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Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their... Read more
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaks out on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
We are living through turbulent, trying times. This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. Protests have... Read more
Pandemic impacts on ending-FGM efforts
Hope for Girls and Women runs two safe houses in Serengeti and Butiama Districts, Mara Region, Tanzania, for girls who are fleeing female genital... Read more
The pandemic is exacerbating menstruation-related challenges for girls in Zanzibar
Maira,* a female teacher at a government school in Zanzibar, says that menstrual hygiene is still a big challenge for girls. “Most of our female... Read more
Poverty and taboo, stumbling blocks to menstrual health for girls in Zanzibar
Afaafa* (19 years) had her first period almost six years ago. She remembers her mother took her from their home in Mwembe njugu (near Zanzibar Town)... Read more
Pandemic or not, efforts to end obstetric fistula must not stall
Nuriat Koku Mtumbi remembers that day in March well. “It was raining heavily and Adimu* had delivered her baby on her way to our facility. She was... Read more
End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2020. Last November, the world... Read more
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being born. Childbirth doesn't stop for pandemics, and... Read more
Protecting midwives as the defenders of women’s rights in the times of COVID-19
On 5 May, the International Day of the Midwife honours the life-saving work of midwives everywhere – but this year the celebrations arrive on a more... Read more