United Nations Population Fund: Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA hosted a thematic session on the Importance of Education in Empowering Women and Girls at the
#WorldWomensForum2024
. Asia-Pacific Regional director
@PioSmith_UN
emphasized education's crucial role in gender equity, especially in
#STEM
and Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Speaking at the
#WorldWomensForum2024
in
#Mongolia
, I stressed the vital role of education in achieving gender equity and empowering women and girls, particularly in
#STEM
and Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
I was honoured to meet the President of Mongolia and the Minister of
VIDEO: So much of what we do at
@UNFPA
is about young people. Here in
#Umnugobi
, southern
#Mongolia
, it’s great to witness the incredible strides made to empower young people.
We have established 45 Youth Development Centers in partnership with the Government. Through our
An alarming 1 in 2 women face gender-based violence in
#Mongolia
.
One Stop Crisis Centres are crucial in responding to gender-based violence and in prevention.
At our UNFPA-supported centre in
#Umnugobi
, I saw how our team provides a holistic approach to support survivors with
Great discussion with Dr. T. Munkhsaikhan MP and Minister of Health
@GovernmentMN
today on the provision of maternal and sexual reproductive healthcare for women and girls in
#Mongolia
.
Looking forward to continuing
@UNFPA
’s long-standing partnership with the Ministry of Health
Energized by my visit to Umnugobi Province and Bulgan Soum in
#Mongolia
, where I met with the local leaders and visited the local hospital. We discussed the incredible work and the challenges in delivering primary healthcare in rural areas and how
@UNFPA
’s interventions are