The Gambia: UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ as lawmakers uphold FGM ban
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling it a critical win for women’s and girls’ rights.
How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )UNFPA has deployed 34 midwives and a team of social workers offering life-saving health care and protection services to vulnerable women and girls in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the Far North Region in Cameroon.
Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of
Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )The conflict in Sudan has ground on for over a year and spiralled into a humanitarian catastrophe. Estimates are that up to 12 million people have fled their homes
