Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and lives
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )Our journey so far in empowering young women to take charge of their health, has been nothing short of amazing,” said 26-year-old Chioma Uzoma from Nigeria.
FAO urges more cooperation in banana sector, significant for some least developed and low-income food-deficit countries and smallholder farmers
Stories & Blogs FAO (Story )Th World Banana Forum Conference discusses challenges such as the climate crisis, fertilizer and transportation costs and the TR4 disease
Defying tradition, championing rights: UNFPA sparks change in female genital mutilation hotspots across East Africa
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Story )''Is [female genital mutilation] religious?'' Nuritu Sirbar challenged community and religious leaders four years ago to justify a deeply ingrained tradition – female genital mutilation (FGM).
Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Statement )More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. This year, nearly 4.4 million girls will be at risk of this harmful practice. This equates to more than 12,000 cases every day.
FAO launches new portal for statistics on Food and Diet
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )The new domain in the FAOSTAT portal will help close data gaps and contribute to better guidance for nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems policies.
UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Press Release )Women and girls are among the hardest hit by the climate emergency, but fewer than one third of countries that have published their climate plans have committed to upholding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls
