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

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Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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UNFPA and the Islamic Development Bank are joining forces to help women and girls across continents

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Woman in Niger receives UNFPA-supported services. © UNFPA Niger
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Japan

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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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,…
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Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh - The 25th of August marks eight years since the start of the Rohingya refugee crisis. It is a tragic observance – but also an illustration of the successes that can be achieved through…
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) wrapped up in Seville, Spain, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, reflected on what it…
14 July 2025 Read Story

Italy

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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New York, UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Italy has contributed €2.5 million to UNFPA's core resources and €4 million to the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination Female Genital Mutilation, reinforcing its…
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BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – “If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died. I stayed because people, especially pregnant women, needed my support.” Mariza Ahmadi had been working as a midwife at the Ahangaran…
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MOPTI REGION, Mali – “Many women come here to give birth as a last resort,” said Kadiatou Karembé, a midwife at the Sominé Dolo hospital in Sévaré in Mopti, in central Mali. “Sometimes they spend the night on the road…
06 March 2024 Read Story

Canada

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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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
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Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh - The 25th of August marks eight years since the start of the Rohingya refugee crisis. It is a tragic observance – but also an illustration of the successes that can be achieved through…
25 August 2025 Read Story
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New York, United Nations – A recent high-level visit by the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development, to programmes of the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency…
04 August 2025 Read Story

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United States pledges $32.5 million to uplift women and girls around the world

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In 2016, Rima was the 5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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What we learn by listening to girls

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Yanal raises her voice on behalf of girls vulnerable to child marriage. © UNFPA
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Jun 2020

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UNFPA, UNWOMEN

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Jordan: Funding for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in humanitarian programming

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Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed

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Outreach workers in Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic. © UNFPA Syria
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