Birgit Van Hout

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Brussels. Tweets in English, French, Spanish and Dutch.

[UNFPA Brussels @UNFPABrussels]

Urgent Call to Action!

Every 12 minutes, a girl dies from complications of FGM. This is a global health crisis and a human rights violation.

At #EndFGM2026, @BirgitVanHout calls for the EU to make ending FGM a centerpiece of global advocacy. We cannot leave girls behind.

[Kyrgyz Mission in Brussels 🇰🇬 @kgembassybe]

Today, H.E. Amb. Aidit Erkin participated in the roundtable on gender equality & demographic resilience in Central Asia, graciously hosted by H.E. @romanvassilenko. Sincere appreciation to distinguished speakers @florence_bauer & @BirgitVanHout for an insightful discussion.

[UNFPA Brussels @UNFPABrussels]

Launching @UNFPA’s #SWOP2025 report at the Belgian Parliament, with Sensoa International, Parliamentarians for the 2030 Agenda, Egmont Institute & Fertility Europe.

Building an equitable, sustainable, caring world where people can have the families they aspire to.

#SRHR

[UNFPA Brussels @UNFPABrussels]

Thanks to @EgmontInstitute for a discussion on the path to EU #demographicresilience. To adapt to new realities, policy must place evidence and rights at its core, moving beyond ideological angles. Thanks to @EU_ScienceHub (JRC) & @MartensCentre for data and perspectives.

[UNFPA Afghanistan @UNFPAAfg]

Today in Kabul, @UNFPAAfg 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.

[Birgit Van Hout @Birgit_Van_Hout]

We need peace.

[European Leadership Network (ELN) @theELN]

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.
https://t.co/BvkZPEru1J

[UNFPA Brussels @UNFPABrussels]

Thanks to @FriendsofEurope and @GilesMerritt 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.

[Friends of Europe @FriendsofEurope]

🗣️ "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.

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

💶 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 @UN sexual and reproductive health agency—explain how: https://t.co/A5hoSEXbm8

[Birgit Van Hout @Birgit_Van_Hout]

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.

[Friends of Europe @FriendsofEurope]

📆 Next week | Join our #FoEDebate on how to design forward-thinking policies that respond to Europe's #AgeingCrisis, as our Founder, Giles Merritt, launches his book, “Timebomb: When Ageing Explodes".

👉 Find out more here: https://t.co/RYGJxD3itp

@spignal @Birgit_Van_Hout

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

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

[UNFPA Brussels @UNFPABrussels]

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

[Diene Keita @unfpachief]

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: https://t.co/0fnJ0jfCZZ

#CEDAW #Standup4HumanRights

[UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire @UnfpaCI]

🤝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 des défis du travail de l'UNFPA en Côte d'Ivoire, ainsi que de l'importance de la collaboration avec l'Union Européenne pour renforcer l'impact des initiatives en faveur des femmes, des jeunes et des communautés.

[UNFPA Geneva Representation Office @UNFPA_Geneva]

#Day15 of #16Days: Building on our normative work on human rights in Geneva to accelerate the achievement of zero #GBV & harmful practices by 2030
@Atayeshe @mcfarlaneUNFPA @juliabuntingPC @UN_HRC @UNHumanRights @dienekeita @UNGeneva @CanadaGeneva @FranceONUGeneve @unwomengeneva

[Birgit Van Hout @Birgit_Van_Hout]

@ONGFADniger @nahmedhussein Ce fut un plaisir d’échanger avec vous sur votre collaboration avec #UNFPA au #Niger. Vous faites un travail remarquable avec les femmes leader. Même dans la difficulté on peut faire avancer la participation des femmes dans l’espace public.

[Birgit Van Hout @Birgit_Van_Hout]

@EmbColBruselas @UNFPABrussels @CancilleriaCol @arlenebtickner 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.

[Birgit Van Hout @Birgit_Van_Hout]

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.

[Embajada de Colombia en Bruselas @EmbColBruselas]

Gracias @Birgit_Van_Hout @UNFPABrussels y diplomáticas de la región por la extensa conversación sobre la situación de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos en el mundo y América Latina, determinantes para la equidad de género y tema clave de la política exterior feminista de 🇨🇴.