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SHELTER FROM THE STORM: THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2015
BANGKOK – When the ground shook on April 25, 2015, in Nepal’s worst earthquake in almost a century, Ishwori Dangol’s life changed forever. Seven months pregnant at the time, she lost her seven-year-... Read more
SHELTER FROM THE STORM: State of World Population Report 2015
Every year, UNFPA issues its State of World Population report, focusing on a particular aspect of the cross-cutting work we do globally to ensure every pregnancy is safe, every childbirth is wanted... Read more
Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Emergencies
Tackling gender based violence amid conflicts and natural disasters is crucial to UNFPA's mandate. To coincide with the 16 Days of Activism against GBV, we have launched the Minimum Standards for... Read more
Kaila! - Pacific Voice for Action on Agenda 2030
As the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference gets underway in Paris, Pacific island nations are emphasizing the devastating impact of climate change not only from an environmental perspective, but also... Read more
Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for World AIDS Day This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on controlling HIV and other sexually... Read more
How data can strengthen the fight to end violence against women
Yoriko Yasukawa and Henrica Jansen say governments need accurate information for the best policies to protect women, and to eventually root out a... Read more
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
From November 25 through December 10, the United Nations, governments and civil society mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. UNiTE and join the movement to #OrangetheWorld! The... Read more
World Must End Violence against Women
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women One in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual... Read more
Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – At 16 years old, Svet is struggling with the challenges of motherhood. Having dropped out of school after grade 4, she had not received any information about sexual and... Read more
Phone line answers burning questions of Afghan youth
KABUL, Afghanistan – "We had a case where one of the callers, a girl, was pregnant, and when she told her boyfriend about her condition, he disappeared. She was desperate when she called us, even... Read more