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A vision of change: Pioneer spends 30 years advocating end to FGM in Sudan
31 January 20181
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Today, one in four young women will be married in childhood. Child marriage is a human rights violation on a vast scale and a major obstacle to sustainable development. Girls are disproportionately affected; levels of child marriage among boys are about one fifth of the levels among girls. Around 750 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood, and unless progress is accelerated, that number will remain at least as high through 2030.
Finland
Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.
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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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DOHUK, Iraq – “I was only 12 years old when I got married to my 25-year-old cousin,” Najma*, from a Syria, told UNFPA recently.
“My mother entered my room at around 5 pm while I was sitting on the floor, colouring in my…
21 June 2019
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COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/VANCOUVER, Canada – Salma cradled her newborn daughter in the shade, seeking relief from the heat of her tarpaulin shack in the crowded refugee camp where they live. Her older daughter and a few…
04 June 2019
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In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Idai, Dr. Elsa Jacinto, an obstetrician and gynecologist, was deployed to the storm-ravaged Buzi District to assist support the provisional health directorate. It was there…
31 May 2019
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Netherlands
Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.
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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.
2023 | Top
Donor Global Statistics
Donor Global Statistics
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DOHUK, Iraq – “I was only 12 years old when I got married to my 25-year-old cousin,” Najma*, from a Syria, told UNFPA recently.
“My mother entered my room at around 5 pm while I was sitting on the floor, colouring in my…
21 June 2019
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News
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/VANCOUVER, Canada – Salma cradled her newborn daughter in the shade, seeking relief from the heat of her tarpaulin shack in the crowded refugee camp where they live. Her older daughter and a few…
04 June 2019
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Updates
In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Idai, Dr. Elsa Jacinto, an obstetrician and gynecologist, was deployed to the storm-ravaged Buzi District to assist support the provisional health directorate. It was there…
31 May 2019
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09 May 2025
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The United States Government has cut future funding for UNFPA
United States of America
Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.
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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.
2023 | Top
Donor Global Statistics
Donor Global Statistics
News & Updates
News
DOHUK, Iraq – “I was only 12 years old when I got married to my 25-year-old cousin,” Najma*, from a Syria, told UNFPA recently.
“My mother entered my room at around 5 pm while I was sitting on the floor, colouring in my…
21 June 2019
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News
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/VANCOUVER, Canada – Salma cradled her newborn daughter in the shade, seeking relief from the heat of her tarpaulin shack in the crowded refugee camp where they live. Her older daughter and a few…
04 June 2019
Read Story
Updates
In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Idai, Dr. Elsa Jacinto, an obstetrician and gynecologist, was deployed to the storm-ravaged Buzi District to assist support the provisional health directorate. It was there…
31 May 2019
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Japan
Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.
1
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.
2023 | Top
Donor Global Statistics
Donor Global Statistics
News & Updates
News
DOHUK, Iraq – “I was only 12 years old when I got married to my 25-year-old cousin,” Najma*, from a Syria, told UNFPA recently.
“My mother entered my room at around 5 pm while I was sitting on the floor, colouring in my…
21 June 2019
Read Story
News
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/VANCOUVER, Canada – Salma cradled her newborn daughter in the shade, seeking relief from the heat of her tarpaulin shack in the crowded refugee camp where they live. Her older daughter and a few…
04 June 2019
Read Story
Updates
In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Idai, Dr. Elsa Jacinto, an obstetrician and gynecologist, was deployed to the storm-ravaged Buzi District to assist support the provisional health directorate. It was there…
31 May 2019
Read Story
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Preventing sexual abuse and exploitation in Iraq
09 January 20181