News

The diplomatic community lends a hand to help women’s shelters in Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 January 2021
Dijana Tadić, executive director of the organization Žena BiH, which runs the women's shelter in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A recent philanthropic event benefited the eight shelters in the country. © Edin Palata for UNFPA
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News

2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

28 December 2020
In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter
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News

Mongolian women get help to escape violence even amid pandemic

17 December 2020
Gender-based violence has increased during the global pandemic. © UNFPA Mongolia | Photo for representational purposes only and does not relate to this story or the survivor of gender-based violence featured in this story.
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Resources

Resilience In Action: Lessons Learned From The Joint Programme During The Covid-19 Crisis

Resource date: 18 September 2020

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF

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Publications

Primer : Conducting Public Inquiries to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation

Number of pages: 27

Publication date: 01 September 2020

Author: UNFPA

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News

Young women face greatest threat from intimate partner violence, new UNFPA data dashboard shows

02 December 2020
UNFPA's new data dashboard shows who are most vulnerable to intimate partner violence. Younger women face some of the greatest risks. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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Resources

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Dashboard Infographic

Resource date: 02 December 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

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Reliable and comparable data on violence against women is essential for prevention and response efforts. UNFPA’s first geospatial dashboard on intimate partner violence focuses on sub-national data. It features disaggregated data on IPV by age, place of residence, employment, education, and household wealth, and includes data for 119 countries.

Publications

Compendium of Indicators on Female Genital Mutilation

Number of pages: 92

Publication date: 01 December 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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Ukraine steadfast in tackling gender-based violence, despite pandemic-related increases

13 November 2020
Amid a surge in calls for help, counsellors and police are pivoting to new modes of communication. Image courtesy of Ternovyy Viktor
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