timing of their pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
  • 13 March 2018
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