Useful discussion today on how govts & civil society can collaborate to protect + promote sexual & reproductive health, rights & services. Thanks to all who attended the event, co-hosted by 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA, + our panel Birgit Van Hout David Whineray Veronique Joosten Camila Polo Flórez EPF

The World Economic Forum's Global #GenderGap24 report is now live. It shows only a slight improvement in the global gap, with parity still five generations away at current rates of progress. However, in a historical election year, improving the #political participation of #women could have a

Today, EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and UNFPA held their first High-Level Dialogue in Brussels. Gender-based violence remains an under-reported and under-addressed issue in humanitarian crises. Preventing, mitigating, and responding to GBV is lifesaving and a key priority for EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺. UNFPA Executive Director

Extending UNFPA sincere gratitude to EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 for its continuous partnership & financial support to our mandate and for making a difference for #women & #girls around the world.

Investing in women’s health is not just a humanitarian priority in #Afghanistan – it is essential for long-term stability. UNFPA welcomes a new €15M partnership with the European Union to safeguard the health of Afghan women and girls: unf.pa/euafg #UNGA79

“Women in leadership, we have the power to act. Spotlight Initiative Initiative is a good way to do it, it’s an excellent tool. By joining forces we can be even stronger.” 🇪🇺, United Nations and World Bank team up to fight gender-based violence 👉europa.eu/!yVpp9g

Necesitamos fortalecer las alianzas multilaterales para que la salud reproductiva sea una prioridad global y se integre en la cooperación entre la Union Europea y America Latina en el marco de Global Gateway. Su apoyo como representantes diplomáticos es fundamental.

#Day15 of #16Days: Building on our normative work on human rights in Geneva to accelerate the achievement of zero #GBV & harmful practices by 2030 UNFPA Executive Director Ian McFarlane @juliabuntingPC UN Human Rights Council | #HRC60 UN Human Rights Diene Keita United Nations Geneva Canada in Geneva 🍁 France ONU Genève 🇫🇷🇺🇳 UN Women Geneva

🤝Ce mercredi 05 février 2025, une rencontre riche en échanges s'est tenue entre la Représentante de l'UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire, Mme Cécile Compaoré, et la Représentante de l'UNFPA à Bruxelles, Mme Birgit Van Hout. Lors de cette visite de courtoisie, elles ont discuté des progrès et

Gender stereotypes are not merely societal nuisances; they are deep-rooted causes of discrimination that affect women and girls in profound ways. My remarks at #CEDAW90 today: unf.pa/cdw #CEDAW #Standup4HumanRights

Thanks to the #Netherlands for a productive policy dialogue on advancing global health for women and girls!

This 4th European Humanitarian Forum is a crucial one. International Humanitarian Law is being violated. Humanitarian aid workers risk their lives to save lives. They must be protected. Our shared humanity & common future are at stake. #EHF2025

I am looking forward to joining Giles Merritt of Friends of Europe for an exchange on the occasion of his book launch “Timebomb: When Ageing Explodes” on 10 June in Brussels. Register below to join us.

💶 Cost of parenthood 📉 Job insecurity 🏠 Housing How can we expect people to have children if they can't afford it? It's time we address the #TheRealFertilityCrisis. Let UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—explain how: unf.pa/rfc

🗣️ "When fertility goes down it doesn't go up anymore. There is a need for creating the economic and social measure that enable people to fulfill their fertility wishes," Birgit Van Hout stresses at today's #FoEDebate.

Thanks to Friends of Europe and Giles Merritt for the stimulating exchange on demographic change in the #EU. The fact that we are living longer, healthier lives is a success story, says @BVH, the real time bomb is short-termism and a lack of comprehensive responses.

In a world divided by conflict & culture wars, we overlook the key issue: people. With most continents below the 2.1 fertility rate, we risk lacking caregivers, let alone soldiers or thinkers. Ilana Bet-El explores this with Birgit Van Hout of UNFPA. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/multimedia/the…

We need peace.

Today in Kabul, UNFPA Afghanistan received 14 lifesaving reproductive health kits—thanks to support from the EUinAfghanistan. These clinical delivery assistance kits will be used by midwife-led maternity care clinics in Kabul & Logar to support safe deliveries, including in emergencies.