EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

26 September 2019

United Nations HQ, New York

Call to Action: Ending Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan

24 September 2019

United Nations HQ, New York

News

Amid economic exodus, left-behind women begin to feel safe in Venezuela

UNFPA is supporting workshops to train health workers on sexual and reproductive health issues. © UNFPA Venezuela

26 August 2019

Updates

Northeastern Nigeria Call to Action sparks collective push to address gender-based violence in humanitarian response

13 Aug 2019

In Northeastern Nigeria, the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies is transforming the way humanitarian actors address this critical issue. © UNFPA Nigeria

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All-women team provides life-saving humanitarian support in Marawi

Police Officer Chrestine Espinorio, Dr. Nadhira Abdulcarim and social worker Umme Limbona work together to support survivors of violence at a hospital-based crisis centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

16 August 2019

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Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan

Women UN leaders meet with female leaders and advocates in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's voices must be heard, they emphasized. © Fardin Waezi / UNAMA

24 July 2019

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Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim

21 June 2019

News

Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal

12 June 2019

News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

28 May 2019

Updates

With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

23 May 2019

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