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UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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UNFPA Executive Director Ms Diene Keita condemns the shocking attack at El Fasher Maternity Hospital in #Sudan.

At least 460 patients and their families were reportedly killed, after the Rapid Support Forces seized the city.

The world must not stand silent.

See her statement: unf.pa/sor
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🚨 Tens of thousands of women and girls have been displaced by violence in Aleppo, #Syria.

Winter has worsened the crisis, leaving them to face freezing temperatures in makeshift shelters.

See how @unfpa.org is supporting them: https://unf.pa/ald
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January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Conditions for women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory remain catastrophic.

@unfpa.org is:
🟠 reopening health facilities
🟠 deploying midwives
🟠 operating mobile clinics
🟠 providing emergency obstetric and neonatal care.

Learn more: https://unf.pa/pss16
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January 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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In Kherson and other eastern regions of #Ukraine, trauma and stress have nearly doubled preterm birth rates.

Underground maternity units supported by @unfpa.org are helping mothers deliver safely, even under fire.

Every birth deserves safety.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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"Don't trade your backpack for a baby," said Flory (14).

Indigenous girls in #Guatemala are choosing education to break the cycle of teen pregnancy.

Share and join @unfpa.org in celebrating their resilience and the right to choose their own path 🙌
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January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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✊ Human rights are not abstractions.

But conflict and polarization are driving a dangerous rolling back of rights, especially for women and girls.

This #HumanRightsDay, join @unfpa.org and #StandUp4HumanRights for everyone, everywhere: https://unf.pa/hur

#16Days
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December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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⚠️ At an age when they should be flourishing, adolescent girls face some of the greatest risks of digital violence.

See what new research from @unfpa.org reveals about the scope of abuse they face and join us to #ENDViolence online now: http://unf.pa/vir

#16Days
A card with a background of a close-up, softly focused image of a smartphone lying on a flat surface. On the upper left side of the image, black text reads: “As they go through adolescence sooner than boys, girls are more vulnerable to digital violence at an earlier age.” In the lower right corner is the UNFPA logo.
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Victims of online abuse should not be afraid.

HARASSERS should be ashamed of their crimes.

See Belkis' story and join @unfpa.org to #ENDViolence against women online: http://unf.pa/Belkis
A card with a photo in the top half of a woman named Belkis Naski who experienced abuse with a shallowfake. Below is a quote from her which reads “I learned to be careful with my use of social media. I share less personal information.” The white UNFPA logo is at the bottom.
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Women and girls must be able to feel safe in all spaces:

🟠 Their home

🟠 The streets

🟠 The Internet

Join @unfpa.org to #ENDViolence online now: http://unf.pa/vir

#16Days
Three illustrated playing cards in a small stack, each with the words “Digital violence at the top”. The top-most card reads “Online harassment: Repeated conduct that threatens, pesters, scares or abuses someone by sending degrading, offensive or insulting comments or images. Online sexual harassment mainly affects women, girls and LGBTQI individuals.” The white UNFPA logo is at the bottom.
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Women shouldn’t be afraid of expressing themselves online 🚫

Join @unfpa.org to speak out against online abuse during these #16Days and every day: http://unf.pa/Ndey
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December 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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🤬 Online harassment is a violation of human rights.

#StandUp4HumanRights and join @unfpa.org to #ENDViolence against women and girls online: http://unf.pa/16Days

#16Days
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December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Sextortion causes real harm.

During these #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, help @unfpa.org increase awareness of digital violence: http://unf.pa/gl

#ENDviolence
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December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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1 in 6 people globally is a person with disabilities.

For many people, digital spaces bring both empowerment and risk.

On the International Day for Persons with #Disabilities, join @unfpa.org in building a safe and equitable world–online and offline–for all: https://unf.pa/dpd

#16Days
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December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Girls belong online!

But governments, tech companies and educators need to step up to #ENDViolence.

Learn more from @unfpa.org: unf.pa/16Days

#16Days
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November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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🛑 There’s no excuse for online abuse.

PERIOD.

Learn more and join @unfpa.org to #ENDViolence against women online: http://unf.pa/vir

#16Days
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November 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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For survivors of gender-based violence, help is often hours away in rural #Zimbabwe.

Mobile centres are closing the gap and offering health and legal services.

See how @unfpa.org and Takeda Pharmaceuticals are supporting women rebuilding their future: https://unf.pa/bsz
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November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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[⚠️ 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴]

Women do NOT exist solely for male pleasure.

Sadly, Olimpia’s story is far too common.

See how you can join UNFPA to #ENDViolence against women online: http://unf.pa/Olympia

#16Days
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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It’s time to reclaim digital and physical spaces and end violence against women and girls.

@unfpa.org, UN Women and partners are calling on governments, tech companies and civil society to do more.

See the actions we recommend: https://unf.pa/cta

#16Days #ENDviolence
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November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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👧🏿 Girls have the right to use digital technologies.

And they have the right to do so free from abuse based on their gender.

See @unfpa.org Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita’s statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: https://unf.pa/gbn

#16Days
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November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Government and tech companies must do more to stop the online spread of misogyny and discrimination!

During these #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, find out from @unfpa.org how we can #ENDviolence online: http://unf.pa/16Days
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Technology has opened doors for adolescent girls.

Yet they still face some of the highest risks of digital violence.

See @unfpa.org Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita describe our work tackling online abuse on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: https://unf.pa/tsa
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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No form of discrimination or marginalization is ever acceptable.

Still, many women and girls face barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive rights and services.

See why @unfpa.org is working to end these inequalities: http://unf.pa/tohpf

#GenderEquality
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November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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6 out of 10 births in #Somalia happen without a doctor, increasing the risk of obstetric fistula and leaving women isolated.

Learn how @unfpa.org is offering life-changing, free surgery to restore hope and dignity: https://unf.pa/hth

📰 UN News

#EndFistula
Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often a matter of survival.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Nomadic women are giving birth alone during mountain migrations, leading to high, unrecorded maternal mortality.

Learn why, for pastoralist women, survival often depends on traditional #midwives: https://unf.pa/jkm

✍️ Arsalan Bukhari
🗞️ @theguardian.com
Born in the forest: the women giving birth alone in the Kashmiri mountains
Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labour – and die – on their herder communities’ long seasonal treks
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November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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#DidYouKnow: 1 in 3 women have experienced partner or sexual violence in their lifetime?

Funding cuts to programs aimed at reducing violence are putting even more women and girls at risk.

See how @unfpa.org, along with partners, is working to #ENDViolence: https://unf.pa/ltm
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November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Childbirth shouldn’t be a death sentence.

Yet for too many mothers and their newborns caught in crises it is.

For just $5, a @unfpa.org Emergency Birth Kit can be the difference between life and death.

Please, help us save lives 🧡

Donate now: https://unf.pa/sem
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM