News

Women and girls in South Sudan battle mounting sexual violence amid conflict and climate crises

Women return from collecting firewood in South Sudan's Unity State, which has seen alarming levels of gender-based violence amid mounting conflict and spiralling climate catastrophes. ©UNFPA South Sudan

20 April 2022

Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: UNFPA Executive Director Reaffirms Commitment to Accountability to Affected People in Humanitarian Crises

14 April 2022

Updates

Swedish Parliamentarians gain insight into UNFPA-supported work in Zambia

18 Apr 2022

In March, a Swedish delegation paid a virtual visit to the UNFPA-backed Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) supported safe houses for adolescent girls. The YWCA reaches over 8,000 girls and 4,500 boys each year.

News

“War trauma hunts them all”: Psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees

Psychologist Natalia Gandrabur comforts Olga, who fled from Odessa, Ukraine and is staying at a refugee placement centre in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Psychologists from UNFPA-supported Youth Friendly Health Clinics are providing psychosocial support to those in need. © UNFPA/Siegfried Modola

25 March 2022

News

A 12-hour walk at 7 months pregnant: Escape from the horrors of war in Ukraine

Natasha Kuznetsova, a seven-month pregnant Ukrainian refugee, is treated for an acute kidney infection at the Sfânta Treime hospital in Chișinău, in the Republic of Moldova © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

18 March 2022

Updates

Australia provides UNFPA AUD 8 million to protect Ukrainian women and girls from gender-based violence

29 Mar 2022

With this new contribution, the Australian Government commits to protect women and girls fleeing the war in Ukraine from gender-based violence. © UNFPA Moldova/Eduard Bîzgu

Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment

Let's all be champions of protection and place the rights and dignity of victims and survivors at the heart of our efforts.

Updates

An IASC Champion looks back on progress toward ending sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

27 Jan 2022

Larise (name changed) recounted her story of sexual violence to Dr. Natalia Kanem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo taken with permission. © UNFPA DRC/Luis Tato

News

In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast

Women learn tailoring skills as part of a vocational training programme at a UNFPA-supported safe space. © UNFPA Yemen | Photo does not depict subject featured in story.

10 February 2022

Publication

Getting to Zero: Mapping UNFPA Leadership on Ending Gender-based Violence

Number of pages: 44

Publication date: 01 Nov 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

This report maps the depth and breadth of UNFPA programming to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV), implemented over 2018 to 2020. The mapping exercise sought to determine the strengths in UNFPA's work in ending GBV as well as providing the analysis to support opportunities for increased investment in the quality and coverage of programming.

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