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Video

"I was just a child": Salma survived forced marriage at 15 and is now back in school

October 31, 2025

"I was just a child and suddenly got married. Before I had time to recover from the shock, I got pregnant.”

This was Salma's life at 15. Forced into marriage, she suffered gender-based violence.

But her story didn't end there. 

Watch her inspiring journey: She's now back in school, pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.

See how the UNFPA is working to end child marriage.

Video

Women in Yemen pay a deadly cost for funding cuts

September 9, 2025

Funding cuts for maternal healthcare in Yemen are cutting women’s:

🟠 survival
🟠 dignity
🟠 rights

They need funding to be restored.

The world must invest in humanity.

News

First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

28 May 2021
Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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News

Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen

05 February 2024
Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen
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Netherlands

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – “A law that exists only on paper does not create justice – it creates the illusion of justice,” said Fozzia Aden, a lawyer and survivor of female genital mutilation, at the 70th Session of the…
23 March 2026 Read Story
Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Luxembourg has renewed its support to the UNFPA–UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, contributing EUR 4 million to strengthen community-led…
09 January 2026 Read Story
Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, together with the Government of Iceland and the Government of Burkina Faso, convened a high-level event titled “Smart Solutions for a Safer Future: Using AI to End Female Genital…
09 December 2025 Read Story

Japan

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – “A law that exists only on paper does not create justice – it creates the illusion of justice,” said Fozzia Aden, a lawyer and survivor of female genital mutilation, at the 70th Session of the…
23 March 2026 Read Story
Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Luxembourg has renewed its support to the UNFPA–UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, contributing EUR 4 million to strengthen community-led…
09 January 2026 Read Story
Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, together with the Government of Iceland and the Government of Burkina Faso, convened a high-level event titled “Smart Solutions for a Safer Future: Using AI to End Female Genital…
09 December 2025 Read Story

Italy

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

1

Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – “A law that exists only on paper does not create justice – it creates the illusion of justice,” said Fozzia Aden, a lawyer and survivor of female genital mutilation, at the 70th Session of the…
23 March 2026 Read Story
Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Luxembourg has renewed its support to the UNFPA–UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, contributing EUR 4 million to strengthen community-led…
09 January 2026 Read Story
Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, together with the Government of Iceland and the Government of Burkina Faso, convened a high-level event titled “Smart Solutions for a Safer Future: Using AI to End Female Genital…
09 December 2025 Read Story

Denmark

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

1

Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – “A law that exists only on paper does not create justice – it creates the illusion of justice,” said Fozzia Aden, a lawyer and survivor of female genital mutilation, at the 70th Session of the…
23 March 2026 Read Story
Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Luxembourg has renewed its support to the UNFPA–UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, contributing EUR 4 million to strengthen community-led…
09 January 2026 Read Story
Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, together with the Government of Iceland and the Government of Burkina Faso, convened a high-level event titled “Smart Solutions for a Safer Future: Using AI to End Female Genital…
09 December 2025 Read Story

Canada

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

1

Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – “A law that exists only on paper does not create justice – it creates the illusion of justice,” said Fozzia Aden, a lawyer and survivor of female genital mutilation, at the 70th Session of the…
23 March 2026 Read Story
Updates
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Luxembourg has renewed its support to the UNFPA–UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, contributing EUR 4 million to strengthen community-led…
09 January 2026 Read Story
Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, together with the Government of Iceland and the Government of Burkina Faso, convened a high-level event titled “Smart Solutions for a Safer Future: Using AI to End Female Genital…
09 December 2025 Read Story
Press release

12.6 million women and girls in Yemen need life-saving support

24 February 2023
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