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Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future

11 August 2021
Maimuna Khatun, 18, lives in a displacement camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where she volunteers as an interpreter at a learning centre. She also teaches community members about sexual and reproductive health. “I don’t know what lies ahead in my future,” she told UNFPA, adding, “I wish to transfer my knowledge to the next generation.” © UNFPA Bangladesh
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Support from France to safeguard health and lives of millions of women and girls

02 July 2021
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Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum

30 June 2021
“It is now time to deliver,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum. © Service photo du Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

29 June 2021
A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end

22 June 2021
Midwife Suci Maysaroh used to perform mock female genital mutilation on newborn girls but now encourages parents not to harm their daughters. © UNFPA Indonesia/Lucky Putra
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Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

16 Jun 2021
Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran
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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh

08 June 2021
Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her boyfriend, Arif, has participated in sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for gender-diverse populations. Photo credit: Md. Masbah Uddin Ahmed/Bandhu Social Welfare Society
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Generation Equality Forum

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Nordic Talks

calendar_today03 June 2021

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