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.
The world population has reached 8 billion. Are there too many people? Too few? These are the wrong questions.
See how humanity becoming 8 billion strong opens us up to infinite possibilities and find out why UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is making a case for reproductive rights and choices.
One year after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, 17-year-old Mursal is still in disbelief that she can’t go back to school.
“It’s not right that they’re ordering us to hide our faces and stop going to school. I hope that young girls will not give up,” she says.
See how Mursal is giving back to her community with UNFPA’s help.
Let's agree to make racism history.
This International Day for the People of African Descent, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem reminds us that all the steps towards recognition, justice and development for Black people are needed everywhere.
#BlackLivesMatter
This International Youth Day, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem calls for more intergenerational solidarity to address the world’s daunting challenges.
Together, let’s build a world where everyone at any age has rights, choices and opportunities to fulfill their potential and promise: https://unf.pa/iyd22
“It was emotionally difficult… I miss everything,” says Oleksandr.
The war in Ukraine has separated millions of fathers like Oleksandr from their families. This Father’s Day, what they need more than anything is peace.
Hate is action. Hate is words. Hate is hate.
This International Day for Countering Hate Speech, let UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem tell you why we must say #NoToHate and join us to take action to claim your bodyright.
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Virtual Media Briefing on The State of World Population 2022.