Updates

Swedish Parliamentarians gain insight into UNFPA-supported work in Zambia

18 Apr 2022

In March, a Swedish delegation paid a virtual visit to the UNFPA-backed Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) supported safe houses for adolescent girls. The YWCA reaches over 8,000 girls and 4,500 boys each year.

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A 12-hour walk at 7 months pregnant: Escape from the horrors of war in Ukraine

Natasha Kuznetsova, a seven-month pregnant Ukrainian refugee, is treated for an acute kidney infection at the Sfânta Treime hospital in Chișinău, in the Republic of Moldova © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

18 March 2022

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Australia provides UNFPA AUD 8 million to protect Ukrainian women and girls from gender-based violence

29 Mar 2022

With this new contribution, the Australian Government commits to protect women and girls fleeing the war in Ukraine from gender-based violence. © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

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For many women in Ukraine, escape from conflict not an escape from violence

UNFPA mobile teams have reached thousands of survivors of gender-based violence in Ukraine. © UNFPA/Maks Levin

07 June 2017

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UNFPA continues life-saving services across war-torn northern Ethiopia

UNFPA and Maedot staff at the Maternity Waiting Home in Sabacare 4 camp, Mekelle © UNFPA Ethiopia

10 December 2021

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A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India

Members of the Women's Mechanized Cleaning Cooperative in front of one of the machine-mounted cleaners they have been trained to operate in Patna, India. © Deeksha Foundation

13 January 2022

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Fighting for justice against gender-based violence in Madagascar

Satiana, 8, holds her grandmother's hand before the trial of her rapist at the Ambovombe Court in Madagascar. ©UNFPA Madagascar/Melvis Kimbi

17 January 2022

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In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast

Women learn tailoring skills as part of a vocational training programme at a UNFPA-supported safe space. © UNFPA Yemen | Photo does not depict subject featured in story.

10 February 2022

Publication

Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence: Making All Spaces Safe

Number of pages: 74

Publication date: 01 Dec 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Reclaiming bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan

A booklet on reproductive health was produced in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA/Kazakhstan

03 December 2021

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