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Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end

Midwife Suci Maysaroh used to perform mock female genital mutilation on newborn girls but now encourages parents not to harm their daughters. © UNFPA Indonesia/Lucky Putra

22 June 2021

Updates

Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

16 Jun 2021

Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran

News

Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh

Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her boyfriend, Arif, has participated in sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for gender-diverse populations. Photo credit: Md. Masbah Uddin Ahmed/Bandhu Social Welfare Society

08 June 2021

Generation Equality Forum

30 June - 02 July 2021

Global

Nordic Talks

03 June 2021

Zoom

News

Mozambique, Angola help girls manage menstrual health and hygiene in crisis and beyond

Teresa Estevão Bala,18, took part in a menstrual management initiative piloted by UNFPA and BeGirl in Luanda province, Angola. Around her neck is a "menstrual clock" tool that was given to both girls and boys to help them understand menstrual cycles. © UNFPA Angola/K. Karlos Cesar

28 May 2021

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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

Midwives with a mobile team in Marib, Yemen, provide life-saving services in a displacement camp. © UNFPA Yemen

04 May 2021

Statement

Statement on UK government funding cuts

28 April 2021

News

Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

21 April 2021

News

Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

Many young people in Afghanistan have no say over whether or whom to marry. Pictured: a ring belonging to one Afghan child bride. © UNFPA Afghanistan

13 April 2021

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