News

Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

13 April 2021

Many young people in Afghanistan have no say over whether or whom to marry. Pictured: a ring belonging to one Afghan child bride. © UNFPA Afghanistan

News

Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

14 April 2021

A survivor of childhood violence in Ghana, during a conversation about her experience. Violations of bodily autonomy can leave lasting emotional scars. © UNFPA/George Koranteng

News

Serbian women with disabilities shatter taboos, transform health services amid pandemic

12 April 2021

Mónika Zsúnyi and other advocates are making their local communities and health systems more inclusive. Image courtesy of Mónika Zsúnyi

News

A publication on reproductive health for women with disabilities is published in Braille

06 April 2021

A reproductive health booklet for women with disabilities was published in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA Kazakhstan

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

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Indonesian young women engaged in a discussion with international experts and policymakers visiting Indonesia.

Updates

Republic of Korea-supported knowledge centres advance gender equality in Tanzania

24 Mar 2021

Women learn about their rights and gender equality at a knowledge centre in Malito village, Shinyanga. @ UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens

Video

The Bridge 'Portobelo' - Mini Documentary | UNFPA

March 25, 2021

Video

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem's Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

March 25, 2021

To mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem honours the memory of those forced from their homelands and calls for the end of slavery's legacy of racism and discrimination that continues to oppress people of African descent today.

News

We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

19 March 2021

Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.

Events

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021

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