Press Release

Governments and philanthropies commit to increase investments to end the funding shortfall for lifesaving family planning supplies

19 September 2023

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Updates

A choice for all: Different needs, different choices

13 Sep 2023

Access to contraception and choice is central to women’s empowerment. It gives women the ability to control their own bodies and their own futures.
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News

Against the odds, Malawian girl overcomes child marriage, agonizing labour and obstetric fistula

Jacqueline developed an obstetric fistula when she gave birth at age 16. © UNFPA Malawi
  • 11 September 2023
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Teen pregnancy in Haiti: The harrowing story of a 14-year-old

Published on: 28/07/2023

Imagine expecting a child when you don’t even know what the word “pregnant” means.

This is what happened to a 14-year-old girl in Haiti.

See her story and how UNFPA is helping girls make their own decisions about their bodies and futures.

Learn more.

Updates

Tents create safe spaces and access to reproductive health services

27 Jul 2023

In times of both new and pro-longed conflicts, as well as devastating weather events, the multi-functioning tents serve as safe spaces, creating a supportive environment for women and their families.
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News

In Angola, young people help shatter the stigma around comprehensive sexuality education

Eva Monteiro Teixeira, a mentor with the UNFPA Safeguard Young People programme, leads a discussion on sexual and reproductive health at the Escola Grafanil in Luanda. © UNFPA Angola/K Karlo Cesar
  • 05 June 2023
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News

Youth-friendly services scaling up in Kazakhstan, offering critical sexual and reproductive health care

Youth peer educators, part of the Y-PEER network, sort through brochures with age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health information. © UNFPA Kazakhstan
  • 17 May 2023
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She Can Plan

Access to information and contraceptive services gives a woman the choice to confidently build the life she wants to lead – where to live, what career or studies to pursue, who to have a relationship with and whether and when to start a family.

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