Main events calendar

• 12 December 2023 - 12 December 2023
• Virtual Event: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. EST

Launch of the Humanitarian Action 2024 Overview

The world has been ravaged this year by climate emergencies, outbreaks of conflict and the deepening of complex crises. Some 114 million people were displaced in the first half of 2023 alone, half of whom are women and girls with unique vulnerabilities related to their reproductive health and safety. They will face grim prospects next year if leaders do not do more to address humanitarian suffering the world over.

• 10 December 2023 - 10 December 2023
• Global

Human Rights Day

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

• 03 December 2023 - 03 December 2023
• Global

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

One in five women is living with a disability – and they are increasingly championing their rights and breaking barriers around the world, from Rwanda to Myanmar to Yemen. But there is much more to be done. Women and girls with disabilities have the lowest levels of sexual and reproductive health information, leaving them vulnerable to gender-based violence, unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, among others.

• 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.

• 30 November 2023 - 12 December 2023
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

UNFPA at the UN Climate Change Conference - COP 28

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.