Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Viet Nam

Published on: 01/03/2013

Gender-based violence is a serious problem globally. In Vietnam, according to the National Study on Domestic Violence against Women, 1 in 3 or 34% of ever-married women report at one time they suffered physical or sexual violence from their husbands.

Childhood is for learning not marriage

Published on: 25/06/2009

PSA on early marriage. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

Protecting women post-Haiyan

Published on: 21/06/2014

UNFPA is working with the Philippine National Police to keep women and girls safe after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.

From December 2013

Resources

Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women

Resource date: 2013

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, ILO, OSRSG/VAC

Publisher: UNICEF

Resources

Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Resource date: 2013

Author: UNFPA

News

In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

29 September 2014

News

Seven years of resistance: One girl’s fight against FGM

Nancy Tomee in New York, where she spoke to first ladies from around the world about her struggle against FGM. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi

23 September 2014

News

In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

FGM is not just a women's issue; men also have a role to play. A UNFPA-supported Y-Peer group in East Sudan advocates ending the practice. Photo credit: UNFPA Sudan

02 September 2014

News

From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya

29 August 2014

Publication

2013 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change

Report of Phase I

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 01 Jan 2014

Author: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

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