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UNFPA and the Ministry of Health of Peru join efforts to guarantee quality care against to gender-based violence (GBV)
In Peru, five out of ten women between the ages of 15 and 49 have been victims of violence by their partner at some point in their lives, according to the Demographic and Health Survey (ENDES) 2020.... Read more
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2021. Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote... Read more
Launching a new digital platform to strengthen the multisectoral response to Gender-Based Violence
UNFPA Perú is launching a website on the “United Nations Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence” to share resources produced and published by the... Read more
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day 8 March 2021 All over the world, women lead. They lead peace processes, run businesses, establish hospitals... Read more
UNFPA statement on the US decision to reinstate its funding
January 28, 2021 The United States decision to restore financial and political support to UNFPA will have an enormous impact on the work of UNFPA and on the people we serve. It sends a powerful... Read more
Equipment to protect those who protect the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and women
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Peru is making a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) donation of half million dollars to contribute to the... Read more
Ensuring multisectoral services to migrant and refugee women in the prevention and attention of gender-based violence in the COVID-19 emergency context
Peru is the second largest destination of Venezuelan refugee and migrant women in the world. Official data reported that 861,698 people from Venezuela were living in the country at the end of... Read more
Pongámonos de pie y digamos ‘basta’ a la violencia
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women... Read more
Multisectoriality and Gender-Based Violence
In the context of the 2030 Agenda, we have new and better tools to carry out a transformative process and overcome the most pronounced feature of our... Read more
How much does adolescent pregnancy cost to the future of Peru?
The country offices of Plan International and UNFPA present the results of the study “Socio-economic consequences of pregnancy and adolescent... Read more