Executive Summary Gender based violence (GBV), including domestic violence (DV) and violence against women (VAW) in particular, is indicative of deep-rooted gender inequalities that is predominant in...
2. Executive Summary Since the start of the Syria crisis in early 2011, Jordan has been one of the countries most affected by the crisis, with hundreds of thousands of Syrians seeking asylum within...
By Dr. Luay Shabaneh UNFPA ASRO Regional Director Writing about Somalia is nostalgic for respect and love for this great country whose greatness is evident in the greatness of Somali women. Those...
8 March 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a dim light on the progress made in achieving gender equality by 2030 in Zimbabwe as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A little over...
The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused major health, social and economic upheavals that present an indispensable need for demographers and policy makers in Africa to...
A digital cry for help: Big data study in Asia-Pacific provides key signposts to violence against women amid COVID-19 PATUAKHALI, Bangladesh/BANGKOK, Thailand -- A new analysis from the Asia-Pacific...
Background Throughout the past year Lebanon faced a deterioration in its economic condition that resulted in the devaluation of the Lebanese pound, with estimates revealing that more than 55%1 of...
RELEASE Photos of UNFPA’s work in Cabo Delgado available here THE COST OF INACTION: UNFPA appeals for $12 million as health and safety of women and girls at risk as insecurity worsens in Cabo...
Online searches and social media posts mirror ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women in Asia Bangkok, Thailand – Big data analysis shows that Internet searches related to violence against women...
UNFPA fortalece su cooperación en la Costa Caribe Norte con el objetivo de garantizar el acceso a servicios que salvan vidas para las sobrevivientes de violencia basada en género y las mujeres y...