Five things you need to know about consent
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Everyone has the right to make their own choices about their bodies. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - September 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, Democratic Republic of the Congo– Although heavily pregnant and in pain, Kaindo Bembeleza waited patiently along with dozens of other women on a row of benches under a tarpaulin (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Fadma and the forest: Learning from the past for a flourishing future in rural Morocco
AGADIR, Morocco– “Women play an irreplaceable role in preserving the Argan forests,” said Jamila Idbourrous, director of the Union of Argan Oil Women’s Cooperatives in Agadir, Morocco. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UNFPA embraces femtech to boost period awareness in Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova
CHI ȘINĂU, Republic of Moldova/OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso— “I used an app before but forgot to enter the dates, but with this watch you can easily see every day of your menstrual cycle. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
After flooding and rains devastate Peru, survivors of gender-based violence find safety and services at UNFPA-supported shelter
PIURA, Peru– Displacement. Violence. Stigma and discrimination. Unfortunately, these are some of the challenges women confront in Peru. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
“Sometimes she was desperate”: How survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are healing with the help of UNFPA’s frontline workers
NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, The Democratic Republic of the Congo– “I was going to fetch firewood from the forest to cook food for myself and my six children, when I came across armed men.” (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How a safe space in the Republic of Moldova offers comprehensive sexuality education for Roma refugees fleeing Ukraine
CHI ȘINĂU, the Republic of Moldova– “Services of this kind have not been practised among this group of Roma population in Ukraine, so due to a lack of information, there is distrust,” said Sahin Rădiț (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan– A week after delivering her baby girl, Ms. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services empower young mothers in Thailand
CHIANG MAI, Thailand– Nan*, 19, gave a soothing and warming massage to Aorn*, 21, on the floor of Khon Wai Sai, a local organization near Chiang Mai, in no (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Taking care of business: Empowering women and girls in Uganda to pursue their dream careers
KAMPALA, Uganda– “In my village, people said women can't do the same jobs as men, but I want to prove it’s possible,” said 22-year-old Mary Lillian Amongin. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Brick by brick: How one Syrian earthquake survivor rebuilt her life
ALEPPO, Syrian Arab Republic– “My suffering started with the crisis in Syria, then the economic situation got worse, and the last straw was the earthquake.” (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Inclusive safe spaces give Yemeni women with disabilities a chance to be their own breadwinners
AL HUDAYDAH GOVERNORATE, Yemen– For much of her life in western Yemen, Nabila felt the odds were stacked against her. “I was born with a disability in one of my legs. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cash assistance is a lifeline for survivors of gender-based violence in the Republic of Moldova
DROCHIA, Republic of Moldova– “Many survivors are financially dependent on their aggressors, and they want to break the vicious cycle to separate from [them],” explained Mariana Zaporojan, a case man (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Sexual violence stalks women and girls fleeing Sudan for South Sudan
MALAKAL, South Sudan– “My neighbour Rose* travelled with me to Renk, but her three daughters stayed behind in Khartoum. Later she learned they had been gang raped,” said Martha.* (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Argentina ’s journalists speak out against online gender-based violence
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina– Hate speechis rising around the world, inc (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
