The climate crisis is an emergency for everyone, but women and girls are paying a heavy price.

Climate change leads to more unintended pregnancies, more child marriages, more women dying during childbirth, more violence and more exploitation.

As world leaders gather for COP28, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem calls on them to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of vulnerable women and girls.

Learn more here.

It’s okay not to be okay, but what’s not okay is not doing anything about it.

This World Mental Health Day, UNFPA Regional Champion Shudufhadzo Musida speaks up for women and girls who don’t feel seen, heard or understood.

Learn more about why mental health isn’t a privilege but a universal human right.

Why do UNFPA and the humanitarian workers we support continue to help the seemingly endless number of women and girls in need? Because we care, and we know you do too.

Learn more about our mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.