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Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?
29 March 20191
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
UNFPA and UNICEF have jointly led the largest global programme to accelerate the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2008. In close collaboration with governments, grassroots community organizations and other key stakeholders, the Joint Programme harnesses the complementary expertise of both UNFPA and UNICEF, as well as the latest social science research, to prevent female genital mutilation across the 17 countries where the programme operates.
Young people share their vision for the future at the Global Youth Dialogue in Benin
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Young people want to be given a seat at the table, have their voices heard and see their ideas implemented.
Check out the conversation between United Nations Youth Delegate for Denmark Abdulkarim Harakow and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth Dialogue in Benin that gathered more than 400 young people from 130 countries and gave them a platform to discuss their aspirations for the future.
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Five ways climate change hurts women and girls
16 August 20211
Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance
“This war has taken everything from us,” said Helen (18), an internally displaced woman in Gaza.
See her heartbreaking story and learn how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency— is responding to this humanitarian crisis.
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Raising the voices of survivors to create a generation free from female genital mutilation in Ethiopia
08 February 20241
Technology must not be an instrument of harm.
"At any moment, just logging on may trigger a flood of harassment and abuse."
See why UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem supports survivors of violence who are stepping up to stop the misuse and abuse and to make technology safe for everyone.
