News

Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future

Maimuna Khatun, 18, lives in a displacement camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where she volunteers as an interpreter at a learning centre. She also teaches community members about sexual and reproductive health. “I don’t know what lies ahead in my future,” she told UNFPA, adding, “I wish to transfer my knowledge to the next generation.” © UNFPA Bangladesh

11 August 2021

My body is my own: Envisioning a world of rights and choices

02 July 2021

Statement

Support from France to safeguard health and lives of millions of women and girls

02 July 2021

News

Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum

“It is now time to deliver,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum. © Service photo du Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

30 June 2021

News

Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

29 June 2021

News

Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end

Midwife Suci Maysaroh used to perform mock female genital mutilation on newborn girls but now encourages parents not to harm their daughters. © UNFPA Indonesia/Lucky Putra

22 June 2021

Updates

Japan contributes $1.4 million to UNFPA maternal health project for Afghan refugees in Iran

16 Jun 2021

Mother and child from a UNFPA supported programme. @UNFPA Iran

News

Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh

Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her boyfriend, Arif, has participated in sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for gender-diverse populations. Photo credit: Md. Masbah Uddin Ahmed/Bandhu Social Welfare Society

08 June 2021

Generation Equality Forum

30 June - 02 July 2021

Global

Nordic Talks

03 June 2021

Zoom

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