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Viet Nam releases landmark follow-up study on violence against women

28 August 2020

A new study from Viet Nam shows sluggish progress in eliminating violence against women, but attitudes are changing. © UNFPA Vietnam/Nguyen Minh Duc

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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

Global Conference on Ending Violence Against Women

09 December - 10 December 2015

Istanbul, Türkiye

Commitments made at Global Meeting on Ending Violence against Women

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Snatched from her home, an Afghan girl's road to recovery

21 April 2015

Zarmina and her mother. Some members of their family have blamed Zarmina for the abduction, but her mother has stood by her. © UNFPA Afghanistan

Statement

Message of the Executive Director on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day

10 December 2014

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Healing the Wounds of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Read more about Healing the Wounds of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina may have ended 15 years ago, but for some 20,000 women, the legacy of wartime rape lives on. Women of all ethnic groups are still trying to cope with the psychological effects of violence perpetrated against them.

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