14 February 2025
Story
On Valentine’s Day, UNFPA is urging countries to say “I don’t” to child marriage, a practice that is almost universally condemned, and yet which remains widespread globally. Today…
Read story19 May 2025
News
JAVA/LOMBOK ISLANDS, Indonesia – The districts of Brebes, Lombok Timur and Serang may be geographically distant, but they share a common struggle: The silence surrounding gender…
Read story14 May 2025
Press Release
The Coalition for Reproductive Justice in Business is a UNFPA-led global initiative mobilizing the private sector to invest in the sexual and reproductive health and rights of its…
Read story12 May 2025
News
Snow pounded the winding mountain road as senior midwife Marzieh Hashemi felt the ambulance begin to spin out of control.
Read story02 May 2025
Story
The world is facing an unprecedented number of compounding crises - disasters, conflicts, and the ongoing impacts of climate change.
Read story28 April 2025
Press Release
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched a flash appeal for US$12 million to provide life-saving assistance to 680,000 people, particularly…
Read story24 April 2025
Story
In the early hours of a rainy night in the quiet village of Tutuluro, Manufahi, a young couple found themselves in the midst of an unexpected ordeal. At around 2:00 am 22-year-old…
Read story24 April 2025
News
Balkh, Afghanistan – “I am grateful for this kit, it has all the basic things I need but could not afford, especially now after losing my husband,” said Zuleyha, wiping tears from…
Read story07 April 2025
Statement
I commend WHO for organizing this event—Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures—a vision that speaks directly to UNFPA’s mission. Over the past two decades, strengthened health…
Read story07 April 2025
Press Release
New York, April 4, 2025 – The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on March 28th has killed thousands of people and upended the lives of millions more, including at least 173…
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