- 25 November 2023 - 25 November 2023
- Global
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
In a world wracked by humanitarian crises, women and girls pay a heavy price.
Read story- 24 November 2023 - 10 December 2023
- Global
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2023
With nearly one in three women and girls on the planet estimated to have been subjected to gender-based violence, we must invest far more resources and garner more political will towards eliminating such violence in all its forms.
Read story- 15 November 2023 - 15 November 2023
- New York
19th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture
The Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture series provides a unique forum for distinguished guest lecturers to discuss important aspects of population and development.
Read story- 18 October 2023 - 18 October 2023
- Global
World Menopause Day
Menopause affects half the world’s population, yet the issue remains shrouded in secrecy.
Read story- 11 October 2023 - 11 October 2023
- Global
International Day of the Girl Child
“A girl’s life should begin the way every life should: as an open book in which she writes her own story,” UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem has said. “Yet from the moment a girl takes her first breath, she is already at a disadvantage simply because she was born a girl.”
Read story- 10 October 2023 - 10 October 2023
- Global
World Mental Health Day
In a world of relentless conflicts and wars, climate disasters, violence, discrimination, injustice and inequality, there’s no shortage of issues that can take a toll on our mental health. No one is immune. And everyone has a right to the highest attainable standard of mental health.
Read story- 01 October 2023 - 01 October 2023
- Global
International Day of Older Persons
The world is rapidly ageing.
In the coming decades, the number of people who are 65 years or older is expected to more than double, rising to 1.6 billion in 2050. A longer life brings more opportunities for people to pursue their goals and contribute to their families, communities and society as a whole. But these opportunities depend heavily on one factor: health.
- 26 September 2023 - 26 September 2023
- Global
World Contraception Day
“Healthy families are created by choice, not by chance.”
So said the late Dr. Nafis Sadik, former UNFPA executive director, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994.
- 22 September 2023 - 22 September 2023
- New York
Launch of the 2023 report of the High Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up
Join the High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up (HLC) for the launch of the third and final report taking place on the sidelines of the High-Level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
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