Sudan: UNFPA Announces New Measures to Protect Women in Darfur

19 March 2021

Khartoum / ED Damazin — The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, confirmed that the organisation is "working with the police to protect women and girls" in Darfur.

The UNFPA works towards the reduction of maternal and child morbidity and mortality, raising awareness within communities about reproductive health and gender-based violence (GBV) in Sudan. Kanem said, in a press conference on Thursday, that the UNFPA is helping Sudan organise reports regarding GBV, especially in Darfur.

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