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8 December 2021
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                               A safe space inside prison

A safe space inside prison

As part of the 16 Days of Activism celebration, UNFPA partnered with the Secretary of State for Sports and the Ministry of Justice to open a safe... Read more

25 November 2021
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Grandmother’s Club: new initiative to end FGM

Grandmother’s Club: new initiative to end FGM

Given the critical role grandmothers play in decision-making within their families, UNFPA and UNFD held a workshop to launch a Grandmothers’ Club to... Read more

25 November 2021
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Promoting reproductive health and rights

Promoting reproductive health and rights

On 25 November, UNFPA, in partnership with the Elle & Elles network, launched the 16 Days of Activism campaign with a forum for 64 young peer... Read more

24 November 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women

Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What... Read more

23 November 2021
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Religious leaders at the heart of the fight against FGM

Religious leaders at the heart of the fight against FGM

On 17-23 November, the Ministry of Women and the Family, in partnership with UNFPA and with financial support from the European Union,

3 November 2021
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Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on the climate crisis

The global humanitarian community calls on world leaders at the climate summit to prioritize the most vulnerable and at-risk countries and... Read more

30 October 2021
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Promoting youth and adolescent reproductive health in the heart of neighborhoods

Door-to-door awareness visits on SRH

UNFPA partnered with eight community-based associations to organize community awareness sessions and door-to-door visits between September and... Read more

21 October 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl

Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it... Read more

15 October 2021
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Statement by UNFPA

UNFPA is aware of the audio recordings circulating on social media that call into question the impartiality of the United Nations humanitarian... Read more

13 October 2021
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Training of community leaders in data collection on Gender Based Violence

Women and girls at the heart of the fight against violence

UNFPA, in partnership with the National Union of Djiboutian Women (UNFD), organized a workshop for women and girls community leaders in the city of... Read more

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