Statement

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2022

08 March 2022

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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66)

14 March - 25 March 2022

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News

Pregnant women’s needs grow as Tropical Storm Ana wreaks havoc in southern Malawi

Dignity kits containing menstrual pads, soap and underwear help women and girls affected by Tropical Storm Ana maintain their hygiene and reduce their risk to violence. © UNFPA

16 February 2022

News

Girls in Sudan are coding their way to a brighter future

Girls and young women are learning to code in North Darfur as a way to increase future job prospects and economic empowerment. © UNFPA Sudan

09 February 2022

News

Reproductive health needs in Mozambique a priority after Tropical Storm Ana

In the wake of Tropical Storm Ana, more than 200 dignity kits containing hygiene items like reusable menstrual pads and safety items like whistles and flashlights were distributed to women in Maganja da Costa District, Zambezia Province. © UNFPA Mozambique/Hidayat Kassim

11 February 2022

News

Drought in Kenya proves a setback to eliminating female genital mutilation

Drought in Kenya has forced pastoralist communities to travel great distances in search of water. Girls pulled out of school to join their families are at particular risk of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Kenya

03 February 2022

Resources

Climate Neutral Certificate 2020

Resource date: Jan 2022

UNFPA awarded certificate for compensating the unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions from the facility and travel operations in 2020.

News

A fresh start for women sanitation workers in India

Members of the Women's Mechanized Cleaning Cooperative in front of one of the machine-mounted cleaners they have been trained to operate in Patna, India. © Deeksha Foundation

13 January 2022

Publication

Bodily autonomy: a cornerstone for achieving gender equality and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights

Number of pages: 7

Publication date: 01 Apr 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

News

Reclaiming bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan

A booklet on reproductive health was produced in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA/Kazakhstan

03 December 2021

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