News

Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices

Kenyan activist Betty Naisenya Lolgisoi with UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore at a United Nations panel on ending practices harmful to women and girls. © UNFPA/Lin Gao

16 March 2015

News

Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac

23 October 2015

ICPD Library Resource

ICPD Beyond 2014 Issue Brief: The Far-Reaching Effects of Inequalities

Resource date: 2014

Author: ICPD Secretariat

ICPD Library Resource

ICPD Beyond 2014 Issue Brief: Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

Resource date: 2014

Author: ICPD Secretariat

Publication

The Evaluation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programmes

A Focus on the Gender and Empowerment Outcomes

Number of pages: 60

Publication date: 01 Jun 2015

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

News

10 things you didn’t know about the world’s population

These 10 facts about the world show signs of enormous progress – yet still not enough. © UNFPA/Anna Adhikari

13 April 2015

News

Youth advocates take on child marriage, gender inequality in Albania

Throughout her adolescence, Gina* was pressured to leave school and get married. Today, she is a youth advocate, working to promote the rights and well-being of other young girls. © Observatory for Children’s Rights

14 December 2015

Statement

Our rights. Our freedoms. Always.

10 December 2015

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Resources

16 girls: Stories of resistance

Resource date: Nov 2015

Press Release

Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters, Conflicts

03 December 2015

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