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“One society, free from violence”: Training providers on caring for survivors of sexual violence in Palestine

UNFPA brochure urge for violence against women and girls to stop. © UNFPA Palestine / Samar Hazboun

27 March 2023

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023

19 June 2023

Global

Behind the Silence

Published on: 19/06/2023

Discover the often hidden impact on domestic and sexual violence of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

UNFPA’s film ‘Behind the Silence’ speaks to the Ukrainians providing vital support to survivors to uncover the scale of the problem.

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023

13 June 2023

Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care

Published on: 05/05/2023

Millions of survivors of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are enduring terrible trauma.

See how UNFPA is providing access to mental health and psychosocial support.

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Young mothers in Malawi find a space safe from Tropical Storm Freddy’s catastrophic consequences

Young women, including adolescent parents, gather at a UNFPA Safe Space in Bangula camp in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. © UNFPA/Eldson Chagara

17 April 2023

Publication

Empowering Adolescent Girls Through Non-Formal Education

A comparative analysis of comprehensive sexuality education, life skills education and protective asset-building approaches

Number of pages: 17

Publication date: 01 Jun 2022

Author: UNFPA

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“I know how to listen”: Midwives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo use groundbreaking new birth model to care for pregnant survivors of sexual violence

Midwife Aimée Nzimire assists labouring mother Valerine Mwamini. Though the Panzi hospital's new "Transforming Birth" model is designed to serve survivors of gender-based violence, Ms. Mwamini is not herself a GBV survivor. © UNFPA Democratic Republic of the Congo/Lisa Thanner

05 April 2023

Publication

Measuring technology-facilitated gender-based violence. A discussion paper

Publication date: 04 Apr 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

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