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Ashley Judd Visits UNFPA Women-Friendly Spaces in Bangladesh

February 27, 2018

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd visits safe spaces created for Rohingya women and girls who have fled from terror in Myanmar to safety in Bangladesh.

News

Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on the horrors facing Rohingya refugees

26 February 2018
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador visits Rohingya refugee women at a women-friendly space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Six months ago, a massive influx of refugees began to pour into Bangladesh, fleeing the violence in Myanmar. © UNFPA/Lauren Anders Brown
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Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

14 February 2018
Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

09 February 2018
Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan
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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

08 February 2018
Merhawit Mezgebe says members of her girls' club are helping to stamp out child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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Video

I said no to FGM: Latty

February 6, 2018

Latty, a 14-year-old girl from Burkina Faso, calls on the international community to work together to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Learn more here. 

Resources

Bending the curve: FGM trends we aim to change

Resource date: 06 February 2018

Author: UNFPA

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If FGM continues to be practised at current levels, 68 million girls will be subjected to FGM by 2030.

New data shows the numbers are larger, and increasing.

Prior estimates did not include data from Indonesia, thereby underestimating the number of girls having FGM each year in high-risk countries. Prior estimates indicated approximately 3.2 million girls have FGM per year.

Why will the number increase? Because of population growth among young girls in 25 countries where FGM is prevalent and relevant data are available.

News

“I refused”: Brave women and girls take a stand against FGM

06 February 2018
Latty, 14, was inspired by her mother to call for the elimination of FGM. Luca Zordan for UNFPA
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To tackle sexual violence in Lesotho, programme targets men and boys

11 January 2018
UNFPA works with survivors of violence and with law enforcement. But with studies showing that young herders are frequently among the perpetrators of violence, it became clear that efforts must be directed towards them, as well. © UNFPA Lesotho
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