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.
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.
During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met transgender people affected by a lack of access to urgent care during floods and cyclones in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.
In this video, she explains how important it is to ensure that LGBTQIA+ people receive the same relief as everyone else, especially during humanitarian crises.
Learn more about how UNFPA is supporting health for all in all settings.
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.
When Gaby, 27, an indigenous Awajún woman, returned home to Mamayaque, a remote town in Peru’s Amazonas region, she noticed the violence committed by men against women and the discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people.
As a transgender woman, she too faced stigma and discrimination while living and working in Lima and other cities.
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.