News

Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

12 August 2016
Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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News

"Best friends" save women’s lives in war-weary Central African Republic

20 June 2016
Women work together on a building project in the Central African Republic. "Ita Ouali" means "my best friend." © UNFPA
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Speech

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

13 April 2015
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Video

Slideshow: Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge

September 25, 2012

A new report, "Ageing in the 21st Century," offers a vision to unlock the potential of ageing populations.

Video

Being first doesn't matter... Unless you were always second.

May 24, 2013

In 1994, 179 governments committed to improving women's status. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, works to improve women's lives. Video developed on the 10th anniversary of the The Programme of Action agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Read more here: /public/icpd

News

In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

29 September 2014
Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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News

Seven years of resistance: One girl’s fight against FGM

23 September 2014
Nancy Tomee in New York, where she spoke to first ladies from around the world about her struggle against FGM. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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Publications

2013 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change

Report of Phase I

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 01 January 2014

Author: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

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News

Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

10 June 2014
Women who have endured gender-based violence receive counselling and other forms of support in a displacement camp in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes
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