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Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 22 November 2024
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  • Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

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Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

Although the vast majority of victims of conflict-related sexual violence are women and girls, it is also all too common – and severely underreported – among men and boys. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine
  • 26 November 2024
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  • Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation

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Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation

19 Nov 2024

Supported by funding from UNFPA donors, Hawa Kamil works with the Elle&Elles Network, a local grassroots organization and leading advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights, including female genital mutilation. © UNFPA / Fahmia Al-Fotih
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  • “You don’t see young women in some camps”: Harrowing reports of sexual violence and healthcare attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

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“You don’t see young women in some camps”: Harrowing reports of sexual violence and healthcare attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

A UNFPA mobile health team member provides health services for displaced women and children in Gedaref, in eastern Sudan. More than 135,000 people have been displaced from Aj Jazirah state since October 20, following a wave of armed violence. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
  • 19 November 2024
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  • Making the Invisible Visible: Why disability matters in violence against women and bodily autonomy

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Making the Invisible Visible: Why disability matters in violence against women and bodily autonomy

Publication date: 01 Dec 2024

Publisher: UNFPA

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Italy’s commitment to ending female genital mutilation and supporting UNFPA’s core resources

01 Nov 2024

After learning about the harms of female genital mutilation through the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, Khadija now walks miles to raise awareness in her community, urging others to end the practice and protect future generations. © UNFPA / Fahmia Al-Fotih
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them

01 November 2024

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  • UNFPA supports stepped-up efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

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UNFPA supports stepped-up efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

Olivia Nyangasi shares her story at the launch of the “Not in my Village” campaign. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
  • 16 October 2024
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  • How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy

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How UNFPA is helping protect indigenous Paraguayan youths against adolescent pregnancy

Irene Vera Portillo is an advocate for the rights of the Ava Guaraní people, the ethnic group to which she belongs. © UNFPA Paraguay / Zunilda Acosta
  • 09 October 2024
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