Statement

My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation

12 August 2019

News

Helping young people take charge of their bodies, their lives, our world

12 August 2019

When supported and empowered, young people can change the world. “I want to help Uganda,” says Edith Nambalirwa, a peer educator. “If I cannot do it with money, let me do it with knowledge.” © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler

Publications

My Body, My Life, My World

A global strategy for adolescents and youth

Number of pages: 31

Publication date: 12 August 2019

Author: UNFPA

International Day of the Girl Child 2019

11 October 2019

Global

Publications

International technical guidance on sexuality education

An evidence-informed approach

Number of pages: 138

Publication date: 10 January 2018

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNESCO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and WHO

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News

Want to end preventable maternal deaths? Spend (at least) six times more by 2030

29 July 2019

To achieve zero preventable maternal deaths in 76 high-burden countries, annual spending would need to rise to $7.8 billion by 2030. © UNFPA Jordan

Updates

With the Republic of Korea and UNDP, fostering youth-led innovations in Rwanda

26 Jul 2019

The Tantine mobile phone app, developed by one of the winners of the first round of UNFPA’s iAccelerator programme, delivers youth-friendly information on sexual and reproductive health, in an easily accessible and engaging format. “We thought of using ICT as a bridge,” said co-founder Sylvie Uhirwa, to reach young people who might otherwise have no other source of reliable information. © UNFPA Rwanda

Statement

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

30 July 2019

News

Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan

24 July 2019

Women UN leaders meet with female leaders and advocates in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's voices must be heard, they emphasized. © Fardin Waezi / UNAMA

News

Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

18 July 2019

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