News

Inclusive safe spaces give Yemeni women with disabilities a chance to be their own breadwinners

Nabila sits with a group of women as they learn how to sew and tailor clothes in a livelihood skills training course, held at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah governorate. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 03 August 2023
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News

Five things you need to know about consent

© Illustrations for UNFPA by Sumeet Raiphale
  • 01 September 2023
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Statement

Women of African descent continue to carry the torch for justice amid longstanding inequities

29 August 2023

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News

Brick by brick: How one Syrian earthquake survivor rebuilt her life

Najwa Bikdash, 52, is from the Bustan Al Zahra neighbourhood in Aleppo. After her abusive husband walked out on her and their four daughters, her precarious situation was exacerbated by the earthquakes that ravaged Syria in February this year. © UNFPA Syria/Ange Hussein, ICDA, 2023
  • 04 August 2023
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Resources

The UNFPA We Decide Programme: A Catalyst for Disability Inclusion

Resource date: Jun 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

The We Decide Global Programme is the UNFPA flagship initiative to promote rights and choices for women and young persons with disabilities. This booklet displays the main achievements of the We Decide Programme in catalyzing change for disability inclusion in UNFPA. It presents partners and potential donors with a broad understanding of the programme as well as the opportunities for scaling the work on disability inclusion in order to leave no one behind when it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Resources

Manifesto on Meaningful Youth Engagement for Youth with Disabilities

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

This manifesto discusses the ways in which young people should be involved in decision-making spaces for them to be truly youth-and-disability inclusive. It provides recommendations for both youth and adult stakeholders on how to transform advocacy spaces and shift power dynamics.

News

“Why are we excluded?": UNFPA distributes dignity kits to transgender women in Bangladesh following disastrous flooding

Transgender advocate Ananya launched the "Shopner Chowa Shomajkollan Sangstha" group to empower transgender individuals through business skills instruction. ©️ UNFPA Bangladesh/Prince Naymuzzaman
  • 16 May 2023
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the attempted criminalization of homosexuality

28 March 2023

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News

Five reasons why: Women and girls must have equal rights in our digital world

Illustration courtesy of Sofie Birkin for UNFPA.
  • 08 March 2023
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