Against All Odds

March 21, 2019

Updates

Spotlight on Kenya ahead of the Nairobi Summit

07 Mar 2019

President Uhuru Kenyatta and UNFPA Executive Director hailed the strong partnership between the Government of Kenya and UNFPA, which will jointly convene the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 in November. Image courtesy of PSCU.

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, on the Ethiopian Airlines Crash

11 March 2019

News

Surviving Ebola: “I was so afraid to die and be put in a body bag”

18 February 2019

Jémima Masika was infected with Ebola and survived. © UNFPA DRC/Brigitte Kiaku

News

Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova

22 January 2019

Irina, 46, had no idea she was at risk of cervical cancer. Luckily, her family doctor performed a screening. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu

News

When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls

24 January 2019

Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

Resources

South Sudan: Prepositioning and Preparedness

Resource date: 22 January 2019

Publisher: UNFPA

Resources

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mobile Clinics Reach Women Hiding in Fear

Resource date: 22 January 2019

Publisher: UNFPA

Updates

Norway supports the health, protection and empowerment of adolescents and youth in Ethiopia

07 Dec 2018

The agreement was signed on 22 November in Addis Ababa, by (from left) Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative to Ethiopia; Merete Lundemo, Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Ethiopia; Hiwot Hailu, State Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affairs of Ethiopia; and UNFPA Country Representative Bettina Maas. © UNICEF Ethiopia

News

For girls escaping FGM in rural Tanzania, crowdsourced maps show the way to safety

22 October 2018

Ending FGM takes a multi-pronged approach – from offering a refuge for girls at acute risk to engaging families and communities to raise awareness of the harm it causes, and transform the social norms that uphold the practice. Here, girls in Tanzania’s Mara region participate in an alternative rites of passage camp at the UNFPA-supported Masanga Centre. © UNFPA/Mandela Gregoire

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