News

118-truck convoy delivers urgent aid to stranded residents in Rukban, Syria

UNFPA brought critical reproductive health supplies to resident of the settlement, where conditions are dire. © UN in Syria

16 February 2019

Updates

Survivor-centred aid for women and girls from Mosul

25 Feb 2019

Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, and Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation, visited Hammam Al-Aleel camp for internally displaced persons in Mosul. © UNFPA Iraq

News

To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams

More than 50 UNFPA mobile teams are currently working in the country, serving thousands. © UNFPA/Maks Levin

17 January 2019

News

Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation

Asha lays out the tools she uses to perform female genital mutilation in Somalia. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin

05 February 2019

News

Reaching women in Mosul, where the shadow of conflict still lingers

Eman, from West Mosul, needed a Caesarean section for her fifth child. © UNFPA Iraq/Jared Kohler

07 February 2019

News

When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls

Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

24 January 2019

Resources

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mobile Clinics Reach Women Hiding in Fear

Resource date: Jan 2019

Publisher: UNFPA

Updates

Canada funding supports sustainable reproductive health and protection services in Iraq

08 May 2018

New funding from Canada will support sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls in Iraq, as they rebuild their lives after conflict. © UNFPA Iraq

News

“I was a little girl taking care of other kids” – After violence and neglect, women in Morocco find space to heal

Nuzha was barely six years old when her father forced her into domestic labour to support her siblings. “I was responsible for feeding the whole family,” she told UNFPA. © UNFPA Morocco

12 December 2018

News

Ninety per cent of Sri Lankan women endure sexual harassment on public transport, UNFPA study shows

Sexual harassment is rampant on Sri Lanka's public transport system, with far-reaching effects on their jobs, educations and lives. © UNFPA Sri Lanka

08 March 2017

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