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Speak Out Raise your voice in support of women and girls. Join us on social media and spread the word that reproductive rights are human rights, no woman should die while giving life, and gender-based violence must end once and for all. Work with Us Join our dynamic, creative, international workplace! UNFPA works in more than 150 countries, and every role helps advance our mission to protect and promote human rights. Here, you truly can make a difference. At the Nairobi Summit Learn more News As Nairobi Summit ends, time to focus on accountability ICPD25 stakeholders now look ahead towards the necessary next step: making sure partners make good on their commitments. read storyVideo of 5iJ-e3pPYG4 Video Imagine a world... Imagine a world where no one is subjected to violence because of their gender, where no girl is forced to marry, where... watch videoNews This is how much it will cost to realize the world we want The price tag to end preventable maternal deaths, cover all unmet needs for family planning and put a stop to gender-... read storyUNFPA Transformative Results END MATERNAL DEATH Since 1990, maternal death has declined by 44 per cent. Still, some 830 women... Read more Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Actual UNFPA vision SDG Target Assuming all the maternal deaths are preventable END UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING Family planning is central to women’s empowerment and sustainable... Read more Unmet need for family planning Actual UNFPA vision Projection Women with unmet need are those, aged 15-49, who are married or in a union and want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using any method of contraception END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ALL HARMFUL PRACTICES Violence against women and girls remains a global pandemic. One in... Read more Ending Child Marriage Per cent of girls married/in union before age 15 Per cent of girls married/in union after age 15 but before age 18 Actual UNFPA vision SDG Target Actual UNFPA vision SDG Target ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES Violence against women and girls remains a global pandemic. One in... Read more Global prevalence of female genital mutilation Actual UNFPA vision SDG Target ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES Violence against women and girls remains a global pandemic. One in... Read more Prevalence of recent intimate partner violence UNFPA vision SDG Target Per cent of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months view moreData Portal Dashboards Adolescent and Youth Female Genital Mutilation Emergencies World Population Supplies Midwifery Sexual & reproductive health Sexual & reproductive health Family planning HIV & AIDS Maternal health Midwifery Obstetric fistula Sexual & reproductive health Young people Young people Adolescent pregnancy Child marriage Comprehensive sexuality education Youth leadership & participation Human rights & gender equality Human rights & gender equality Engaging men & boys Female genital mutilation Gender-based violence Gender equality Human rights Gender-biased sex selection Population matters Population matters Ageing Census Climate change Demographic dividend Migration Urbanization Population Trends Events | Browse all events 8 March 2020 International Women’s Day 25 February 2020 ConVERGE: Connecting Vital Events Registration and Gender Equality 6 February 2020 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 February 2020 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation News from the field & UNFPA offices News from the field UNFPA offices Legend News from the field HQ and Liaison Offices Regional Offices Sub-Regional Offices Field Offices Pin News In climate change-affected Lesotho, self-injected contraceptives empower women to choose their own future Close Pin News Leaders call on world to end scourge of gender violence Close Pin News Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed Close Pin News UNFPA seeks to reach 48 million women and girls in humanitarian crises Close Pin News Pregnant women, survivors of violence at risk in West Darfur clashes Close Pin News In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives Close Pin News Never give up hope,” fistula survivor tells Pakistani women Close Pin News From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage Close Pin News As fighting rages in north-eastern Syria, UNFPA and partners rush to meet the needs of women Close Pin News Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day Close Pin News Women and girls’ pathway to a life free from violence in Lao People’s Democratic Republic Close Pin News We have sexual desires, too”: Young women with disabilities demand access to information and services Close Pin News Sex workers face high HIV risks – and high barriers to care Close Pin News In the Sahel, where motherhood is deadliest, midwives are saving lives Close Pin News Nuns and monks break the silence on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Bhutan Close Pin News In Moldova, life skills education helps girls find a better path Close Pin News Real men respect women, says school for husbands in Burkina Faso Close Pin News When health workers harm: the medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt Close Pin News Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable Close Pin News Kazakhstan adolescents demand information to avoid teenage pregnancies Close Pin News In Mauritania, imams take to radio waves to say child marriage is against Islam Close Pin News In Uganda, surviving rape and child...