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12 August 2020
Statement

Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions

Young people have been frontline responders to the COVID-19 pandemic. They are health workers, activists, innovators, and social and community... Read more

6 August 2020
News

Girl who stopped her child marriage at 17 is a change agent for others

'If I had not convinced my parents to postpone my marriage they had planned at the age of 17, I would have ruined my life'  

6 August 2020
News

OCMC brings back smiles

A woman with serious short- and long-term consequences on her mental health and social well-being now living a happy life

5 August 2020
News

Sexual assault survivor gets a new lease on life

"He wanted to have sex with me on the pretext of marriage between us. I denied it. Then he gagged me and raped. I could not fight against him... Read more

30 July 2020
News

We must win the battle against human trafficking

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Day Against Trafficking in Persons   Every year, tens of thousands of people are trafficked across and within national borders. While... Read more

11 July 2020
Statement

Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19

Sexual and reproductive health care is a right, and like pregnancies and childbirth, human rights don’t stop for pandemics. Together, let’s put the... Read more

9 July 2020
News

Adolescent girls band together, showing communities ‘she counts’

Exposed to poverty, poor infrastructure and damaging notions that girls are less valuable than boys, many girls in rural Nepal accept these... Read more

8 July 2020
Press Release

Joint Press Statement on PSEA and GBV during COVID-19 response

All actors involved in the COVID-19 response need to continue to respect the right of all people, especially women and girls, youth, minorities and... Read more

8 July 2020
Press Release

यौन शोषण तथा दुर्व्यवहार र लैङ्गिक हिंसा सम्बन्धी संयुक्त प्रेस वक्तव्य

कोभिड–१९ प्रतिकार्यमा संलग्न सबै पक्षहरूले सबै व्यक्ति, विशेष गरी महिला तथा किशोरी, युवायुवती, अल्पसङ्ख्यक र सीमान्तीकृत समूहहरूको सहायता प्राप्त... Read more

30 June 2020
Press Release

Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop child marriage and son preference, says new UNFPA report

KATHMANDU — Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities,... Read more

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