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Protecting women post-Haiyan

June 21, 2014

UNFPA is working with the Philippine National Police to keep women and girls safe after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.

From December 2013

Resources

Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women

Resource date: 2013

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, ILO, OSRSG/VAC

Publisher: UNICEF

Resources

Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Resource date: 2013

Author: UNFPA

News

In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

29 September 2014

Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

News

Seven years of resistance: One girl’s fight against FGM

23 September 2014

Nancy Tomee in New York, where she spoke to first ladies from around the world about her struggle against FGM. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi

News

In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

02 September 2014

FGM is not just a women's issue; men also have a role to play. A UNFPA-supported Y-Peer group in East Sudan advocates ending the practice. Photo credit: UNFPA Sudan

News

From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

29 August 2014

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya

Publications

2013 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change

Report of Phase I

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Author: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

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News

Girl Summit aims to end child marriage and FGM/C

22 July 2014

Usha, 15, participated in a leadership programme for girls in Nepal. When her parents began preparing for her wedding, she convinced them to delay the marriage. "If I can’t prevent my own marriage, who will speak up for my classmates?” she told UNFPA. Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan

News

Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

10 June 2014

Women who have endured gender-based violence receive counselling and other forms of support in a displacement camp in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes

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