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First menstruation is often accompanied by fear, shame, lack of information, women and girls in Arab states reveal

calendar_today28 May 2021

Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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New Zealand

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Donor Global Statistics

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UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Reaching the furthest behind” has long been a guiding principle for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. But in today’s world, where climate shocks are…
09 July 2025 Read Story
Updates
A new commitment from the Government of New Zealand will provide NZ$ 18 million over three years to UNFPA’s core resources. The agreement was signed on 28 March 2019 at UNFPA Headquarters in New York, during a meeting…
28 March 2019 Read Story
Press

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply saddened and horrified by the senseless killing of worshipers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. As we mourn the death of these innocent…

15 March 2019 Read Story

Netherlands

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

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Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I’ve learned to accept myself as I am, and now I know how to protect myself in dangerous situations,” Hekima Tulinabo told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.…
10 November 2025 Read Story
Updates
Under a white tent set up in the middle of an internally displaced persons camp, women speak softly, some with children on their laps. Here in the Mopti region, these spaces are more than a refuge — they are a symbol of…
10 November 2025 Read Story
Updates
New York, UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Norway committed 55 million kroner ($5.5 million) yesterday to the UNFPA Supplies Partnership for 2025, a contribution that will expand access to essential contraceptives,…
26 September 2025 Read Story

News

Six UNFPA programmes around the world ensuring “health for all” in a world of 8 billion

calendar_today06 April 2023

The 2023 theme for World Health Day, 7 April, is “Health for all”. © WHO
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Canada

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

1

Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

Updates
Under a white tent set up in the middle of an internally displaced persons camp, women speak softly, some with children on their laps. Here in the Mopti region, these spaces are more than a refuge — they are a symbol of…
10 November 2025 Read Story
Updates
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “I’ve learned to accept myself as I am, and now I know how to protect myself in dangerous situations,” Hekima Tulinabo told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.…
10 November 2025 Read Story
Updates
New York, UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Norway committed 55 million kroner ($5.5 million) yesterday to the UNFPA Supplies Partnership for 2025, a contribution that will expand access to essential contraceptives,…
26 September 2025 Read Story

News

Changing perceptions to end a harmful tradition in northern Iraq

calendar_today29 October 2021

A woman in Kurdistan Iraq. Rates of female genital mutilation are lower among girls than among their mothers, a sign of progress. But more must be done to end the practice. © UNFPA Syria Hub
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News

The future we want for women and girls

calendar_today23 October 2020

A young woman advocates to end female genital mutilation and other harmful practices in Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia
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News

Survivors of sexual violence need healing and justice even amid pandemic, leaders assert

calendar_today29 September 2020

Women and Girls’ Treatment and Support Centre offers specialized, sensitive care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Khetam Malkawi
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News

Former child bride, once sold to pay debts, finds a new start

calendar_today26 March 2020

A woman in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Seivan Salim
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News

A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices

calendar_today23 December 2019

The world has seen both peril and promise in the last 10 years.
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