UNFPA Nepal

Ensuring rights and choices for all

Adolescents in focus: Reaching the unreached with family planning
“I tell them (adolescent girls) that if we give birth before we are ready, it can harm us. Our bodies won’t have developed enough”
‘Now we don't even know when someone is menstruating’
Students are taught not only about human anatomy but also positive values regarding their sexual and reproductive health, as well as about rights, gender equality, violence and staying safe.
Addressing special needs of tornado-affected women, girls
Muslim minority women break barriers to embrace family planning
Women regularly seek Female Community Health Volunteers' advice, and she feels the stigma of using contraceptives has weakened. Women who used to feel embarrassed to show their arms after getting a shot now go the clinics openly.
Five actions for choice
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows
Nepal’s first midwives set to graduate

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20 May 2019

Fistula is a human rights violation – end it now!

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the birth canal after prolonged and obstructed labour. The girls and women afflicted by the condition

15 May 2019

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution, discrimination and stigma. The widespread violence, discrimination and exclusion faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,

5 May 2019

Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn – among the most basic human rights. A bridge between communities and traditional health facilities, midwives deliver vital maternal