Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls UNITED NATIONS, New York – Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with
Left in the Dark: How Period Taboos Put Women and Girls at Risk Periods are a nightmare. Hers are worse. Every day, girls around the world have their first menstrual cycle. A period is a
Cut to the Core: The Long-Term Effects of FGM Female genital mutilation, or FGM, is a procedure in which a woman’s reproductive organs are cut, pierced, or otherwise manipulated.
Friends of UNFPA 2018 Annual Report You can read the report here: Friends of UNFPA 2018 Annual Report. Minh Ngo, Chair of the Board of Friends
Restoring UNFPA Funding Act of 2019 On October 17, 2019, Representative Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania introduced the Restoring UNFPA Funding Act of 2019 onto the House
Violence Against Women – UNFPA’s Work to Make Gender-Based Violence a Thing of the Past Violence against women and girls is all too common. 1 in 3 women will experience sexual or physical abuse by
Ending Female Genital Mutilation: 5 Communities and Countries Leading the Way Every year, more than 3 million girls are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). That means that right now there
5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I have met many women who have suffered tremendously during labour,” said Dr. Kenza Aden, a
