News

Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein

07 June 2018

Statement

Statement for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2018

17 May 2018

News

Sport offers gateway to reproductive health, human rights, peace

Sport improves confidence and builds community, say youth leaders. © UNFPA Iraq

11 April 2018

Resources

Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

Resource date: Mar 2018

Author: UNPFA, UNICEF and UN Women

News

Two wheelchairs and a stroller: Overcoming barriers to parenthood in Belarus

Anya Shevko with her daughter Nastya. The family struggled to obtain wheelchair-accessible reproductive health services. Photographed by Denis Zelenko for Imena Magazine

02 November 2017

Speech

Statement at the launch of The State of World Population 2017

17 October 2017

News

Ten actions for a more equal world

Around the world, vast inequalities have trapped people in a cycle of poverty and marginalization. © Andrea Bruce/Noor

16 October 2017

State of World Population

State of World Population 2017

Worlds Apart - Reproductive health and rights in an age of inequality

Number of pages: 140

Publication date: 17 Oct 2017

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

News

With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

Indigenous girls in northern Guatemala must often travel great distances to get to school, a factor that leads to high drop out rates. Bicycles help them stay in school. © UNFPA/Alejandro De León

25 April 2017

News

Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

Taekwondo champion Farida Azizova (left) encourages young people to speak out against gender discrimination. Image from the Youth for a Better Future campaign.

18 April 2017

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