This slideshow with music explores the ways in which the UNFPA mandate can contribute to making a world of 7 Billion successful for everyone.

In a world of 7 billion, educating and empowering women and girls helps reduce poverty and illiteracy, stabilizes populations, and enables societies to make better choices.

PSA on young people. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

PSA about gender equality. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

PSA on early marriage. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

On 11 July, as communities everywhere observe World Population Day, UNFPA is calling for investments in support of the largest-ever generation of youth.

Video by the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network

In many parts of the Caribbean and around the world, teenage pregnancy is on the rise. But help is on the way.  In a joint venture with the Government, UNFPA has provided funds to establish nine youth friendly spaces around the country.  Here young people can learn about sexuality and social issues  information which they cant access anywhere else

On International Youth Day, UNFPA and Global Citizen are officially launching #showyourselfie, a global campaign to urge world leaders to prioritize the needs and rights of young people in the post-2015 development agenda – the roadmap for the world’s development over the next 15 years.

Half of all Nepali girls are married by age 18, but initiatives to change that are showing promise. This video features stories of girls denied an education by child marriage, as well as of girls who are resisting the practice.