News

Not just a women’s issue: Men in Myanmar take on gender-based violence

16 December 2016

"I’m proud to be a man who stands up against domestic violence,” said Aung Htwe. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

Resources

UNFPA Supplies 2015: Gender

Resource date: 01 August 2016

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

This brief explains how UNFPA Supplies – UNFPA’s flagship programme helping countries build stronger health systems and widen access to contraceptives and life-saving medicines for maternal health – supports equality for women and girls. It is part of UNFPA Supplies' Key Results for 2015.

News

10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world

14 December 2016

These 10 New Year's resolutions are inspired by real people who are making positive, lasting change. Based on photo by UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little

News

Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

25 November 2016

Raneem Abras, 16, calls for an end to child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab

News

Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

14 November 2016

Dr. José Luis Palma Vélez aboard the "Health Canoe," a water ambulance that transports pregnant women to the nearest health centre. © UNFPA/Jose Antonio Guayasamin

News

Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

31 October 2016

Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

News

Giving girls a voice in Zika-affected communities

21 October 2016

Barbara, Jocelly and Maria Eduarda after attending a reproductive health seminar in Goiana, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil/Tatiana Almeida

Video

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

October 21, 2016

Publications

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

Number of pages: 116

Publication date: 20 October 2016

Author: UNFPA

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News

The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

20 October 2016

Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis

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