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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The denial of reproductive rights not only harms individuals, it can also put a drag on economies and stifle countries’ development.
The rise of a girl hero
In her home district in Province 7 of Nepal, 19-year-old Sangita BK needs no introduction. She is well-known as an activist against child marriage in Bajhang district. In the last three years, she... Read more
New Year, New Beginnings
This vision of inclusiveness and equality, of a world where no woman or girl is left behind, informs our Strategic Plan for the next four years.
We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions
Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we celebrate the foundations that the Declaration provides for... Read more
Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for World AIDS Day 2017 One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1.8 million. In adopting the Sustainable Development... Read more
Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030
By helping the furthest behind first, UNFPA is also helping to rectify other dimensions of inequality, as described in our latest State of World... Read more
Using cricket as a means to advocate against child marriage and violence against women and girls
TAULIHAWA, Kapilvastu – "I often watch boys playing cricket on this ground. But today I caught a glimpse of girl cricketers in action. I thoroughly enjoyed their match", says Irfan Darji, who watched... Read more
Girls bat and bowl against child marriage in Kapilvastu
A friendly cricket tournament among adolescent girls, organized to raise awareness and galvanize action to end child marriage and violence against... Read more
बालविवाह र महिला हिंसा विरुद्ध किशोरीहरुबीच मैत्रीपूर्ण क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिता
तौलिहवा (७ कार्तिक, २०७४): जनचेतना जगाउदै बालविवाह र महिला विरुद्ध हिंसा अन्त्यका लागि ठोस कार्य सञ्चालन गर्न किशोरीहरुबीच मैत्रीपूर्ण जिल्लास्तरीय क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिता आजबाट कपिलवस्तुको तौलिहवामा... Read more
Post-floods, girls play a critical role in southern Nepal
RAUTAHAT — After dozens of people were displaced and many houses were waterlogged when floodwaters started gushing into settlements on the night of 12 August, Priyanka Singh and her eight friends... Read more