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

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

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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International Conference on Population and Development

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