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Women and girls in Lebanon face safety risks due to recent hostilities
April 7, 2025“Women and girls [in Lebanon] face high levels of exploitation, gender-based violence and other protection risks.”
Their right to health, safety and dignity must be protected.
Hear from Anandita Philipose, who leads our work in Lebanon, about the challenges they are dealing with and how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.
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Women and girls bear the hardship of recent hostilities in Lebanon
March 26, 2025“It’s women and girls again who bear the brunt of all these conflict situations.”
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton explains the challenging situation on the ground in Lebanon.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing support.
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Women find safety amid violence in the Central African Republic
February 28, 2025In the Central African Republic, where women are risking their lives to escape violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are saving lives.
See what it looks like when women find safety.
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives
26 February 2024News
Raising the voices of survivors to create a generation free from female genital mutilation in Ethiopia
08 February 2024Video
Life-saving support reaches Haiti through UNFPA and partners
December 14, 2023Nearly half of the population in Haiti is in need of humanitarian aid and protection.
See how our partner FOSREF and UNFPA —the UN sexual and reproductive health agency —are supporting the most vulnerable people affected by the crisis.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023
25 November 2023
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#ThisIsNotNormal
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Ukraine War: Supporting gender-based violence survivors
May 4, 2022From a gender-based violence (GBV) shelter in Lviv, our Senior Emergency Coordinator Mustafa Elkanzi describes how UNFPA supports women and girls during the war in Ukraine.