Consider Why

Published on: 29/04/2024

Why do UNFPA and the humanitarian workers we support continue to help the seemingly endless number of women and girls in need? Because we care, and we know you do too.

Learn more about our mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

International Day for People of African Descent 2023

31 August 2023

Global

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Press Release

UNFPA announces winners of the AccessAbility innovation challenge

21 August 2023

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International Youth Day 2023

12 August 2023

Global

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Resources

The UNFPA We Decide Programme: A Catalyst for Disability Inclusion

Resource date: Jun 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

The We Decide Global Programme is the UNFPA flagship initiative to promote rights and choices for women and young persons with disabilities. This booklet displays the main achievements of the We Decide Programme in catalyzing change for disability inclusion in UNFPA. It presents partners and potential donors with a broad understanding of the programme as well as the opportunities for scaling the work on disability inclusion in order to leave no one behind when it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Updates

UNFPA supports inclusion through sport at the Special Olympics World Games 2023

07 Aug 2023

Participants at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin. © Tilo Wiedensohler/Special Olympics
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Resources

Working together to ensure the right of girls with disabilities to live free from violence

Resource date: May 2023

Publisher: UNICEF, UN Women, WHO, ILO, FAO, UNDP, UNFPA and UNPRPD

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News

Argentina’s journalists speak out against online gender-based violence

In March 2023, UNFPA joined dozens of organizations in signing a commitment to collaborate towards the eradication of gender-based violence and discrimination in digital spaces. © Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
  • 19 July 2023
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023

09 August 2023

Global

1

Resources

Manifesto on Meaningful Youth Engagement for Youth with Disabilities

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

This manifesto discusses the ways in which young people should be involved in decision-making spaces for them to be truly youth-and-disability inclusive. It provides recommendations for both youth and adult stakeholders on how to transform advocacy spaces and shift power dynamics.

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