Events

Together for Girls - Violence knows no borders

calendar_today13 March 2018

location_onOne UN Plaza, New York

Events

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

News

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

News

The rise of a girl hero

08 March 2018

Sangita BK is a fierce activist who empowers girls and teaches them to stand up for their human rights. © UNFPA Nepal/Dhana Bahadur Lamsal

News

Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

01 March 2018

Uncut girls club members come together to change attitudes about FGM in the community. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash

News

Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on the horrors facing Rohingya refugees

26 February 2018

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador visits Rohingya refugee women at a women-friendly space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Six months ago, a massive influx of refugees began to pour into Bangladesh, fleeing the violence in Myanmar. © UNFPA/Lauren Anders Brown

Events

International Women’s Day 2018

calendar_today08 March 2018

location_onGlobal

News

Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services

19 February 2018

Angie and Jazmin were both teen mothers in Lima, Peru. They both say they did not have access to comprehensive sexuality education. © Paco Chuquiure

News

Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

14 February 2018

Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique

Resources

Climate Neutral Certificate 2016

Resource date: 2017

UNFPA awarded certificate for compensating the unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions from the facility and travel operations in 2016.

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