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GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable on the road to Nairobi and beyond!
When girls have age-appropriate knowledge about their bodies and relationships, they are better able to prevent pregnancy and protect themselves from... Read more
World Mental Health Day
Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2019 The mental health consequences of crisis and conflict are serious, yet often overlooked. Those... Read more
Responding to hygiene and protection needs of flood-affected women and girls
The reproductive health, hygiene and safety needs of women and girls are often overlooked in the aftermath of a disaster, as authorities rush to meet... Read more
Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others
When crisis strikes, women and girls are disproportionately affected and face increased risk of gender-based violence. Health facilities are often... Read more
My Body, My Life, My World!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as... Read more
UN Secretary-General's message on World Population Day
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Trafficking in persons exploits the most vulnerable among us, those often already disadvantaged and marginalized, including refugees and migrants. No country is immune. More than 70 percent of human... Read more
Adolescents in focus: Reaching the unreached with family planning
KAPILVASTU — When she was 14, Srijana Kurmi convinced her parents, who had started looking into finding a husband for her, to wait. She stayed in school until the 10th grade. A year ago, aged 20, she... Read more
‘Now we don't even know when someone is menstruating’
BAITADI — When he began teaching comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) a few years ago, Dhan Bahadur Mahara, the vice principal of Gyaneswor Secondary School, was embarrassed even by the thought of... Read more