The Government of Norway upholds its dedication to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls through strong support for initiatives to end gender-based violence and harmful practices like FGM, promote sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, and foster adolescent girls’ leadership, participation and education

Active funds

UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

Past funds

Hemayati: Promoting Women's and Girls' Health and Well-being

Hemayati: Supporting Sexual and Gender-based Violence Survivors to Access Life-saving Services

Preventing and Responding to Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Liberia

Gender-based Violence Prevention, Response and Coordination in North and Northeastern Uganda

A Multisectoral Approach to Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response in North and Northeastern Uganda

Joint United Nations Programme on Adolescent Girls in Malawi

Joint Programme on Prevention of Violence against Women in Central America

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Fund

United Nations Joint Programme on Gender-based Violence in Northern Uganda (Phase II)

Joint United Nations Bridging Programme on Adolescent Girls (Malawi)

Latest

Two female speakers, UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita and H.E. Anna Jóhannsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, seated at the event.

Updates

Harnessing the power of AI for a future free from female genital mutilation
An adolescent girl holds her newborn daughter in a bloodied blanket. There is an IV line in the girl’s wrist.

News story

Female genital mutilation in infancy still common, Gambian mothers say

Financial data for Norway

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