Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

18 April 2017

Taekwondo champion Farida Azizova (left) encourages young people to speak out against gender discrimination. Image from the Youth for a Better Future campaign.

News

UNFPA responds to gender violence in conflict-scarred Kachin

07 April 2017

“The most difficult part of my job is the repeated cases, where the husband will not change his behaviour, where the wife is not able to leave, and where she is abused again and again,” says caseworker Lu Bu. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

News

Sex selection leads to dangerous gender imbalance; new programme to tackle root causes

15 March 2017

Son preference has led to skewed gender ratios in many Asian and Eastern European countries. The Dedalamazishvili family, in Georgia, participates in a documentary photography project raising awareness of the value of girls. © Dina Oganova for UNFPA Georgia

Publications

Strengthening Civil Society Organizations and Government Partnerships to Scale Up Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Number of pages: 36

Publication date: 30 December 2016

Author: UNFPA, Promundo and the MenEngage Alliance

News

Four women’s rights activists you need to know

06 March 2017

For International Women's Day, UNFPA is celebrating four activists who are blazing a trail for women. Images from left to right courtesy of Tanzila Khan, Deli Barroso, the NGO Atina and Arthur Nazaryan/Delphin Films.

News

Dropping the knife: One woman joins the fight for women’s rights in the Gambia

06 February 2017

Aja Babung Sidibeh used to gather girls for the FGM ritual. She comes from a family considered custodians of the tradition. © UNFPA/Kasandi Mulaa

News

In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

01 February 2017

Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto

News

After marriage at age 9, a former child bride gets a second chance

28 December 2016

At age 9, Shukria was forced to drop out of school to get married. Now, at 55, she has returned to school and wants to help other vulnerable women beat the odds. © UNFPA

Video

Our Future | Narrated by Morgan Freeman

September 23, 2014

Morgan Freeman narrates this hopeful, must-watch short film about the need to solve the climate change problem. Video by the United Nations.

Video

NASA animation of temperature data from 1880-2011

September 10, 2012

NASA animation of temperature data from 1880-2011

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