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A shelter for women who have expericed violence opens in Sloviansk
AThis shelter will become a safe space where women who have suffered domestic, sexual or gender-based violence, will have a chance to take time and receive necessary psychological andsocialsupport to... Read more
Nearly 70 Million Girls Face Genital Mutilation by 2030—UNFPA Warns
UNITED NATIONS, New York—About 68 million girls face female genital mutilation between 2015 and 2030, according to new research by UNFPA, the United... Read more
UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Violence against women continues to be the most pervasive human rights violation in the world. Roughly one in three women... Read more
For many women in Ukraine, escape from conflict not an escape from violence
IZIUM, Ukraine – Things started to fall apart for Mariana* when she was forced to flee fighting in the Donetsk region in 2016. She and her father... Read more
Our rights. Our freedoms. Always
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2015 Today, we mark the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of... Read more
State of World Population 2016
Video of "10" - How girls at this decisive age see their future 10: How our common future in Eastern Europe and Central Asia depends on a girl at this pivotal age Regional... Read more
Dispatches from the road: Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on conflict, abuse and healing in Ukraine
This spring, humanitarian, writer, actor and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd travelled to Ukraine. During her weeklong trip, she met with survivors of gender-based violence and internally... Read more
World Must End Violence against Women: Statement for For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, For the nternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2015 One in three women worldwide has experienced... Read more
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd visited eastern Ukraine to draw attention to the vulnerability of women and girls in conflict
It was the second visit of a writer and actress Ashley Judd in her role as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador The actress visited a maternity clinic, social centers and shelters for internally displaced... Read more
Silent no more
For the past week, brave women (and some men too, to be sure) in Ukraine have come forward to denounce a culture of silence when it comes to gender-based violence. They have done so by revealing how... Read more