🧠 October is #MentalHealth Awareness Month. We must break stigma, invest in services, and put mental health at the heart of everything we do – because there is no health without mental health. Let’s look after ourselves and each other.

👩‍🏫 Teachers don't just shape minds, they shape futures! This World Teachers' Day, we celebrate the incredible work of educators like Teacher Therese, a true champion of age-appropriate Reproductive Health Education (RHE). Read her story: unf.pa/4nLW3gU

.The Manila Times EXCLUSIVE: UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific RD Pio Smith spoke to me on the sidelines of the AVPN Global Conference last month to discuss possible investments in maternal health programs: manilatimes.net/2025/10/05/new…

🚫 80 million women & girls in Asia have already suffered. Health workers must say NO to this harmful practice. Read joint statement by @‌UNFPA and partners at #FIGO2025 urging collective action to end the medicalization of #FGM 👉 asiapacific.unfpa.org/en/news/do-no-… #EndFGM #DoNoHarm

Health workers must uphold their oath: do no harm. Every girl deserves dignity and a future free from #FGM. At #FIGO2025, UNFPA stands united with partners against the medicalization of FGM: asiapacific.unfpa.org/en/news/do-no-… #EndFGM

UNFPA is supporting women and girls affected by floods in Rautahat and Jhapa with 2300 Dignity Kits and 1600 Kishori Kits. Each kit carries care and comfort, and small essentials that help women and girls stay safe, healthy and dignified even in crisis. #DRRDay

This International Day for Disaster #RiskReduction, we honor real-life heroes like Merly, a midwife in Camarines Sur, who stood resilient on the frontlines during Typhoon #KristinePH. Watch 📹 unf.pa/4h8bzl1 #MateshipAndBayanihan #MidwivesSaveLives #IDDRR2025

In #AsiaPacific & beyond, crises threaten girls’ health, rights & futures – yet girls are leading change.  #DayOfTheGirl is a reminder to invest in their knowledge, skills & safe spaces to build a just, peaceful & equitable future for all.  #GirlsLead #IDG2025

For decades, medical research treated the male body as the default — excluding women from clinical trials and health innovation. At the World Health Summit, Kriti Sanon called on global leaders to center women in health. As UNFPA India's Honorary Ambassador for Gender Equality,

“When we invest in women’s health, we invest in global wealth.” @UNFPAChief joined UNFPA India Honorary Ambassador Kriti Sanon at the World Health Summit to discuss what is needed to improve the health and lives of women and girls globally. #WHS2025 #WomensHealth

A powerful step toward a healthier future for women & newborns — Congratulations #Maldives on being the first country to achieve triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis & Hepatitis B. UNFPA continues to support national efforts to ensure every woman

Everyone has the right to live free from poverty and the chance to thrive. Every efforts must be made to eradicate poverty so all people, everywhere, can live with dignity and prosperity. Friday is #EndPoverty Day. un.org/en/observances…

In the immediate aftermath of Typhoon #Bualoi, the #Philippines was struck by a series of earthquakes displacing thousands across the country. With support from @DFAT #Australia, UNFPA is on the ground delivering essential reproductive health supplies to affected women and

In Bangladesh, mobile phones and social media are sometimes used to arrange secret child marriages. Let’s focus on digital literacy, safe online spaces, and tech for empowerment so every girl can learn, dream and grow free from child marriage. #EndChildMarriage #IDGC2025

⚠️ Displacement often leaves girls and young women exposed to gender-based violence and exploitation. Even in refugee camps. See how UNFPA is providing them the support to create a more hopeful future: unf.pa/clf #ENDviolence

Gender equality is not just an idea. It’s about: 💜 Dignity — the right to be respected. 💜 Opportunity — to learn, work, and lead. 💜 Rights — to make your own choices and shape your own future. When women and girls are empowered, entire communities rise. 🌏

“For 80 years, we have worked to forge peace, tackle poverty & hunger, advance human rights & build a more sustainable world – together.” On Friday's #UNDay, António Guterres urges people to unite & fulfil the extraordinary promise of the United Nations. un.org/en/observances…

The United Nations is not just an institution. It is a mission that unites us all. As the UN turns 80, staff from Asia and the Pacific share what this milestone means to them. UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific UNDP in Asia and the Pacific UN Environment Programme Asia Pacific ILOAsiaPacific UNHCR Asia-Pacific UN-Habitat

The United Nations in Thailand expresses its profound sadness at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother of Thailand. We extend our deepest condolences the Royal Family and the people of Thailand during this time of national grief.

Myths shouldn't dictate a woman's future. In #Vanuatu, advocates like Lily are dispelling taboos around #FamilyPlanning, ensuring women have the power to choose and decide. Access to reproductive health is central to #GenderEquality and poverty reduction.