UNFPA Nepal

Ensuring rights and choices for all

Adolescents in focus: Reaching the unreached with family planning
“I tell them (adolescent girls) that if we give birth before we are ready, it can harm us. Our bodies won’t have developed enough”
‘Now we don't even know when someone is menstruating’
Students are taught not only about human anatomy but also positive values regarding their sexual and reproductive health, as well as about rights, gender equality, violence and staying safe.
Addressing special needs of tornado-affected women, girls
Muslim minority women break barriers to embrace family planning
Women regularly seek Female Community Health Volunteers' advice, and she feels the stigma of using contraceptives has weakened. Women who used to feel embarrassed to show their arms after getting a shot now go the clinics openly.
Five actions for choice
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows
Nepal’s first midwives set to graduate

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19 August 2019

Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others

When crisis strikes, women and girls are disproportionately affected and face increased risk of gender-based violence. Health facilities are often damaged or destroyed, leaving women, including pregnant women, without...

12 August 2019

My Body, My Life, My World!

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25 years ago at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. In the decades since, we at UNFPA have

10 July 2019

UN Secretary-General's message on World Population Day

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization. While the world’s population overall