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Seven years before the 2030 deadline to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations called for accelerated funding to help the Philippines meet the SDGs.

Communities in the oil-rich Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta Local Government Areas of Imo State have applauded the United  Nations Children's

UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Everything that can harm must be fought.” Babani Sidi Mohamad first heard about female genital mutilation when he was 14 years old. His sisters had undergone the practice, but when he asked why, they didn’t know – they were too young at the time to understand what was happening to them. 

As the world mark 2023 international day of zero tolerance for female gender mutilation , United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA) have disclosed that 4.3 millions girls are at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria.

Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

With an estimated 20 million survivors, Nigeria has the third-highest number of women and girls who have undergone FGM worldwide

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

The Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan has prepared a new issue of the periodical “Democracy and Law” journal, which comes out once a quarter. The central theme of the new issue was a landmark date - 27 years since the neutrality...

Learn about the open grant opportunities from the prominent donors that aim to empower and build the capacities of civil society organizations and leaders

GENEVA, 6 January 2023—Spain’s Ministry of Health has officially announced € 1 million to support UNAIDS’ work on ending AIDS by 2030 as part of the Sustainable