News

Campaign brings condoms, HIV testing and hugs to the Olympics

calendar_today23 August 2016

Inspired by the Rio 2016 Olympic logo, the #EuAbraço campaign celebrates diversity and raises public awareness against discrimination. © UNIC Rio/Pedro Andrade
1

News

Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

calendar_today12 August 2016

Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
1

News

Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

calendar_today12 August 2016

Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.
1

News

Upsurge in sexuality education seen in countries with high HIV rates

calendar_today04 August 2016

Young people have a right to access to accurate information about their bodies, including how to protect themselves from HIV. Youth pose with singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka at the 21st International AIDS Conference. © UNFPA/Prossy Nakanjako
1

News

Poverty, inequality at the heart of the Zika outbreak

calendar_today21 July 2016

Greicy Alves with her son, Gabriel, who has microcephaly. Ms. Alves was diagnosed with Zika in her first trimester. Marginalized women are disproportionately affected by the outbreak. © UNFPA/Tatiana Almeida
1

News

Maternal death rate plunges in Lao People's Democratic Republic

calendar_today13 July 2016

Agnod counsels villagers on family planning. Efforts like Agnod's have helped the country lower its maternal death rate significantly. © UNFPA/Matthew Taylor
1

Statement

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

calendar_today11 July 2016

1

News

Young volunteers meet critical reproductive health needs in Liberia

calendar_today01 July 2016

Volunteer James S. Yangbie leads a discussion at the health club he started at Kaytoken Junior High. Talented youth volunteers are meeting reproductive health needs in Liberia, where conflict and the Ebola epidemic had left the health system shattered. © UNFPA/Ruth Fertig
1

News

Cambodian smash hit Love9 tackles taboo subject: sexual health

calendar_today29 June 2016

Actress Yana and actor Chhaly at a Love9 casting session. The show has sparked conversations about sex and health throughout Cambodia. © UNFPA Cambodia
1

Events

21st International AIDS Conference

calendar_today18 July - 22 July 2016

location_onDurban International Convention Centre

1