calendar_today 16 March 2016

Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

“When there is armed conflict, it is often more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier,” said Susana Camarero Benitez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Social Services,…

calendar_today 10 March 2016

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on family planning and Zika virus

Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly urges governments and all other partners to provide…

calendar_today 08 March 2016

5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan

When Mohammad and Kholoud Suliman were told that their infant daughter was the 5000th baby born at the UNFPA-supported women’s clinic in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp, they…

calendar_today 26 February 2016

Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

Daniela Souza Batista, age 32, was in her third month of pregnancy when she first noticed she had symptoms of Zika virus. It was late spring 2015, early in the Zika outbreak and…

calendar_today 18 February 2016

Report from Yemen: Transforming the lives of women in a conflict zone

The nearly year-old conflict in Yemen has now embroiled 21 of the country’s 22 governorates, civilian casualties are increasingly common, food is in short supply and many…

calendar_today 12 February 2016

Say #IDONT to fight child marriage this Valentine's Day

Standing several inches shy of her middle-aged groom’s shoulder, the 12-year-old bride, outfitted in a child-size white wedding gown and veil, stiffly clutches a small bouquet, as…

calendar_today 05 February 2016

Flight from Syria: The story of one child bride

In late 2013, Haneen, now 14, fled Syria with her parents and 10 siblings. As her family made its way to the Turkish border, her father sustained injuries that left him paralyzed.