Traditional leaders stand up to protect youth from HIV, unintended pregnancy

03 April 2017

Traditional ceremonies are an opportunity to reach young people with life-saving information. © UNFPA/Meaghan Charkowick

News

Cambodian midwives hone skills to save lives

30 March 2017

UNFPA-supported trainings are enabling midwives to provide emergency obstetric and newborn care. © UNFPA Cambodia

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Teen mothers in Kenya become powerful advocates for change

27 March 2017

Young mothers Purity Bahati (left) and Naomi Kitsao (right) advocate for other young people to access sexual and reproductive health information and care. © UNFPA Kenya/Doulgas Waudo

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Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

20 March 2017

A community leader makes his way to the tent of a pregnant 14-year-old former child bride. “I am worried about the delivery,” said the girl’s father. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

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Efforts to end FGM must be intensified, leaders urge

17 March 2017

Shaimaa Ahmed Ali teaches members of her community about the harms of female genital mutilation (FGM). © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab

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Sex selection leads to dangerous gender imbalance; new programme to tackle root causes

15 March 2017

Son preference has led to skewed gender ratios in many Asian and Eastern European countries. The Dedalamazishvili family, in Georgia, participates in a documentary photography project raising awareness of the value of girls. © Dina Oganova for UNFPA Georgia

Publications

Strengthening Civil Society Organizations and Government Partnerships to Scale Up Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Number of pages: 36

Publication date: 30 December 2016

Author: UNFPA, Promundo and the MenEngage Alliance

Video

Sexual harassment rampant on Sri Lanka's public transport system

March 13, 2017

A new study commissioned by UNFPA has found that 90 per cent of women in Sri Lanka have endured sexual harassment while taking public transport. Women explain that, despite underreporting of the issue, they are all too familiar with these abuses. UNFPA and the Government are working to raise awareness of the problem, and promoting a hotline women can call to report harassment. Read the full story here.

News

Joy amid uncertainty: Syrian women enter motherhood in displacement

06 March 2017

Fatima and Rasha are visited by a UNFPA coordinator after the birth of their daughters. The babies were born on the same day. © UNFPA Syria

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Four women’s rights activists you need to know

06 March 2017

For International Women's Day, UNFPA is celebrating four activists who are blazing a trail for women. Images from left to right courtesy of Tanzila Khan, Deli Barroso, the NGO Atina and Arthur Nazaryan/Delphin Films.

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