- 01 December 2023 - 01 December 2023
- Global
World AIDS Day
As we mark World AIDS Day this year, some hopeful news: New HIV infections have slowed dramatically, and AIDS-related deaths have dropped 51 per cent from 2010. Yet the virus still claims far too many lives, and progress towards ending HIV transmission remains uneven.
Read story- 30 November 2023 - 12 December 2023
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
UNFPA at the UN Climate Change Conference - COP 28
Read story- 28 November 2023 - 28 November 2023
- Webinar , 9:00 - 10:30 AM EST | 2:00 - 3:30 PM GMT | 9:00 - 10:30 PM ICT
AccessAbility Innovation Challenge – Global Venture Showcase
Join UNFPA for a webinar highlighting the progress of four exceptional teams, and their innovative growth journeys over the past six months. This event will also mark the launch of a digital platform led by Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities (GNYPWD), which will serve as a networking and knowledge management space.
Read story- 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.
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