Women fleeing from conflict in Sudan receive mental health support in Egypt

Published on: 26/06/2023

Hanaa is one of the 250,000 refugees who have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the deadly conflict in Sudan.

See how UNFPA-supported safe spaces are providing psychosocial support to women affected by this devastating humanitarian crisis.

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Five things you need to know about consent

01 September 2023

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Gender assessment of civil society organization partners Under the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Aug 2023

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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After flooding and rains devastate Peru, survivors of gender-based violence find safety and services at UNFPA-supported shelter

Cyclone Yaku and the El Niño weather phenomenon have forced more than 110,000 people from their homes and into temporary shelters like La Molina II. © UNFPA Perú

21 August 2023

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Phase III Programme Document: UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Aug 2023

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF

The UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (the Global Programme) was designed as a 15-year programme (2016–2030) to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 5.3, which aims to eliminate all harmful practices, including child marriage.

This document outlines Phase III (2024–2030) of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, including a summary narrative.

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10 Reasons to Invest In the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Aug 2023

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)–United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Global Programme to End Child Marriage works with many partners to advocate and support practical actions to end child marriage, and to promote gender equality and the empowerment of adolescent girls

There are many reasons for governments, foundations and organizations to invest in the Global Programme. In this brief, we list the top 10.

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How a safe space in the Republic of Moldova offers comprehensive sexuality education for Roma refugees fleeing Ukraine

Sahin Rădiță, coordinator at the safe space in Chișinău, capital of the Republic of Moldova, said that for Roma youth, “Our services are welcome, even necessary.” © UNFPA Moldova

17 August 2023

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“Sometimes she was desperate”: How survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are healing with the help of UNFPA’s frontline workers

Anny* and her daughter were raped at gunpoint while collecting firewood near the Bulengo camp for internally displaced people, where they are taking shelter from the conflict in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu

18 August 2023

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Brick by brick: How one Syrian earthquake survivor rebuilt her life

Najwa Bikdash, 52, is from the Bustan Al Zahra neighbourhood in Aleppo. After her abusive husband walked out on her and their four daughters, her precarious situation was exacerbated by the earthquakes that ravaged Syria in February this year. © UNFPA Syria/Ange Hussein, ICDA, 2023

04 August 2023

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Argentina’s journalists speak out against online gender-based violence

In March 2023, UNFPA joined dozens of organizations in signing a commitment to collaborate towards the eradication of gender-based violence and discrimination in digital spaces. © Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

19 July 2023

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