Africa: Explainer - How Does Family Planning Save Lives?

When a war forcibly displaces tens of thousands of people, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, equips displacement camps and medical personnel with… Read more »

Africa: Explainer - What Is UNFPA and Why Does It Matter?

Choosing whether, when and with whom to have a baby. Giving birth safely. Living free of sexual and gender-based violence. These are rights now enshrined in international law, yet… Read more »

Africa: Do You Know Your Rights? Protections From Gender-Based Violence Amid Displacement

Disasters and wars drive people from their homes and into displacement, insecurity, and skyrocketing risk of abuses like rape, child marriage and trafficking. Read more »

Africa: 5 Reasons Why Menstruation Support Is Critical in a Humanitarian Crisis

Every month, nearly 2 billion people menstruate, but gender inequality, poverty and other forms of marginalization mean the world has still not adapted to become period-friendly.… Read more »

Africa: Empowering Women Is Key to Unlocking $12 Trillion in Economic Growth

During the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York, UNFPA hosted an event that brought together global leaders, policymakers and innovators to… Read more »

Africa: Investing in Equality - How Young Women Are Innovating to Improve Their Health, Rights and Lives.

"I lead a team of six amazing women, with specialties from pharmaceutical supply chains to software engineering and digital marketing - our journey so far in empowering young women… Read more »

Africa: Somali Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation Advocate to Change Minds - and Lives

"I used to feel fear when it was night time," mother-of-two Nurto Abdi Osman told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Read more »