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Least responsible, hardest hit: New UNFPA brief explores climate change’s disproportionate harm on people of African descent

UNFPA’s new advocacy brief, “In Our Words: Voices of Women of African Descent for Reproductive and Climate Justice”, explores how climate change disproportionately harms women of African descent. © UNFPA Brasil/Eduardo Cavalcanti

21 March 2023

Publication

In our words: Voices of Women of African Descent for Reproductive and Climate Justice

Number of pages: 34

Publication date: 31 Dec 2022

Publisher: UNFPA

Publication

Technical brief - Disability inclusion in UNFPA’s programmes: Making it a reality

Number of pages: 16

Publication date: 08 Mar 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

Resources

Easy Read Technical brief - Disability inclusion in UNFPA’s programmes: Making it a reality

Resource date: Mar 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

News

“A dream to achieve”: Making Myanmar more disability-inclusive

With support from UNFPA and a local disability organization, Sabai received vocational and business skill training. ©UNFPA Myanmar/Thein Zaw Win

05 January 2023

News

For persons with disabilities, innovation and bodily autonomy are fundamental on the path to inclusion

Anchita Abdul, 26, from Nampula, Mozambique, completed her education through the seventh grade. She lost her vision later in life due to illness. Young women and girls with disabilities have the lowest levels of sexual and reproductive health information and education, compared to those without disabilities. © Photo/Mbuto Carlos Machili

02 December 2022

Speech

First Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

05 December 2022

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

01 December 2022

Resources

Advocacy brief: Disability and the Right to Bodily Autonomy

Resource date: Nov 2022

Publisher: UNFPA

News

‘Dream and fight’: Afrodescendant nurse lifts up marginalized women in Costa Rica

Sianne Palmer Miller is a nurse of obstetrics and gynaecology working to support the health and rights of marginalized women, including indigenous women and those of African descent. © UNFPA/Gabriela Rodríguez, Juan Manuel Fernández

29 August 2022

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Least responsible, hardest hit: New UNFPA brief explores climate change’s disproportionate harm on people of African descent

In our words: Voices of Women of African Descent for Reproductive and Climate Justice

Technical brief - Disability inclusion in UNFPA’s programmes: Making it a reality

Easy Read Technical brief - Disability inclusion in UNFPA’s programmes: Making it a reality

“A dream to achieve”: Making Myanmar more disability-inclusive

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For persons with disabilities, innovation and bodily autonomy are fundamental on the path to inclusion

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First Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

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Advocacy brief: Disability and the Right to Bodily Autonomy

‘Dream and fight’: Afrodescendant nurse lifts up marginalized women in Costa Rica