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03/09/2020

With support from the Canadian Government and the Multi Trust Fund Secretariat, operators of the DOVVSU helpline 0551000900 had their capacity improved to enable them provide the highest level of service to callers. The helpline which operates around the clock, seven days a week delivers lifesaving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and be assured of confidentiality.

26/08/2020

UNFPA Ghana Youth Leaders Fellows paid a courtesy call on the UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Mr. Charles Abani. During the virtual interaction, he said Young People are the greatest assets for the world and so everyone must invest in them. He assured young people that the UN will be engaging more with the youth of Ghana to ensure their massive participation in development.

18/08/2020

The generation of young people is massive, hence, the need to help them realise their potentials by fully engaging them as partners in achieving the SDGs by 2030. They are the change the world needs

10/08/2020

UNFPA with support from Canada builds the capacity of Traditional Leaders as key agents of change in empowering adolescent girls. The Traditional Leaders are working hand in hand with UNFPA to end sexual and gender- based violence and harmful practices in their communities of jurisdiction as well as to ensure every home is a safe place for women and girls

04/08/2020

There are people we may not immediately see, who are at great risk as a result of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pregnant women, who need antenatal care, but are unsure whether it is safe to go to the clinic. The women in abusive relationships trapped at home for the foreseeable future and fearing for their safety. The tens of millions of people in refugee camps, who are counting down the days until the coronavirus arrives, and for whom social distancing is simply not an option. The older people, many of whom are trapped in isolation, starved of social interaction and who are particularly vulnerable to becoming seriously ill from the virus. Let us not leave anyone behind says Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA.

A reason for UNFPA Ghana’s multi-faceted response to the crises.

28/07/2020

UNFPA partners the private sector to safeguard the rights of vulnerable women and girls. It is in line with this partnership that Prudential Life Insurance Ghana assisted UNFPA Ghana with $35,000 to safeguard the rights of 'kayayei' in the Kayaye Assistance Project

21/07/2020

Achieving SDG 5, is at the heart of the UN system in Ghana. The UN system led by UNFPA together with stakeholders continue to work towards achieving gender equality amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They have held several fora to expound on the 2020 theme of World Population Day “Putting the brakes on COVID-19: how to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now”.

 

06/07/2020

Harmful practices against girls cause profound and lasting trauma, robbing them of their right to reach their potential in life. Harmful practices, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, are inflicted on girls by their families and propped up by discrimination and community norms. This year, 2020, for example, 4.1 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation, one in five marriages today is to underage females and one pernicious effect of preferring sons over daughters is a shocking deficit of 140 million females.

A decade of action towards the achievement of the SDGs calls for a collective effort to end all harmful practices against women and girls. Get a copy of the 2020 State of World Population Report for more information.

08/06/2020

UNFPA Ghana responds to Relief Boxes Challenge launched by the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Rebecca Akufo-Addo

27/05/2020

Several measures have been put in place to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Ghana, including the protection of the vulnerable in our communities, especially women and girls. The  Domestic Violence & Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service with funding from UNFPA and the government of Canada initiated a campaign to prevent the various forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and harmful practices especially during the COVID-19 period and its implications.

 

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