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Ukraine War: Supporting gender-based violence survivors

May 4, 2022

From 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.

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Crises in Haiti leave women and girls ever more vulnerable

29 July 2021
Widespread, surging gang violence has forced thousands of Haitians to flee their homes in search of safety. © Edris Fortuné
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Resources

Prevalence Rates, Trends and Disparities in Intimate Partner Violence: Power of Data in the IPV Geospatial Dashboard

Resource date: 01 February 2021

Author: UNFPA, GHRB, PDB

Publisher: UNFPA Population and Development Branch

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Statement

Statement on Gender-Based Violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia

22 March 2021
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News

Women supporting women: Female bus conductors drive out violence in Bhutan

01 March 2021
Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri
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News

Safe spaces in Colombia offer respite to Venezuelan migrants

25 February 2021
Women at a safe space in Saravena, Arauca, one of 19 in Colombia that serve Venezuelan migrants who are survivors of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Colombia
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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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Updates

Republic of Korea and UNFPA partner to prevent gender-based violence in Sudan’s conflict zones

10 Aug 2020
In Central Darfur, girls attend a group awareness session about FGM and early marriage.
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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
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News

Women and girls’ pathway to a life free from violence in Lao People's Democratic Republic

10 December 2019
A women-friendly space in Attapue. UNFPA has helped the Lao Women's Union to provide psychosocial support in the community. Such efforts will continue as the country rolls out the Essential Services Package. © UNFPA Lao People's Democratic Republic
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