UNFPA Asia and the Pacific

🌟 30+ #youth, interactive theatre & a mission for change. Recently, UNFPA #AsiaPacific brought together young leaders to address sexual and reproductive health, #GenderEquality & girls’ empowerment. They shared and found creative ways to raise awareness about challenges in their communities. 📺 Watch the video to learn more about their vision for change! #YouthLeadership

Women’s rights are human rights. Their bodies are their own. Their safety must be a priority. Their dignity must be respected. Their futures must be protected. #GenderBasedViolence must end—once and for all. #HumanRightsDay #NoExcuse #16Days16Ways #RespectAndEmpower #16days

Technology-facilitated #GenderBasedViolence silences women. In Asia, many women face abuse and harassment just for expressing themselves online. But many refuse to back down — they are fighting for safer digital spaces and amplifying their voices for change. 🎥 Watch the video to learn more. Let’s stand together #MakeAllSpacesSafe 🧡 #16Days16Ways

Thank you #Australia for committing AUD 56.8m to advance sexual & reproductive health & rights in Southeast Asia. 🌟 The programme with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade support will enhance efforts by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) & partners towards strengthening capacity to make data-informed policy decisions to help prevent maternal & newborn mortality and support progress towards eliminating #GenderBasedViolence, and harmful practices including #ChildMarriage and #FemaleGenitalMutilation. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eXHa2rHR

Local leaders can contribute to reshape harmful gender norms. 📚Learn how engaging these leaders can contribute to ending violence against women: https://lnkd.in/ePzBtZJH UN Women Asia and the Pacific | Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) #16Days #Beijing30

💔 #GenderBasedViolence remains a pressing threat for refugee and displaced #women in humanitarian crises. Their safety, dignity, and futures must remain at the center of our efforts. There’s still much to do—to amplify their voices, invest in prevention and take meaningful action to support #uprooted women & girls and create a safer, more inclusive world. #NoExcuse #16Days16Ways #RespectAndEmpower #16days

“If gender-based violence survivors need us, we're here to provide support any day, anytime, 24/7.” Quynh is a dedicated #GenderBasedViolence service provider in #VietNam, offering care, compassion and hope to those in need. ⏯️ Watch a day in her life to learn how she’s helping to save lives: https://lnkd.in/eEDtefvz United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) #NoExcuse #16Days16Ways #RespectAndEmpower #16days

At Buka General Hospital 🇵🇬, health workers like Sr Michelle & Sr Luanna are transforming care for survivors of violence. With training from UNFPA and Zonta International, they’ve introduced new referral pathways, improved after-hours care & created safe spaces for survivors to access urgent medical care & counselling. Read their inspiring story🔗 : https://lnkd.in/eSfnrcit Zonta International | UNFPA Pacific #NoExcuse #16Days16Ways #RespectAndEmpower #16days

Undrakh has worked for over 12 years with #Mongolia’s National Centre Against Violence, providing services for survivors of #GenderBasedViolence, including shelter. 📺 Watch how she’s making a difference: https://lnkd.in/ex_8P445 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | UNFPA Mongolia #NoExcuse #16Days16Ways #RespectAndEmpower #16days

📲🛜 The digital world should be a space of empowerment, not harm. 🔕Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is silencing women and erasing their stories.👭 Every space—online and offline—must be safe for women. It's time to act, protect and end #GenderBasedViolence. 📖 Learn more and take action: https://lnkd.in/g4X_TA6u #16Days16Ways #NoExcuse #16Days