Tag: UN reproductive rights agency (UNFPA)
Niger: Empowering adolescent girls to take control of their lives and future
“Every young girl must have an economic activity. It’s humiliating to ask for money: You have to look out...
Kenya: After 42 years of isolation fistula survivor finds hope and purpose in raising awareness
Jane Mulewa Mwale 89, is a proud mother of 10 and a grandmother to many. For the last 42...
Egypt sets roadmap for National Midwifery Strategy with partners
The Ministry of Health and Population and UNFPA Egypt organized a workshop to develop a roadmap for the National...
How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022
Last year, one of the world’s largest refugee camps quietly achieved a remarkable feat. Nyarugusu refugee camp hosts more...
Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation
“Everything that can harm must be fought.” Babani Sidi Mohamad first heard about female genital mutilation when he was...
Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation
“Everything that can harm must be fought.” Babani Sidi Mohamad first heard about female genital mutilation when he was...
Stop the crisis of violence against women and girls: stand in solidarity and say “enough”
With the global population recently reaching 8 billion, we can celebrate many signs of human progress. Better health and...
UNFPA engaging communities in Malawi to end child marriage and help girls finish school
“I had to go against some deeply-held traditions to persuade my people that girls need access to education, just...
Girls are lured across Kenya-Uganda border to undergo FGM, early marriage
Fourteen-year-old Judith* and five other Pokot girls were lured across the border, into Kenya from Uganda, at the height...
United Nations steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls in Kenya
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is...