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17 October 2023
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Five things you need to know about consent

Five things you need to know about consent

Everyone has the right to make their own choices about their bodies. Yet millions of people are denied their right to say no to sex – or yes to the... Read more

10 October 2023
Statement
International Day of the Girl Child

International Day of the Girl Child

“A girl’s life should begin the way every life should: as an open book in which she writes her own story,” UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem... Read more

10 October 2023
News
Día de la niña UNFPA Perú embarazo adolescente matrimonio infantil

Every day, eleven girls become pregnant in Peru.

As a result of sexual violence, and before turning 15, eleven girls become pregnant in Peru every day.

26 September 2023
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Piura: Strengthening Capabilities in Emergency Situations - The Minimum Initial Service Package

Piura: Strengthening Capabilities in Emergency Situations - The Minimum Initial Service Package

On September 26, more than 40 representatives from local institutions in the Piura region participated in an important training workshop on the... Read more

20 September 2023
News
Embarazo adolescente

Peru: Maternity in girls aged 10 to 14 increased by 40% between 2020 and 2022

Get to know the statistical figures on teenage pregnancy and motherhood in Peru, let's build a better future for the country's girls and... Read more

11 September 2023
Press Release
Piura: Strengthening Gender-Based Violence Response in Emergency Contexts

Piura: Strengthening Gender-Based Violence Response in Emergency Contexts

Piura: Strengthening Gender-Based Violence Response in Emergency Contexts

7 September 2023
News
Tumbes: Enhancing Gender-Based Violence Response in Emergency Contexts

Tumbes: Enhancing Gender-Based Violence Response in Emergency Contexts

Tumbes: Enhancing Gender-Based Violence Response in Emergency Contexts

31 August 2023
News
Sara, Obstetrician and Brigade Member: "Our Mission is to Save Lives"

Sara, Obstetrician and Brigade Member: "Our Mission is to Save Lives"

Sara leaves her home in Chiclayo in the early hours of the morning to join her colleagues on a journey that takes them through peri-urban and rural... Read more

21 July 2023
News
Reproductive rights backsliding around the world. This needs to end

Reproductive rights backsliding around the world. This needs to end

The rollback of progress we see in the U.S. is happening everywhere in the world, part of a regressive trend fueled by a rise in populism. North... Read more

8 July 2023
Statement
World Population Day Statement 2023

World Population Day Statement 2023

World Population Day Statement 2023

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