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𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.

A recent report from the National Statistics Bureau on 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, highlights that younger mothers, those with lower education levels, and higher-order births had significantly lower odds of timely birth registration.

For further insights into disparities in maternal and geographical factors affecting the coverage and timeliness of birth and death registration, as well as recommended actions, read more here: https://unf.pa/4sy5cMK

UN Bhutan

This year marks the 60th Earth Hour, a global movement encouraging people everywhere to take meaningful action for our planet. For Bhutan, the national target is 20,000 hours for Earth, and Bhutan can play an important role in helping reach this goal!
Join us for the biggest Hour for Earth!

📣The Royal Government of Bhutan, the Conscious Food Systems Alliance and the UNDP are hosting the first Global Conscious Food Systems Summit, from 31 August to 4 September in Paro, Bhutan.

👩‍🌾👨🏼‍🌾It's a new kind of a food systems summit seeking to advance a new paradigm for food systems transformation, one that recognises the vital role of culture, values, spirirtuality, happiness and inner development in catalysing systemic change.

Learn more about this unique Summit at the virtual kick-off event.

🗓️26 March 2026
⏰ 6:00 -7:30 pm Bhutan Time |8:00 - 9:30 EST | 13:00 - 14:30 CET

Honorable Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator Haoliang Xu are among the high-level speakers.

Register now: https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8OcO16vfS9iofzAOwNd6rQ #/registration

On (8 March), the Resident Coordinator Gaurav Ray, together with UNFPA, UNICEF and UNDP, joined Her Majesty The Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Royal Patron of RENEW, for the launch of a High-Level Advocacy on women’s rights, gender equality and public health priorities in Bhutan.

Together, reaffirming their shared commitment to building safe and resilient communities for every woman and girl.

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Legal change matters. When laws change, lives change.

This International Women’s Day 2026 comes as Thailand updates its legal tools to address a form of violence that increasingly happens online.

Across the region, technology-facilitated gender-based violence is rising, from unsolicited sexual messages to the spread of humiliating content. Advocates say stronger laws and faster remedies are critical to protect women’s safety, work, education and public participation.

Read more in our latest article on Thailand criminalizing sexual harassment, including online: http://unwo.men/LIju50YqNSV

Advancing justice requires stronger accountability, survivor-centred responses, and sustained partnerships to ensure that rights are upheld in law and in practice.
On this International Women’s Day , we celebrate and applaud our partners for their strong collaboration and commitment to building legal frameworks that better protect and support all women and girls.

Read the full explainer https://unf.pa/4rVijY7 from Asia and the Pacific highlighting five ways to strengthen justice and rights for women and girls across the region.

National Commission for Women and Children - NCWC, Office of the Attorney General National Council of Bhutan National Assembly of Bhutan RENEW Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan Sherig Bhutan Royal Civil Service Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan UN Bhutan 🇧🇹