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Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030: UNFPA Executive Director
UNFPA has committed to an end to gender-based violence and harmful practices by 2030, the year when the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals... Read more
lnternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: UN Secretary-General Statement
Every woman and every girl has the right to a life free of violence. The United Nations can and should play a key role.
Investing in adolescent health - the future is now
Addressing the needs of adolescents benefits not only adolescents today, but their lives as adults of the future.
Transforming the challenge of population ageing into an opportunity for all
This is the age of ageing in Asia-Pacific and beyond. Our Executive Director explains what's at stake.
UNFPA, University of Melbourne, ANROWS & Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collaborate to improve measurement of violence against women in Asia-Pacific
UNFPA, University of Melbourne, ANROWS & Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collaborate to improve measurement of violence... Read more
Empowering women and girls in Timor-Leste: The inequalities at the heart of the challenge
Almost one in four teenage girls in Timor-Leste give birth by the age of 20
The State of World Population 2017
Unchecked inequality, failure to protect the rights of poorest women could threaten unrest.
Mothers too young: how inequality fuels adolescent pregnancy in Thailand
In Bangkok’s sprawling suburbs, the Emergency Home offers a safe haven for teenage mothers like Fern. But inequality lies at the heart of Thailand... Read more
The State of World Population 2017
UNFPA's flagship State of World Population (2017) report looks at reproductive health and rights in an age of inequality.
In Cambodia, a stunning drop in maternal deaths
In the remote farming village of Sakreang, community health volunteer Roman Pcheuk is visiting pregnant women in their homes.