News

Inclusive safe spaces give Yemeni women with disabilities a chance to be their own breadwinners

calendar_today03 August 2023

Nabila sits with a group of women as they learn how to sew and tailor clothes in a livelihood skills training course, held at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah governorate. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

Empowering young people in Ecuador to understand their bodies and defend their rights

calendar_today04 September 2023

RuranKapak facilitator Janny Caicedo was a student when he first participated in one of the group’s information sessions. © UNFPA Ecuador
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Statement

Women of African descent continue to carry the torch for justice amid longstanding inequities

calendar_today29 August 2023

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Events

International Day for People of African Descent 2023

calendar_today31 August 2023

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Press release

UNFPA announces winners of the AccessAbility innovation challenge

calendar_today21 August 2023

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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jun 2023

Resources

The UNFPA We Decide Programme: A Catalyst for Disability Inclusion

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

calendar_today07 August 2023

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

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

Publication date

May 2023

Resources

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

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Events

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023

calendar_today09 August 2023

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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jul 2023

Resources

Manifesto on Meaningful Youth Engagement for Youth with Disabilities

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.