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Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health: Considerations for the ICPD Agenda

23 Oct 2024

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Press Release

A warming planet, a world unraveling: Women and girls pay the price on the frontlines of the climate crisis, new UNFPA analysis finds

19 November 2024

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A sisterhood of support: Improving maternity care in Ethiopia’s climate change-ravaged Somali region

A pregnant woman is attended to by a midwife at the Karamara Hospital in Ethiopia’s Somali region; every month health workers at the hospital safely assist some 600 deliveries. Credit: UNFPA Ethiopia
  • 11 November 2024
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United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29)

11 November - 22 November 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan

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20th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

17 December - 17 December 2024

New York

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News

Humanitarian response enables safe childbirth amid Cameroon’s catastrophic floods

A couple affected by violence and flooding in Mada, Far North Cameroon, received a baby box kit provided by UNFPA. © UNFPA Cameroon/Samuel Sawalda
  • 14 October 2024
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Protecting trans people's rights during emergencies in Bangladesh

Published on: 04/11/2024

During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met transgender people affected by a lack of access to urgent care during floods and cyclones in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.

In this video, she explains how important it is to ensure that LGBTQIA+ people receive the same relief as everyone else, especially during humanitarian crises.

Learn more about how UNFPA is supporting health for all in all settings. 

News

UNFPA supports stepped-up efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

Olivia Nyangasi shares her story at the launch of the “Not in my Village” campaign. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
  • 16 October 2024
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News

Unleashing the potential of adolescent girls in India through life skills education

Zohra Fatima, 15, plays cricket with her friends at the Madrasa Islamia Anjuman Mufidul Islam in Bihar. © UNFPA India
  • 10 October 2024
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Responders to Nigeria’s flood crisis are themselves affected by crisis

The streets of Maiduguri, Nigeria, are flooded following torrential downpours. Flash floods have affected millions across multiple countries. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 21 October 2024
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