Gambia: Female Genital Mutilation in Infancy Still Common, Gambian Mothers Say

Hulay Damba, 55, spent years performing female genital mutilation on girls in her community. Her role as a practitioner was passed down from her grandmother. "It was what I was… Read more »

Africa: International Humanitarian Law Flouted As Health and Aid Workers Are Targeted in Conflicts Around the World

Across the world, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations: Health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances are being targeted in… Read more »

South Sudan: The Scars of Gender-Based Violence Run Deep in South Sudan - but So Does the Will to Heal

BAHR EL GHAZAL REGION, South Sudan - Tucked between mango trees in a compound in Wau, a town in the western Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, stands a quiet shelter. On the… Read more »

Chad: Pregnant Refugees in Chad See Faltering Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Amid Funding Crisis

"I arrived at the health center very early this morning for a prenatal appointment, but I've already been waiting for several hours," Amina told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual… Read more »

Somalia: A Chance to Breathe - How Life-Saving Incubators Are Transforming Newborn Care in Somalia

"I didn't know if she would make it." When Faduma Mohamed gave birth to her daughter at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, the silence that followed was terrifying. Her premature… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Lack of Reproductive Rights and Choices Undermines a Generation of Young People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had… Read more »