It’s okay not to be okay, but what’s not okay is not doing anything about it.

This World Mental Health Day, UNFPA Regional Champion Shudufhadzo Musida speaks up for women and girls who don’t feel seen, heard or understood.

Learn more about why mental health isn’t a privilege but a universal human right.

*Pierette almost died after being raped by two bandits while she was fetching wood in the forest.

See her story and how UNFPA came to her aid.

*Name changed for protection

Hanaa is one of the 250,000 refugees who have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the deadly conflict in Sudan.

See how UNFPA-supported safe spaces are providing psychosocial support to women affected by this devastating humanitarian crisis.

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

Why do UNFPA and the humanitarian workers we support continue to help the seemingly endless number of women and girls in need? Because we care, and we know you do too.

Learn more about our mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

With humanitarian needs at record levels, UNFPA aid workers around the world make heroic efforts to support women, girls and those with disabilities, often amidst chaos and danger. 

On World Humanitarian Day, watch UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd’s call for a worldwide end to violence against humanitarian workers and women and girls.