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“I chose to be a teacher to help young girls,” says Fathia. She goes door-to-door in #Djibouti and hosts community discussions to raise awareness about gender-based violence, female genital mutilation (FGM) and gender equality. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners are working together to #EndFGM: https://unf.pa/JotDj #GlobalGoals

Women in #Sudan have been fleeing with their children from terrifying physical and sexual violence in Aj Jazirah State, seeking safety in nearby Kassala. With the war raging, the state has experienced an alarming rise in violence in the past month, displacing approximately 135,400 people to neighbouring states. Young women and girls reported being warned by their families that “if we see armed fighters come to the village and attempt to rape you, we will kill you to protect you before this happens.” Others described witnessing women throwing themselves into the river to avoid being raped by armed men. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has been providing reproductive health supplies for safe births and for the clinical management of rape both in Kassala and across the country. What women and girls need most though is for the fighting to end. Swipe to hear from mothers who left with nothing after fleeing a brutal situation and see how you can support the work we’re doing to assist women and girls in need in Sudan: https://unf.pa/cis 📷 Photos: © UNFPA Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan

🚫 There is no justification for female genital mutilation. Together, we must protect the rights and dignity of girls and women everywhere. Stand with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to #EndFGM: https://unf.pa/fgm #GlobalGoals

Conflict has shattered #Gaza’s health system, with hospitals, staff and ambulances attacked, besieged and starved of supplies, equipment and fuel. At Al Awda Hospital, a woman was killed shortly after giving birth when the ambulance she was traveling in – the hospital’s last vehicle – was targeted. In the #WestBank, Palestinians are experiencing a growing health crisis. Curfews, attacks on healthcare facilities and stepped-up restrictions on people’s movement are obstructing access to services. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) continues to face significant challenges in delivering life-saving supplies across Gaza and what we are able to distribute is a drop in the ocean compared to spiraling needs. Swipe for a glimpse of the unrelenting health crisis Palestinian women and girls are enduring and see the full story: https://unf.pa/huf 📷 Photos: © UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic, © Dominic Allen/UNFPA

🔔 Mark your calendars! Join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Deputy Executive Director (Programme) Diene Keita at the 8th Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Ageing in Seoul. 🗓️ 25 November ⏰ 6:30 PM EDT Register here ⏩ https://lnkd.in/ekamwKPE #GlobalGoals

#DidYouKnow: Climate change makes pregnancy more perilous? Join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to call on the world to help make motherhood safer by putting women and girls at the centre of #ClimateAction. Learn more: http://unf.pa/COP29 #COP29

🇮🇹 Italy has doubled its support to UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation and provided new funding to UNFPA's flexible resources. Thanks to Italy’s additional support, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) can help more communities protect girls and #EndFGM: https://unf.pa/ice #GlobalGoals

🚨 The year 2023 was the hottest known on earth and 2024 is on track to be even hotter. Climate change and exposure to extreme heat increase the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, premature births and maternal deaths. As climate change devastates livelihoods, child marriage also increases. BUT if sufficient action is taken to reduce fossil fuel emissions, these risks CAN be mitigated. As the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place this week, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) urges wealthy nations to follow the evidence and invest now in #ClimateJustice and #GenderEquality. The choice is simple: Invest now and save lives, or pay more later while women and girls suffer. Find out why climate change has a disproportionate impact on women and girls and why #ClimateAction must address their needs: https://unf.pa/phd 📷 Photos: © UNFPA Bangladesh/Peter Rozario, © UNFPA Zambia/Carly Learson, © UNFPA Ethiopia/MOPIX Productions, © UNFPA Madagascar/Melvis Kimbi, © UNFPA Colombia, © UNFPA Philippines, © UNFPA Nigeria/Seyi Fashina, © UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili, © UNFPA Malawi/Eldson Chagara #COP29 #GlobalGoals

🚨 #ClimateChange is not gender neutral. It threatens the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls. During #COP29, get the facts and join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to take #ClimateAction: https://unf.pa/COP29 #GlobalGoals

🆘 People on the move 🆘 Worsening climate crisis 🆘 Women’s rights under threat The mission of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has never been more critical. Investing in core resources for women and girls is needed now more than ever. See how #PartnersAtCore make a difference: https://unf.pa/2021core #GlobalGoals