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“You will thrive”: How a UNFPA-supported shelter empowers women and girls in Zambia to break free from abuse

Mwaka*, a survivor of gender-based violence, stayed at the Laweni shelter after escaping her husband’s abuse. © UNFPA Zambia / Jadwiga Figula
  • 01 April 2024
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“Haïti must rise from her ashes”: Health workers on the front lines of a spiralling crisis 

A UNFPA-supported mobile health team visits a displacement site near Haïti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © FAHDRIS/Richy Mix
  • 28 March 2024
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Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and lives

In the United Republic of Tanzania, Juliana Magesa founded Young Mums Unite, a support group where mothers aged 15 to 24 can access information and essential services, including family planning, maternal health care and counselling. © UNFPA/Msomi Huru
  • 07 March 2024
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A travelling theatre in Guinea-Bissau sparks conversations and changes minds about gender-based violence

Members of Guinea-Bissau’s National Ballet, the Nossa Patria Amada, perform a dance scene at a local market in Bissorã, in the Oio region, to raise awareness against gender-based violence. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau/Pierre Bussiere
  • 29 February 2024
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives

UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage communities to abandon the practice. © UNFPA Somalia
  • 26 February 2024
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Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 08 January 2024
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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023

Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province  in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
  • 21 December 2023
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

25 November 2023

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UNFPA Response in Haiti Situation Report - September 2023

Resource date: Nov 2023

Publisher: UNFPA Haiti

The humanitarian situation in Haiti is deteriorating, with escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince, the Artibonite Department, and now extending to Grand'Anse. Between January and September 21, 2023, over 5,400 victims of gang violence were reported, and the numbers continue to rise.

UNFPA's response includes integrated mobile clinics offering reproductive health and psychosocial support in displacement sites, along with support for health facilities and safe spaces for women and girls.

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