“I always encourage the women I know to do a self-examination and regular screenings,” Intisar, 55, told UNFPA. She is a breast cancer survivor from Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, and her outspokenness about the topic is rare in her community.

Women and girls in Honduras are at high risk in the aftermath of Hurricane Eta.

A new three-year joint programme, supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, UNFPA and UN Women, will work with partners to advance gender equality efforts in rural areas of the Singida and Shinyanga regions of Tanzania.