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The Deputy Executive Director's engagements
During her stay, the Deputy Executive Director/Programme had several audiences. These audiences were opportunities to advocate for population issues... Read more
With UNFPA staff in DRC
The UNFPA Deputy Executive Director began her visit to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a meeting with the country office... Read more
With the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in DRC
The UN Assistant-Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA met with the UN Country Team (UNCT) in the DRC and the Resident Coordinator... Read more
Woman finds hope in safe birth of twins, after losing everything when her home was burned
Rebecca Wimana was seven months pregnant when she lost her house in Jomba in the conflict raging in the DRC. "When I heard the bombings, we left... Read more
UN DAY MESSAGE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES
24 octobre 2022 L’Organisation des Nations Unies est née d’un espoir.
Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa – we need to act collectively and with urgency
Girls’ sheer resilience in the face of adversity is cause for celebration this International Day of The Girl Child. While East and Southern Africa... Read more
ED statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
When wars begin, so does the terror and devastation of sexual violence. The bodies of women and girls become battlefields. Rape is used as a weapon of war just as surely as the bomb that blows up a... Read more
7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The... Read more
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies
More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them, displacement... Read more
At 17, drugged then raped, Josephine gets pregnant
“I woke up around 10 p.m. in one of the rooms where the party was organized. My entire body ached and I felt dizzy. I noticed that my underwear was next to me and I was not dressed. I noticed a... Read more