Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations agency for sexual and reproductive health, paid a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on May 12, 2021. This is the first mission to this country of the Executive Director of UNFPA, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. It was an opportunity to Bukavu to meet  the 2018 Nobel Prize laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege 

#MyBodyIsMyOwn: Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination

The State of World Population 2021 report “My body is my own: Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination” launches today, 14 April.

UNFPA's flagship report finds that when women and girls can make the most fundamental choices about their bodies, they not only gain in terms of autonomy, but also through advances in health and education, income and safety. These add up to a world of greater justice and human well-being, which benefits us all.

"The report clearly demonstrates overwhelming global agreement that bodily autonomy is a right for everyone," said Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem in her message to UNFPA staff. "And it makes the case that communities and countries flourish when all people have the power to make their own informed decisions about their bodies and their futures."

L’équipe humanitaire en RDC et la coordination nationale pour la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus sexuels (PSEA)ont mis en place la ligne verte qui est un mécanisme d’alerte permettant aux bénéficiaires de l’action humanitaire d’exiger plus de redevabilité envers les acteurs humanitaires œuvrant notamment dans les zones en crise et de pouvoir signaler les cas d'inconduites sexuelles. La ligne verte est disponible à travers tous les réseaux téléphoniques fonctionnels en RDC.

En cette période de la COVID​-19, les femmes continuent à porter des grossesses et à accoucher. cette contribue dans la sensibilisation sur le respect des gestes barrières les protègent.