News

From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

04 April 2018

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf

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Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence

22 March 2018

Survivors of gender-based violence require a full range of services, from medical care to counselling to legal support. © UNFPA Iraq

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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018

Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

Events

Joint side event: "Addressing violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Health as an entry point."

calendar_today19 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Together for Girls - Violence knows no borders

calendar_today13 March 2018

location_onOne UN Plaza, New York

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Ministerial Round Table: “Good practices in the empowerment of rural women and girls, including through prevention of gender-based violence and access to justice, social services and health care”

calendar_today12 March 2018

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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In Indonesia, family support groups tackle roots of gender violence

05 March 2018

Rivaldo Taime, 13, had the courage to seek help for his family. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor

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The rise of a girl hero

08 March 2018

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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

01 March 2018

Events

International Women’s Day 2018

calendar_today08 March 2018

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