In Afghanistan, where motherhood is more dangerous than anywhere else, Islamic leaders are teaching men and boys to protect the health and rights of women.

After a truce in Nepal's civil war, a mobile reproductive health team is reaching isolated communities that have had no health services for years.

UNFPA commemorated World AIDS Day in Vavuniya district and engaged the youth to take the lead in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS. Photo: Revati Chawla. Video: Thusandra Vijaynathan

Gender-based violence is a serious problem globally. In Viet Nam, according to the National Study on Domestic Violence against Women, one in three or 34 per cent of ever-married women report that they have suffered physical or sexual violence from their husbands at some time in their lives. The study findings also show that women are three times more likely to be abused by a husband than by any other person.

The Asia Pacific region is known to be the most disaster-prone region in the world. This includes India, which has its fair share of recurring disasters throughout the country. In the aftermath of a disaster, life can change in an instant, destroying homes and communities, often leaving families and individuals without basic necessities. The Minimum Initial Service Package initiative in India is an attempt to address these gaps.

A Message from Priyanka Chopra on the national launch of the manual for Minimum Initial Service Package for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Disasters in India

Typhoon Haiyan destroyed health centres and hospitals, leaving thousands of displaced pregnant women in the Philippines at risk without a proper place to deliver. UNFPA is working to restore safe delivery and other reproductive health services.

Tens of thousands of Philippine women and girls made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan continue to live in crowded evacuation centres. UNFPA is providing reproductive health care and working to prevent gender-based violence.