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

Publications

2018 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change

Publication date: 31 August 2019

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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News

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

26 August 2019

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

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

News

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

16 August 2019

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

News

Want to end preventable maternal deaths? Spend (at least) six times more by 2030

29 July 2019

To achieve zero preventable maternal deaths in 76 high-burden countries, annual spending would need to rise to $7.8 billion by 2030. © UNFPA Jordan

News

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

24 July 2019

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

News

Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

18 July 2019

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