A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 04, 2025(News )What Ms. Azina didn’t know was that without urgent healthcare, both her pregnancy and childbirth could also hold deadly consequences.
“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 02, 2025(News )There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault.
“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed
Stories & Blogs UNFPAMar 19, 2025(News )The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.
Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 12, 2025(News )As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly, waves of pain coursing through her.
Eastern and Southern African States Commit to Strengthening Ammunition Management in Gaborone
Stories & Blogs UNODAOct 07, 2024(Update )The conference focused on the implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2023.
Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls
Stories & Blogs UNFPAJun 18, 2024(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
UNODA convenes workshop on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention implementation in Guinea
Stories & Blogs UNODAMay 23, 2024(Update )UNODA and COMNAT-ALPC gathered thirty national stakeholders and decision makers from twenty-four national institutions to raise awareness about the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Sexual violence and severe hunger surge as Sudan war passes one year
Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 12, 2024(News )Sudan – “I can’t forget that moment. I can’t forget his smell. I can’t forget their faces. This moment will haunt me until I die.”
Communique of the 1204th Meeting of the PSC held on 13 March 2024, on the briefing by the Panel of the Wise on its activities in Africa
Stories & Blogs AUMar 18, 2024(Communique )Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1204th meeting held on 13 March 2024 on the briefing by the Panel of the Wise on its activities in Africa.
Communique of the 1199th meeting of the Peace and Security Council held on 6 February 2024, on Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Stories & Blogs AUFeb 13, 2024(Communique )Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 1199th meeting held on 6 February 2024, on Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Peacebuilding.