80,000 people, including 1,230 pregnant women, need humanitarian assistance after the devastating earthquake in Vanuatu.
“It pains me to see this vibrant country battered by yet another natural disaster,” says Dr. Natalia Kanem, who recently visited the Pacific island.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
The climate crisis is an emergency for everyone, but women and girls are paying a heavy price.
Climate change leads to more unintended pregnancies, more child marriages, more women dying during childbirth, more violence and more exploitation.
As world leaders gather for COP28, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem calls on them to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of vulnerable women and girls.
The consequences of climate change spare no one. The devastating effects are widespread. During climate crises, gender-based violence increases. Rates of child marriage rise. Maternal and birth outcomes worsen. We must work together to end the climate crisis.
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26 April 2021
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Building on the INFORM framework and index, UNFPA developed a Population Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework, and a tool (DECA) to consolidate information essential for building resilience and sustainability in communities, and particularly among women and girls. The framework aligns UNFPA’s targeted vulnerable population with disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, and complements INFORM by adding a demographic perspective. This approach has been applied in a range of countries, including Malawi and Indonesia.
UNFPA awarded certificate for compensating the unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions from the facility and travel operations in 2018.