Speech

Celebration of 50th Anniversary of UNFPA and ICPD25 on eve of 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union

06 July 2019

News

Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

10 July 2019

Twenty-five years ago, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls and to promote their empowerment. © UNFPA Morocco

News

Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

11 June 2019

Poni Helen from South Sudan refused to marry as a child. Today she is studying law. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

News

Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

21 June 2019

A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim

News

Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

12 June 2019

Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal

Publications

UNFPA Annual Report 2018

One vision three zeros

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 03 June 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

News

Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

28 May 2019

In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India

Resources

Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

Resource date: 13 May 2022

Author: UNFPA

News

Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

10 April 2019

Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa

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