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Promoting reproductive health and rights
25 November 2021
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 educators from civil society to…
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Grandmother’s Club: new initiative to end FGM
25 November 2021
Given the critical role grandmothers play in decision-making within their families, UNFPA and UNFD held a workshop to launch a Grandmothers’ Club to help end the harmful practice…
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
24 November 2021
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 could possibly happen, at home…
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Religious leaders at the heart of the fight against FGM
23 November 2021
On 17-23 November, the Ministry of Women and the Family, in partnership with UNFPA and with financial support from the European Union,
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Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on the climate crisis
03 November 2021
The global humanitarian community calls on world leaders at the climate summit to prioritize the most vulnerable and at-risk countries and communities. Members of the Inter…
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Door-to-door awareness visits on SRH
30 October 2021
UNFPA partnered with eight community-based associations to organize community awareness sessions and door-to-door visits between September and December.
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl
21 October 2021
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, the world. We see examples…
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Statement by UNFPA
15 October 2021
UNFPA is aware of the audio recordings circulating on social media that call into question the impartiality of the United Nations humanitarian response in Ethiopia. All UNFPA…
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Women and girls at the heart of the fight against violence
13 October 2021
UNFPA, in partnership with the National Union of Djiboutian Women (UNFD), organized a workshop for women and girls community leaders in the city of Djibouti on 12-13 October.
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