News

Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

calendar_today12 August 2016

Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

calendar_today12 August 2016

Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.
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News

Upsurge in sexuality education seen in countries with high HIV rates

calendar_today04 August 2016

Young people have a right to access to accurate information about their bodies, including how to protect themselves from HIV. Youth pose with singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka at the 21st International AIDS Conference. © UNFPA/Prossy Nakanjako
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News

Girls call for tearing down gender barriers in Republic of Moldova

calendar_today01 August 2016

Alexandrina, Amina and Ionela talk about the barriers girls face in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Republic of Moldova
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Statement

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

calendar_today11 July 2016

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Video

Young volunteers meet critical sexual and reproductive health needs in Liberia

calendar_today05 July 2016

Young volunteers meet critical sexual and reproductive health needs in Liberia

Young volunteers meet critical sexual and reproductive health needs in Liberia

An extraordinary group of young adults working to strengthen reproductive health education and services in Liberia, a country whose health system is still reeling from a devastating 14-year conflict and, more recently, the massive 2014 Ebola epidemic. Learn more here

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Young volunteers meet critical reproductive health needs in Liberia

calendar_today01 July 2016

Volunteer James S. Yangbie leads a discussion at the health club he started at Kaytoken Junior High. Talented youth volunteers are meeting reproductive health needs in Liberia, where conflict and the Ebola epidemic had left the health system shattered. © UNFPA/Ruth Fertig
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News

Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

calendar_today30 June 2016

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi speaks to a group of peer educators in the Central African Republic. The peer educators are spreading messages of peace in their community. © UNFPA/CAR
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Events

21st International AIDS Conference

calendar_today18 July - 22 July 2016

location_onDurban International Convention Centre

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News

World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

calendar_today11 July 2016

Investing in teenage girls is critical – not only for girls, but for the world. © UNFPA Niger
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