News

In China, women work to raise the status of girls

Today, Ms. Wen and Ms. Yan see eye-to-eye on the equality of women and girls. © Dushan Township Family Planning Office/Zhang Min

13 May 2019

News

Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder

03 May 2019

Resources

Executive Summary: Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Regarding SRH&R and GBV

Resource date: 2019

News

Survivors of gender-based violence get a fresh start in Morocco

Khadija had no income after she left her husband. © UNFPA Morocco

09 April 2019

Press Release

World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report

10 April 2019

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State of World Population

State of World Population 2019

Unfinished Business: the pursuit of rights and choices FOR ALL

Number of pages: 180

Publication date: 10 Apr 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

News

Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa

10 April 2019

News

Declaration affirms global support for reproductive health and rights

More than 200 million of women and adolescent girls are not using modern contraceptives even though they want to avoid pregnancy, the 52nd Commission on Population and Development heard today. In Thailand, a UNFPA-supported emergency shelter for pregnant teens. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr

01 April 2019

News

Leaders call for securing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya’s largest slum

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA's Executive Director, met with community role models in Kibera, the largest informal settlement in Kenya. © UNFPA

11 March 2019

Statement

International Women’s Day 2019

08 March 2019

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