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Core resources support survivors of gender-based violence in the Comoros

19 Jan 2023

Mariama* confides in a social worker: She was raped at a neighbour’s home when she was just 13 years old and forced into early motherhood. The Comoros already has high rates of gender-based violence, but many more women and girls don’t report being assaulted or abused for fear of social stigma, discrimination and even financial destitution. © UNFPA Comoros/Melvis Kimbi

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Finland provides core funding to UNFPA, showing support and solidarity for millions of women and girls around the world

03 Jan 2023

Finland’s renewed core support will be critical to serve millions of women and girls and reach the furthest behind with life-saving support. © UNFPA Somalia

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Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation

28 Dec 2022

A group of girls rescued from female genital mutilation and early marriage play hand-clapping games in their dormitories at Morpus primary school in Ortum, West Pokot, Kenya on November 24, 2020. Through the support of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, the Morpus primary and boarding school has been helping young girls to escape and recover from female genital mutilation and early marriages since 2003, providing education and accommodation. © UNFPA Kenya/Luis Tato

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Ireland contributes 2 million euros to safeguard access to reproductive health and protection services in drought-affected Horn of Africa

19 Dec 2022

Women are provided with dignity kits by UNFPA in Ceel Jale 1, Kismayo, an IDP camp in Somalia. New Irish funding will help scale up the drought response in the Horn of Africa. © UNFPA Somalia

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How one woman in Gaza triumphed above marital violence, and cancer, to inspire other survivors

A survivor of gender-based violence takes part in an embroidery class as part of the life skills training programme at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Jabilya, in the Gaza Strip. © Abdel Shafi Community Health Association

09 December 2022

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For persons with disabilities, innovation and bodily autonomy are fundamental on the path to inclusion

Anchita Abdul, 26, from Nampula, Mozambique, completed her education through the seventh grade. She lost her vision later in life due to illness. Young women and girls with disabilities have the lowest levels of sexual and reproductive health information and education, compared to those without disabilities. © Photo/Mbuto Carlos Machili

02 December 2022

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“The violence never stopped,” Sudanese woman says – but neither did her hope

Semira after a long day of work, Nyala, Sudan. © UNFPA/Sufian Abdulmouty

05 December 2022

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Germany provides 7 million euros in life-saving support for women and girls amid soaring humanitarian needs

09 Dec 2022

A patient receives a counseling session at a health facility in a Rohingya refugee camp about modern family planning methods. The new contribution from Germany will enable UNFPA to deploy resources to meet the most immediate needs of women and girls. © UNFPA/Farjana Sultana

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A mobile maternity unit delivers babies and critical health services amid war in Ukraine

Doctors at an emergency medical centre work in de-occupied areas of the Kharkiv region of Ukraine to provide sexual and reproductive health care for women and girls in urgent need. © UNFPA/Andriy Kravchenko

07 December 2022

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Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

A delegation of state ministers and district leaders speak with girls at the Kalas primary school in Amudat. The school is a safe haven for the girls fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage or both. © UNFPA Uganda/Samuel Okiror

26 October 2022

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