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Opinion | Challenging Negative Social Norms
Changing social norms is one of the biggest challenges for India to address the needs of the next generation. For example, India’s population... Read more
Opinion | Prioritising menstrual health and hygiene during emergencies
Access to menstrual health and hygiene management during crises such as COVID-19, is critical to upholding the right to privacy and dignity.
Trust the evidence: Invest in midwives
On the International Day of the Midwife, we honour the extraordinary contribution of midwives to humanity, and highlight the mounting data and... Read more
Ensuring Rights and Choices for Adolescents in Odisha
The Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative (APPI) and UNFPA India collaborated from April 2018 to March 2021 to advance value-added inclusive... Read more
UNFPA Launches the State Of World Population Report, 2021: My Body Is My Own
For the first time, a United Nations report focuses on bodily autonomy - the power and agency to make choices about your body without fear of... Read more
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day 8 March 2021 All over the world, women lead. They lead peace processes, run businesses, establish hospitals and... Read more
UN sexual and reproductive health agency welcomes USA intention to reinstate funding: millions of women and girls will benefit
“The return of the United States as a major donor to UNFPA at this challenging time sends a message of hope to vulnerable women and girls everywhere... Read more
UNFPA statement on the US decision to reinstate its funding
The United States decision to restore financial and political support to UNFPA will have an enormous impact on the work of UNFPA and on the people we... Read more
Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Standing up for human rights more important than ever Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 10 December 2020 Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable... Read more
The health systems we build back after COVID must reach everyone
The health systems we build back after COVID-19 must reach everyone Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December, 2020 ... Read more