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UNFPA Director, Iori Kato joining the community launch of Vanuatu’s first ever Women and Girls Friendly Space in Lenaken village, Tanna island.

Vanuatu launches safe spaces for women and girls in cyclone-stricken Tanna Island

Man standing in front of Spotlight sign

In Liberia, supporting courts to provide justice for survivors of sexual violence

Shelly Ann Crossdale Jamaica

"I'm not running anymore" - How economic empowerment is breaking the cycle of violence in Jamaica

Woman in blue t-shirt speaking with youth

'Youth is the hope of the future' - Using visual art and animation to end female genital mutilation

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Spotlight Initiative in Mexico: potential direct benefit for more than 35 million women and girls

A woman with sleeping child on her back harvests crops

Spotlight Initiative named a UN High-Impact Initiative ahead of Sustainable Development Goal Summit

A woman in apron spreads chocolate with spatula

In Honduras, training helps to end violence in the workplace

Two young men stand beside each other

Reshaping masculinity in Mozambique: “I changed the way I see the world. When a girl says ‘no’, it is no"

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‘What were you wearing?’ opens in Brussels to highlight injustice faced by survivors of sexual violence

Spotlight Initiative UN Trust Fund Report 2022

Spotlight Initiative UN Trust Fund Report 2022

What were you wearing? At the Parliament of Brussels Capital.

Salle des Glaces / Spiegelzaal, Parliament of Brussels Capital

What were you wearing?

Two women smiling

Spotlight Initiative celebrates progress in creating a violence-free future for African women and girls

Norma Ledezma, Founder of Justice For Our Daughters. Photo: Celsa Calderoni

Justice for Our Daughters: using empathy and knowledge to support the families of missing women

Two women and a baby

In Malawi, restoring hope and dignity for young mothers with devastating childbirth injuries

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Spotlight Initiative Global Annual Narrative Progress Report 2022

Woman inspecting decorative rugs

In Tajikistan, financial independence is breaking the cycle of violence

A woman in lab coat looking at computer

Ugandan forensic investigators are holding sexual violence perpetrators accountable

Woman has her hair done

Skills training is giving Nigerian women and girls a second chance at education

Illustrations of women playing sports

Tackling violence against women and girls in sport: A handbook for policy makers and sports practitioners

Two of the three participants interviewed for this article

In Guyana, supporting students and teachers to take a proactive approach to ending gender-based violence