Technology has opened doors for adolescent girls. Yet they still face some of the highest risks of digital violence. See UNFPA Executive Director speak about UNFPA’s work tackling online abuse on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: unf.pa/tsa

Natural carbon sinks, which include oceans, forests and mangroves, absorb half of global CO₂ emissions from human activity each year. Find out more about Oxford’s work to understanding and protect these vital ecosystems.

Women and girls with #disabilities face disproportionately high rates of violence — often from those closest to them. Safety isn’t a privilege. It’s a right. Disability inclusion and gender equality must move forward together #ForAllWomenAndGirls: unwo.men/ffBm50XATSU

Online abuse leaves real scars. Safety—on screen and off—must be the reality #ForAllWomenAndGirls. This #16Days, join UN Women to say #NoExcuse for online abuse.

It is shocking and unacceptable for any leader, including Woman Rep Donya Aburi, to support FGM/C. The practice is illegal in Kenya under the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act (2011) and the Children Act.

Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed. There is #NoExcuse for violence – not at home, not at the workplace, not in public, not online. Nowhere. Let's UNiTE to end violence against women. #16Days

Online harassment is violence. It harms mental health, fuels discrimination, and makes it harder for women and girls to fully take part in digital spaces. Join UNFPA to #ENDViolence against women and girls online: unf.pa/16Days

Today marks my second birthday! It's been 13 years of resilience, faith, growth, and gratitude! Time has a fancy way of aligning and realigning things. Guess whose organisation was formally registered today on Dec 8th, 2025!? Ladies and gentle humans, I formally introduce to

As part of #16Days, UNFPA in Kenya supported integrated community sessions in Busia to strengthen awareness of #GBV and share clear pathways for support and safe reporting. The engagement strengthened collective responsibility to prevent and respond to gender-based violence.

🔹 Right to life 🔹 Freedom 🔹 Justice Human rights belong to all of us. They are non-negotiable. We all have a role to play in upholding them for every human being. ohchr.org/en/get-involve… — via UN Human Rights #HumanRightsDay

Human rights are inalienable, indivisible & interdependent. But in recent years, we've seen grave violations that signal a flagrant disregard for rights & a callous indifference to suffering. Together, we have the power to confront these injustices. #HumanRightsDay

✊ Human rights are not abstractions. But conflict and polarization are driving a dangerous rolling back of rights, especially for women and girls. This #HumanRightsDay, join UNFPA and #StandUp4HumanRights for everyone, everywhere: unf.pa/hur #16Days

Truphena Muthoni, lady attempting to set a 72-hour tree-hugging world record in Nyeri, blindfolds herself to pay tribute to people living with disability after surpassing the 48-hour mark

Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni sets 72-hour tree-hugging record, finishing at 12:25pm; says goal to promote conservation and mental health

At #UNEA7 high-level segment, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen stressed that a safe climate and healthy nature are the basis for thriving societies. She called on countries to move from commitments to concrete results and to scale the solutions already within reach. Full

Honestly, Truphena Muthoni is not your ordinary environmental activist!! She has displayed so much resilience and power in her activism to support Environmental Conservation by breaking a Guinness World Record of hugging a tree nonstop for 72 hours!! With no food, no water, no

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Such an insensitive statement to survivors of uterine cancer, fibroids, endometriosis, and whatever other reason they had to save their lives by removing their wombs!!