calendar_today 22 September 2017

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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 experience physical or sexual…

calendar_today 07 June 2017

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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 camped on the doorsteps of social…

calendar_today 19 August 2016

Dispatches from the road: Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on conflict, abuse and healing in Ukraine

Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on her mission in Ukraine

calendar_today 22 July 2016

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…

calendar_today 15 July 2016

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…