News

UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

22 September 2017

Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

News

UNFPA responds as entire population of Barbuda evacuated following Hurricane Irma

12 September 2017

The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination carried out a rapid assessment in Antigua and Barbuda on 8 September. © Silva Lauffer/UNDAC

News

Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

09 August 2017

Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen

News

“I thought I might die”: Pregnant women struggle to access care in embattled Syria

26 July 2017

Ruqayya and her newborn recover at the Pan-Armenian Charity clinic, outside the Al-Areesheh displacement camp in north-eastern Syria. © UNFPA Syria

Publications

H6 Partnership Annual Report 2016

Harnessing the collective strengths of the UN system to improve the health of women, children and adolescents everywhere

Number of pages: 125

Publication date: 15 June 2017

Publisher: UNFPA on behalf of H6

News

For many women in Ukraine, escape from conflict not an escape from violence

07 June 2017

UNFPA mobile teams have reached thousands of survivors of gender-based violence in Ukraine. © UNFPA/Maks Levin

High-level event on investing in youth to eradicate poverty and promote prosperity

17 July 2017

United Nations Headquarters, New York

Resources

Transforming Our World

Resource date: 30 September 2016

Author: UNFPA

News

This Mother’s Day, remembering the joys – and dangers – of motherhood

12 May 2017

Fatima holds her newborn son, Jad, as she speaks to an aid worker. Displaced by the Syrian conflict, Fatima grew increasingly frail during her pregnancy. © WFP/Hussam Al Saleh

News

Sexuality education offers life-saving lessons to Zambia’s young people

13 April 2017

Education is helping young people combat Zambia's high rates of teen pregnancy and HIV. © UNFPA Zambia/Helene Christensen

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