Publications

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

Number of pages: 160

Publication date: 30 June 2020

Author: UNFPA

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News

Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls

30 June 2020

Without urgent action, the situation for women and girls could worsen. Artwork by Fatma Mahmoud Salama Raslan.

News

Demand for counselling services spikes in Palestine amid COVID-19 lockdown

02 June 2020

Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker, provides counselling over the phone. Maysah Shalaldeh, a social worker

News

Silent solutions available to quarantined survivors of domestic violence

21 May 2020

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

Updates

Italian assistance helps UNFPA protect vulnerable migrant women, youth in Sudan

13 Apr 2020

Sudan is a transit state for migrants coming from the Horn of Africa. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty

Publications

Reporting on Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook

Second Edition

Number of pages: 35

Publication date: 08 March 2020

Author: UNFPA Arab States Regional Humanitarian Response Hub

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News

Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable

04 March 2020

Young people in Myanmar face a variety of risk factors for depression and other mental health disorders, including exposure to conflict and humanitarian crisis. © UNFPA Myanmar

Statement

Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation

06 February 2020

News

From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage

03 January 2020

Survivors and advocates Nachaki, Rosillah and Eunice speak with advocate and psychotherapist Leyla Hussein at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. (L-R) Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Pratt/Too Young to Wed.

News

Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day

10 December 2019

Ms. Banda reads the inscription on her award, which comes from members of her community: “Thank you our fierce fighter, Memory." Image from video feed.

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