Statement

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

16 June 2022

News

Women take the lead with new counselling and support centre in Palestine

A meeting is held at the newly established women-run centre in Issawiyah, Jerusalem. Image courtesy of PCC.

02 June 2022

Ukraine War: Supporting gender-based violence survivors

Published on: 04/05/2022

From a gender-based violence (GBV) shelter in Lviv, our Senior Emergency Coordinator Mustafa Elkanzi describes how UNFPA supports women and girls during the war in Ukraine.

Learn more about our work on the ground.

News

5 things to know about motherhood

Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world throughout the year. In Somalia, above, the day falls in March. © Tobin Jones for UNFPA

03 May 2022

News

Women and girls in South Sudan battle mounting sexual violence amid conflict and climate crises

Women return from collecting firewood in South Sudan's Unity State, which has seen alarming levels of gender-based violence amid mounting conflict and spiralling climate catastrophes. ©UNFPA South Sudan

20 April 2022

Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: UNFPA Executive Director Reaffirms Commitment to Accountability to Affected People in Humanitarian Crises

14 April 2022

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.

News

“War trauma hunts them all”: Psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees

Psychologist Natalia Gandrabur comforts Olga, who fled from Odessa, Ukraine and is staying at a refugee placement centre in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Psychologists from UNFPA-supported Youth Friendly Health Clinics are providing psychosocial support to those in need. © UNFPA/Siegfried Modola

25 March 2022

News

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

Updates

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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