State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

Number of pages: 160

Publication date: 30 Jun 2020

Author: UNFPA

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News

Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls

Without urgent action, the situation for women and girls could worsen. Artwork by Fatma Mahmoud Salama Raslan.
  • 30 June 2020
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Resources

Young Persons with Disabilities: Summary Brief

Resource date: Jul 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Resources

Young Persons with Disabilities: Easy Read Report

Resource date: Jul 2018

Author: UNFPA

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News

When quarantine is unsafe: Domestic violence survivors seek help in Ukraine

Calls to the National Hotline on Combatting Domestic Violence increased by more than 25 per cent in the first two weeks of quarantine. © La Strada Ukraine
  • 15 April 2020
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News

Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows

Yveka, 17, visits a UNFPA mobile clinic in Haiti. Haiti's former Minister of Women, Dr. Lise Marie Dejean, says many women lack autonomy over their bodies and health. © UNFPA
  • 01 April 2020
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Publication

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights

Measuring SDG Target 5.6

Number of pages: 38

Publication date: 29 Feb 2020

Author: UNFPA

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Statement

Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination and continued injustice

25 March 2020

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Deputy Executive Director (Programme) and Assistant Secretary-General, Office of the Executive Director, New York

  • Level: Professional and above (P, D)
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 17 Apr 2020 05:00 PM (Europe/Dublin)
  • Duty station: New York, United States

News

“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights

"I want my daughters to be respected as human beings," says Fawzia Koofi, a trailblazer in Afghanistan. © Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages© Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages
  • 05 March 2020
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