- 20 Jan 2016
- Press Release
Report warns refugee women on the move in Europe are at risk of sexual and gender-based violence
NEW YORK/GENEVA – Oumo , a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa is fleeing persecution that has left her brother-in-law dead and her sister missing. Fearing for her life, she made the dangerous and…
Report warns refugee women on the move in Europe are at risk of sexual and…
NEW YORK/GENEVA – Oumo , a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa is fleeing persecution that has left her brother-in-law dead and…
Read story- 31 Dec 2015
- Statement
World Launches Historic Drive to End Poverty, Transform Humanity
The world will make history tomorrow by officially launching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the new development agenda that promises to lift millions of people from poverty, save and…
World Launches Historic Drive to End Poverty, Transform Humanity
The world will make history tomorrow by officially launching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the new development…
Read story- 10 Dec 2015
- Statement
Our rights. Our freedoms. Always.
Today, we mark the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of two landmark international treaties. Together, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the…
Our rights. Our freedoms. Always.
Today, we mark the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of two landmark international treaties. Together, the…
Read story- 03 Dec 2015
- Press Release
Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters, Conflicts
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 December 2015 --The health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian response to natural disasters and conflicts around the world, even though…
Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 December 2015 --The health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian…
Read story- 01 Dec 2015
- Statement
Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for World AIDS Day This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on controlling HIV and other sexually…
Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030
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Read story- 25 Nov 2015
- Statement
World Must End Violence against Women
One in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence, most often by an intimate partner. In most countries, fewer than four in 10 survivors of such violence seek help.
World Must End Violence against Women
One in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence, most often by an intimate partner. In most countries,…
Read story- 24 Nov 2015
- Media Advisory
UNFPA Report Describes Impact of Crises on Women, Adolescent Girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 November 2015—A new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, focuses on the extraordinary burdens that women and adolescent girls are bearing as the multitude…
UNFPA Report Describes Impact of Crises on Women, Adolescent Girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 November 2015—A new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, focuses on the…
Read story- 12 Nov 2015
- Press Release
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division highlights progress GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 November 2015 – The maternal death ratio has fallen by 44 per…
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
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Read story- 30 Oct 2015
- Statement
UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples' Rights on Family Size
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes the important announcement by the Government of China that couples across the country may have two children, thereby moving away from the so-called “…
UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples'…
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes the important announcement by the Government of China that couples across the…
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