22nd International AIDS Conference

23 July - 27 July 2018

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

News

Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

Mrs. Belay with her husband, Priest Leul Hunegnaw, in front of their barn. She says contraception has had a liberating effect. © UNFPA Ethiopia

16 July 2018

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Sir Prince Ramsey, Guttmacher Institute and Save a Child’s Heart recognized with UN Population Award

Martha Pobee, Ghana's Permanent Representative and Chair of the Committee for the United Nations Population Award, together with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, who serves as the Award Committee's Secretary, at the 2018 UN Population Awards. © UNFPA/ Usenabasi Esiet

26 June 2018

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Breaking taboos around sexual and reproductive health in rural Georgia

Young people from the Kakheti region of Georgia participate in peer education training on gender equality and reproductive health and rights. © UNFPA Georgia

21 June 2018

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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

Embracing the period: Interview with Kim Windvogel

Published on: 31/05/2018

Kim Windvogel, co-director of FEM Projects, speaks about the importance of menstruation education and comprehensive sexuality education in this short interview conducted for the Menstrual Health Management Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May 2018.

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

23 May 2018

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With Australia, working towards zero unmet need for family planning in the Pacific island countries

16 May 2018

A woman holding a dignity kit stands with her two children outside their home in ‘Eua, which was damaged when Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga in February 2018. © Tomoko Kurokawa/UNFPA Pacific

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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp

10 May 2018

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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

26 April 2018

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