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12 August 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
International Youth Day
12 August 2020
As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young people... Read more
20 July 2020
Press Release
New Delhi, July 20, 2020: Driven by its mission to deliver meaningful engagement for young people, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS) and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) together... Read more
17 July 2020
News
By Argentina Matavel Piccin
We begin the decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a massive... Read more
10 July 2020
News
The COVID-19 crisis has taken a staggering toll worldwide. As countries are under lockdown and health systems are struggling to cope, sexual and reproductive health services continue to be affected... Read more
30 June 2020
News
Every day, tens of thousands of girls have their health, rights and futures stolen. Some are subjected to female genital mutilation. Some are forced into “marriages” as children, and still others are... Read more
30 June 2020
News
Many parents in India think child marriage is good for the whole family. They are influenced by economic pressures and social norms that place lower value on girls.
But the reality is that child... Read more
27 May 2020
News
Like the rest of India, Bada Malhera in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district has been unusually quiet since the country went under lockdown on March 24. But listen carefully, and you can probably... Read more
26 May 2020
Press Release
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, people around the world have found themselves in isolation to help contain the outbreak. While women continue to hold up more than half of the sky, during this... Read more
17 May 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Article... Read more
4 May 2020
News
When Sugandha Sadappa met her three-year-old daughter after 21 days, she couldn’t hold back her tears.
‘I had been on duty for seven straight days and then in quarantine for the next 14,’ Sugandha... Read more