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Campaign against the medicalization of FGM: Global Youth Consortium and medical experts plead to stop the medicalization of FGM
The Global Youth Consortium has been driving advocacy in various parts of Nigeria and globally to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2030. A... Read more
In addition to improving WASH services, better integration of MHH into the education sector
Curricula that have proved effective in improving menstrual health and hygiene share the following features: they are broad in scope (address MHH... Read more
Contraception is key — but not enough
Contraception is one of the most obvious areas for investment in reproductive health and rights. Globally, an estimated 257 million women who want to... Read more
What can tech companies do to help combat digital violence?
Tech companies need to step up. Digital and social media platforms, online forums and content sites should take the abuse of human bodies at least as... Read more
"New Deal" an initiative to realize girls' potential
The "New Deal" concept is a community pact based on a moral commitment between girls' clubs and parents to a "zero pregnancy... Read more
UNFPA Humanitarian Action Overview 2023
UNFPA plays a critical role in providing life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) kits on behalf of the international community. UNFPA... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2022
Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle... Read more
A new copyright for the human body
Just like walking down the street in the real world, we need to be safe in the virtual world. Having your image taken, manipulated and shared without... Read more
UNFPA Directors in Sierra Leone for a strategic review of the agency’s programs in West and Central Africa
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sierra Leone hosted a high-level delegation from its Regional Office in Dakar and Headquarters in New York... Read more
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Since 1991, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) until 10 December (Human Rights Day), the... Read more