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Women and Girls at Risk in Ukraine Emergency
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Women and Girls at Risk in Ukraine Emergency
Numbers as of April 6, 2022 UNFPA is deeply concerned about the war in Ukraine. Over 10 million people – roughly a quarter of the Ukrainian population – have fled their homes. Nearly 6.5 million are forcibly displaced within Ukraine,…
Another Year of War: Stories from the Syrian Diaspora
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Another Year of War: Stories from the Syrian Diaspora
Syria has entered its 11th year of war. Over 13 million Syrians have had to leave their homes—and about half have left their country for Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. Displacement and migration threaten women and girls’ access to…
Women and youth take climate action in Malawi
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Women and youth take climate action in Malawi
NKHATA BAY, Malawi Had village elders not intervened in stopping her parents from marrying her off at 13, Catherine would have become another statistic. Malawi has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world at 42 percent. And,…
Iraqi Youth Turn an ISIL Prison into a Space for Healing 
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Iraqi Youth Turn an ISIL Prison into a Space for Healing 
Peeling paint. Shattered windows. Piles of bricks and tiles layered with dust. This was what youth activists in Iraq’s Anbar governate had to work with when they rehabilitated a former ISIL prison into a safe space last year.   Before…

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