- 20 Oct 2009
- Press Release
Asia Pacific Meeting Reaffirms Commitment to Reproductive and Sexual Health
<p>BEIJING, China — The effort to ensure that all Asians can access reproductive health services is falling short, despite global agreement that this is essential to meeting other development…
Asia Pacific Meeting Reaffirms Commitment to Reproductive and Sexual Health
<p>BEIJING, China — The effort to ensure that all Asians can access reproductive health services is falling short, despite…
Read story- 15 Oct 2009
- Media Advisory
Global Events Planned to Speed Up Progress on Population and Development Goals, Increase Action on Maternal Health
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—More than 160 ministers, parliamentarians, and representatives of regional intergovernmental organizations and other world leaders will gather in Addis Ababa for a…
Global Events Planned to Speed Up Progress on Population and Development Goals…
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—More than 160 ministers, parliamentarians, and representatives of regional intergovernmental…
Read story- 14 Oct 2009
- Statement
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October
<p>This year, as we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, an unprecedented financial and economic crisis continues to spread around the globe.</p>
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October
<p>This year, as we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, an unprecedented financial and economic…
Read story- 12 Oct 2009
- Statement
Putting People First: Commemorating ICPD at Fifteen
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Fifteen years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development, 179 governments ignited a spark of change that continues to improve the lives of people,…
Putting People First: Commemorating ICPD at Fifteen
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Fifteen years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development, 179 governments…
Read story- 12 Oct 2009
- Press Release
United Nations Marks Fifteenth Anniversary of ICPD
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly today marked the fifteenth anniversary of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), which adopted a 20-year plan to…
United Nations Marks Fifteenth Anniversary of ICPD
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly today marked the fifteenth anniversary of the 1994 Cairo International Conference…
Read story- 09 Oct 2009
- Press Release
Experts Caution About Rise in Teenage Pregnancies in Latin America
<p>SANTIAGO, Chile—The teenage fertility rate in Latin America is one of the highest in the world, surpassed only by sub-Saharan Africa. For this reason, teenage motherhood “is a concern and…
Experts Caution About Rise in Teenage Pregnancies in Latin America
<p>SANTIAGO, Chile—The teenage fertility rate in Latin America is one of the highest in the world, surpassed only by sub-…
Read story- 08 Oct 2009
- Media Advisory
United Nations Hosts Photos, Videos Attesting to Ongoing Violence Against women
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA will sponsor a special event on 12 October to open a major exhibition on violence against women around the world in conjunction with 15th anniversary of the Cairo…
United Nations Hosts Photos, Videos Attesting to Ongoing Violence Against women
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA will sponsor a special event on 12 October to open a major exhibition on violence against women…
Read story- 07 Oct 2009
- Press Release
UNFPA Responds to Multiple Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
<p>BANGKOK—Following the recent series of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is providing humanitarian assistance in affected countries…
UNFPA Responds to Multiple Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
<p>BANGKOK—Following the recent series of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific, UNFPA, the United Nations Population…
Read story- 05 Oct 2009
- Press Release
Obstetricians Honour UNFPA Head for Her Contributions to Women’s Health
<p>CAPE TOWN, South Africa — FIGO, the International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians, has conferred its Recognition Award on Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA…
Obstetricians Honour UNFPA Head for Her Contributions to Women’s Health
<p>CAPE TOWN, South Africa — FIGO, the International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians, has conferred its…
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