“I didn’t even know that violence against me was unacceptable. I just continued to endure the violence from my husband since I got married five years ago, until I just couldn't anymore” says a survivor of gender-based violence from the East of Nepal. All forms of gender-based violence, including discriminatory harmful practices that value a son over a daughter, must end now!

Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have not benefited because of who they are or where they were born, according to the 2024 State of World Population report by UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency.

The UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office will hold a media briefing on 27 June 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, to outline the key findings of the global report from a regional context, while highlighting recommendations that must be taken to ensure the next thirty years of progress includes everyone.