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Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls

February 10, 2025

Over 2 million people have been impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Chad.

The climate crisis has also become a personal crisis for women like Gloria and Chanceline, who lost everything.

Hear their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.

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Women and girls need urgent support after the recent earthquake in Vanuatu

January 6, 2025

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.

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Tech leaders discuss how to create a more equitable world

August 22, 2024

UNFPA’s Global Dialogue on Technology in June brought together over 300 experts, activists, academics and leaders to discuss the transformative power of technology for women and girls.

Hear from some of them about the opportunities and innovations that can help make gender equality a reality.

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The Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development 2024 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 26, 2024
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Global dialogues for a renewed commitment to ICPD

June 5, 2024
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Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?

29 March 2019
The ICPD marked a revolution in thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights. © UN Photo
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UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

UNFPA and UNICEF have jointly led the largest global programme to accelerate the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2008. In close collaboration with governments, grassroots community organizations and other key stakeholders, the Joint Programme harnesses the complementary expertise of both UNFPA and UNICEF, as well as the latest social science research, to prevent female genital mutilation across the 17 countries where the programme operates.

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Young people share their vision for the future at the Global Youth Dialogue in Benin

April 5, 2024

Young people want to be given a seat at the table, have their voices heard and see their ideas implemented.

Check out the conversation between United Nations Youth Delegate for Denmark Abdulkarim Harakow and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth Dialogue in Benin that gathered more than 400 young people from 130 countries and gave them a platform to discuss their aspirations for the future.

Learn more.

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Five ways climate change hurts women and girls

16 August 2021
The climate emergency isn't in the making – it's already here. While all of humanity is subject to the effects of climate change, marginalized groups like women and girls are vulnerable to particular adversities. Unrelenting drought in Somaliland has devastated crops and livestock production and displaced tens of thousands, many of whom have had to live in internally displaced persons camps for years. © UNFPA/Tobin Jones
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Publications

International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action

Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Number of pages: 296

Publication date: 01 September 2014

Author: United Nations

Publisher: UNFPA

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