Statement

JOINT STATEMENT: Hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women

calendar_today13 June 2019

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News

A nightmare within a nightmare: Taking on sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

calendar_today28 May 2019

UNFPA holds sessions raising awareness about gender-based violence, and the availability of support services, in a displacement camp in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Video

Combating child marriage in Nepal

calendar_today14 May 2019

Combating child marriage in Nepal

Combating child marriage in Nepal

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Publication date

Jul 2018

Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2018 (A/73/285)

The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.

Video

Ifrah Ahmed speaks out about FGM

calendar_today20 March 2019

Ifrah Ahmed speaks out about FGM

Ifrah Ahmed speaks out about FGM

At a UNFPA-supported photo exhibition on the harms of female genital mutilation, advocate Ifrah Ahmed spoke about her own experience and her efforts to end the practice.

Events

United Nations Statistical Commission, 50th session

calendar_today05 March - 08 March 2019

location_onUN Headquarters, New York

The United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) will hold its 50th session on the theme "Better data, better lives".

Events

The 71st Session of the UN General Assembly

calendar_today13 September - 26 September 2016

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals

Publication date

2015

Resources

UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals

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News

Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

calendar_today14 August 2018

UNFPA has built six health facilities in hard-to-reach parts of Guinea-Bissau. Here, a monitoring team digs out of a waterlogged road on their way to a health facility rehabilitation project in Gã-Para. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau
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News

UN Youth Strategy commits support to a new generation of leaders

calendar_today25 September 2018

Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake (left, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at a pre-launch panel), opened the launch with a call to listen to young people who have “broken barriers and shaken systems.” © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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