Gender-based violence

“We say: Yes, you can”: Facing adversity and protecting women in the Peruvian jungle

Dafne Aquino travels long distances in a small boat to reach the most remote communities of indigenous women in the Peruvian Amazon. Credit: UNFPA Peru / Polo Santos

13 September 2024

Drought emergency in Zambia: Child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise for women and girls

In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and breastfeeding women and risks are rising of gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse. © UNFPA Zambia/Julien Adam

03 July 2024

UNFPA-supported tech innovations advancing the rights of women and girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan

Students engage in research through the Yashlyk.info website. © UNFPA Turkmenistan

27 June 2024

“Hope dies last”: UNFPA helpline empowers gender-based violence survivors in Azerbaijan

The UNFPA-supported helpline for survivors of gender-based violence has so far handled over 1,100 calls, the majority from women and girls, especially those from marginalized communities. © UNFPA Azerbaijan

16 July 2024

Women and girls in Haiti face daily horrors due to ongoing gang violence.

Hear Esther* tell her terrifying story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting the care she's receiving.

*Name changed for protection

Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls

Sudan is in the grips of a humanitarian catastrophe. Up to 12 million people have fled their homes, 2 million of them to unstable neighbouring countries, and famine is looming in multiple areas. © UNFPA Sudan

18 June 2024

“No one is spared”: Sexual violence wielded as a weapon in Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

Edrish Justilien is a psychologist at the UNFPA-supported Petite Place Cazeau Hospital in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © UNFPA Haiti/Wendy Desert

26 June 2024

“We say: Yes, you can”: Facing adversity and protecting women in the Peruvian jungle

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei

My future, my choices: Empowering young Arab women and girls

Drought emergency in Zambia: Child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise for women and girls

UNFPA-supported tech innovations advancing the rights of women and girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan

“Hope dies last”: UNFPA helpline empowers gender-based violence survivors in Azerbaijan

A personal journey: Striving for trans pride and indigenous women’s rights in Peru

A mother of seven in Haiti recovers from sexual assault by gang members

Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls

“No one is spared”: Sexual violence wielded as a weapon in Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

“We say: Yes, you can”: Facing adversity and protecting women in the Peruvian jungle

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei

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