Statement

Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others

19 August 2019

Statement

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

30 July 2019

News

Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan

24 July 2019

Women UN leaders meet with female leaders and advocates in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's voices must be heard, they emphasized. © Fardin Waezi / UNAMA

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

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

News

Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

21 May 2019

Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren