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Your Impact: Female genital mutilation outlawed in Sudan!
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Your Impact: Female genital mutilation outlawed in Sudan!
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed of a girl’s external genitalia for no medical reason. Women who’ve been subjected to FGM are at risk of a lifetime of physical and emotional pain. Although internationally…
ASK AN EXPERT: Sarah Craven, Director of UNFPA’s Washington, D.C. Office
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ASK AN EXPERT: Sarah Craven, Director of UNFPA’s Washington, D.C. Office
Sarah and her team demonstrate to members of Congress and other change-makers how UNFPA empowers women and girls to live with health, dignity, and opportunity. She recently answered questions about the impact of the U.S. government’s refusal to support UNFPA….
CATASTROPHE IN YEMEN: As COVID-19 rages, UNFPA provides care despite funding shortfalls
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CATASTROPHE IN YEMEN: As COVID-19 rages, UNFPA provides care despite funding shortfalls
Earlier this year, Mariam, a pregnant mother of four, had been receiving free prenatal care at Bani Shamakh, a UNFPA-supported facility in Yemen. When she arrived one day in May, bleeding heavily, maternal health services were no longer available. Mariam…
USA for UNFPA notes with great sadness the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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USA for UNFPA notes with great sadness the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Justice Ginsburg’s career-spanning positions against discrimination and her championing of gender equality and women’s rights resonate deeply with USA for UNFPA’s vision and values. Like Justice Ginsburg, we passionately believe in a world where each and every person can live a life of their own…

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