Women in the Central African Republic speak up and claim their right to learn

The Central African Republic is one of the worst countries in the world to be a woman.

Why? Because most women in the country are illiterate, live in poverty and experience gender-based violence on a widespread scale.

Hear some of their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to help them learn new skills.

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Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen

05 February 2024
Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen
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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Norway, through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has contributed NOK66.82 million (US$6.04 million) to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the…
19 November 2024 Read Story
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KHARTOUM, Sudan – “I personally experienced female genital mutilation and its harmful effects. I will not allow my daughters to be exposed to this,” said Zuha from White Nile state, in southern Sudan. Zuha was married…
23 March 2023 Read Story
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from attending class. The recent and intensified conflicts all over Afghanistan, particularly in Kandahar Province, have also…
12 August 2021 Read Story
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Treating the invisible wounds of violence in Peru

21 July 2021
Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez is a psychiatrist in Lima who helps survivors of gender-based violence work through their trauma. "I chose this specialty because I wanted to help people, especially women, in recovering their mental health, and improve their lives," she said. © UNFPA Peru
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