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Unpacking 5 truths about equality in sexual and reproductive health and rights today

calendar_today16 April 2024

The UNFPA State of World Population 2024 report traces the progress made for millions of women with increased bodily autonomy and rights, but lays bare multiple, entrenched inequalities for the world’s poorest and most marginalized. © Nneka Jones (@artyouhungry)
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Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the launch of the State of World Population 2024

calendar_today17 April 2024

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New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has mostly ignored the most marginalized communities

calendar_today16 April 2024

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Cover art painting of two women - one with long straight hair, the second has an afro. Their faces are embroidered with thread

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Apr 2024

State of World Population

State of the World Population report 2024 - Interwoven lives, threads of hope

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“Haïti must rise from her ashes”: Health workers on the front lines of a spiralling crisis 

calendar_today28 March 2024

A UNFPA-supported mobile health team visits a displacement site near Haïti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © FAHDRIS/Richy Mix
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Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and lives

calendar_today07 March 2024

In the United Republic of Tanzania, Juliana Magesa founded Young Mums Unite, a support group where mothers aged 15 to 24 can access information and essential services, including family planning, maternal health care and counselling. © UNFPA/Msomi Huru
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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

calendar_today14 March 2024

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in Gaza is forcing many women and girls, like Bakiza (47) and her daughter, to take desperate measures.

See the impact of the support being delivered by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. 

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From recovery to resilience: Zeynab's story after the earthquakes in Northwest Syria

calendar_today21 February 2024

Thanks to a UNFPA safe space, Zeynab has learned a range of new livelihood skills and is getting back on her feet financially and psychologically following the traumatic earthquakes of February 2023. © Muhannad Barbori/Ihsan Organization.
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After surviving sexual violence, youth leader creates change for girls with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today13 February 2024

Ngoma*, who has a hearing disability, was attacked at aged 15 by a group of boys in her hometown of Matadi in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Jeremie Kibuya
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