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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

28 May 2021
Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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United States of America

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Norway, through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has contributed NOK66.82 million (US$6.04 million) to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the…
19 November 2024 Read Story
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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from attending class. The recent and intensified conflicts all over Afghanistan, particularly in Kandahar Province, have also…
12 August 2021 Read Story
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Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in Tunisia. That was two years ago, and…
11 August 2021 Read Story
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Republic of Korea

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Floods, landslides ravage Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Torrential monsoon rains on July 26 and 27 flooded Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, killing six, displacing more than 13,000 and destroying nearly 4,000 shelters. UNFPA is on the ground, supporting a field…
08 August 2021 Read Story
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Midwifery training helps doctors, nurses level up their skills in rural China
YUSHU, China – Midwifery training is not just for midwives. In fact, many kinds of health professionals can have midwifery skills – the medical knowledge and techniques necessary to facilitate safe childbirth. In Yushu…
03 August 2021 Read Story
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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen
AL HUDAYAH, Yemen – Fatima Mujawash once had a very different life. She was well educated, with a diploma in clinical laboratory science, and happily married with three children.  Everything changed when Yemen’s…
29 June 2021 Read Story
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New Zealand

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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New Zealand pledges multi-year support to UNFPA core resources
A new commitment from the Government of New Zealand will provide NZ$ 18 million over three years to UNFPA’s core resources. The agreement was signed on 28 March 2019 at UNFPA Headquarters in New York, during a meeting…
28 March 2019 Read Story
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UNFPA Statement on the Terrorist Attacks in New Zealand

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply saddened and horrified by the senseless killing of worshipers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. As we mourn the death of these innocent…

15 March 2019 Read Story
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Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2019

Mr. President,
Distinguished Members of the Executive Board,
Colleagues and friends,

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23 January 2019 Read Story
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Netherlands

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Norway, through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has contributed NOK66.82 million (US$6.04 million) to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the…
19 November 2024 Read Story
News
Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from attending class. The recent and intensified conflicts all over Afghanistan, particularly in Kandahar Province, have also…
12 August 2021 Read Story
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Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in Tunisia. That was two years ago, and…
11 August 2021 Read Story
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Japan

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Norway, through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has contributed NOK66.82 million (US$6.04 million) to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the…
19 November 2024 Read Story
News
Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from attending class. The recent and intensified conflicts all over Afghanistan, particularly in Kandahar Province, have also…
12 August 2021 Read Story
News
Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in Tunisia. That was two years ago, and…
11 August 2021 Read Story
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Germany

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Norway, through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has contributed NOK66.82 million (US$6.04 million) to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the…
19 November 2024 Read Story
News
Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from attending class. The recent and intensified conflicts all over Afghanistan, particularly in Kandahar Province, have also…
12 August 2021 Read Story
News
Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in Tunisia. That was two years ago, and…
11 August 2021 Read Story
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Canada

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2023 | Top
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Norway strengthens commitment with UNFPA to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, United Nations – The Government of Norway, through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has contributed NOK66.82 million (US$6.04 million) to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the…
19 November 2024 Read Story
News
Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from attending class. The recent and intensified conflicts all over Afghanistan, particularly in Kandahar Province, have also…
12 August 2021 Read Story
News
Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in Tunisia. That was two years ago, and…
11 August 2021 Read Story
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The future we want for women and girls

23 October 2020
A young woman advocates to end female genital mutilation and other harmful practices in Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia
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Survivors of sexual violence need healing and justice even amid pandemic, leaders assert

29 September 2020
Women and Girls’ Treatment and Support Centre offers specialized, sensitive care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Khetam Malkawi
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