United Nations Population Fund

Children carry water containers through a rural village in Zambia. Across many communities, fetching water remains part of daily life, shaping school attendance, health and opportunity, especially for girls.

Too much, too little, and often unequal

A woman sitting amid a crowd of people looks up to her left while holding a baby wrapped in a light-coloured blanket with a cartoon animal pattern. A woman behind her, to the right of the frame, looks off-camere and is wearing a red, white and blue patterned dress.

“I arrived with nothing but my life”

Peace & Security

Olivia Albert leads a youth advocacy group in the Mara region of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Survivors in the lead: How community resistance is key to ending female genital mutilation

Social Protection

An image of a woman holding her baby.

Breaking the silence that led to surge in teenage pregnancies

Journalist and author Isha Sesay has joined UNFPA as its newest Goodwill Ambassador to help ...

Top journalist Isha Sesay appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador

Gender Equality Gender Empowerment

Ricksani Alice, 19, was married at a young age but is now back in school, hoping to complete her ...

Communities step up efforts to end harmful practices: the inspiring story of Tilimbike Safe Community Space in Malawi

Malawi gender-based violence (GBV)

A midwife speaks about family planning at a family planning "open house" at a health centre in Assahoun, Togo.

Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services

Y-Peer volunteers wear protective gear as they assemble the dignity and hygiene kits.

Youth mobilize to support Egypt’s front-line health workers

The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school.

Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi