With COVID-19 heralding possible fertility changes, leaders must urgently support women’s rights and choices

A mobile health clinic, supported by UNFPA and the Spotlight Initiative, brings critical family planning and other services to underserved parts of Mozambique. ©UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili

08 July 2021

Publication

Addressing the Specific Needs of Women Who Use Drugs - Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and C and Syphilis

Technical Brief

Number of pages: 32

Publication date: 07 Jul 2021

Author: UNODC, UNFPA, INPUD, UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO

News

Bodily autonomy becomes a global rallying cry at Paris Forum on gender equality

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and Malian feminist activist Oumou Salif Touré visited the art installation UNFPA developed in partnership with Equipop and Dysturb to highlight the critical importance of realizing bodily autonomy for all. “The future remains very uncertain. But I have faith in this generation of feminists to which I belong,” Ms. Touré told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Appolonia Benoist

02 July 2021

My body is my own: Envisioning a world of rights and choices

02 July 2021

News

Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health

Anne Wanjiru leads a programme on sexuality for persons with disabilities, which includes menstrual hygiene management. © This-Ability Trust

24 June 2021

Publication

Operational guidance - Responding to the health and protection needs of people selling or exchanging sex in humanitarian settings

Number of pages: 84

Publication date: 23 Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA, UNHCR

Resources

‘Know Your Rights!’ Guide

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA, Women Enabled International, UN Women

Resources

Checklist for Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA, Women Enabled International, UN Women

News

Entrepreneurship flourishes among Filipino populations at risk for HIV

A programme for populations vulnerable to HIV helps individuals start small businesses, like a food stand, at a time when many have trouble finding employment during COVID-19. © UNFPA Philippines/Merceditas Apilado | Photo for representational purposes only

28 June 2021