- 15 Nov 2013
- Press Release
UNFPA Calls for Development Goal on Youth
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Young people are a vital force that must be front and centre in global development efforts, said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, announcing UNFPA’s call…
UNFPA Calls for Development Goal on Youth
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Young people are a vital force that must be front and centre in global development efforts, said Dr.…
Read story- 12 Nov 2013
- Press Release
UNFPA Responds to Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in the Philippines
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Today, UNFPA joined the United Nations system in declaring a level 3 emergency – the highest level of emergency in UN terms – following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
UNFPA Responds to Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in the…
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Today, UNFPA joined the United Nations system in declaring a level 3 emergency – the highest level of…
Read story- 11 Nov 2013
- Press Release
World Bank Group, UNFPA, Pledge to Improve Maternal and Reproductive Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Africa’s Sahel Region
NIAMEY, Niger—A new regional initiative by the World Bank Group and UNFPA will improve maternal and reproductive health and address issues related to adolescent girls in the Sahel.
World Bank Group, UNFPA, Pledge to Improve Maternal and Reproductive Health of…
NIAMEY, Niger—A new regional initiative by the World Bank Group and UNFPA will improve maternal and reproductive health and…
Read story- 08 Nov 2013
- Media Advisory
UNFPA to Highlight Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People, especially Girls
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The third International Conference on Family Planning will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12-15 November 2013. UNFPA will underscore the importance of sexual and…
UNFPA to Highlight Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People,…
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The third International Conference on Family Planning will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12…
Read story- 07 Nov 2013
- Opinion
The High Price of Childhood Pregnancy
As the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA's) The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood report succinctly puts it, "When a girl becomes pregnant, her present and…
The High Price of Childhood Pregnancy
As the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA's) The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood report…
Read story- 06 Nov 2013
- Opinion
Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and stigma associated with sexual violence. What does the future of these…
Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and…
Read story- 30 Oct 2013
- Press Release
More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State…
More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year,…
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where…
Read story- 22 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to put an end to it. More than 125 million girls and women have been cut in…
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Statement
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin says in his statement on the International Day of the Girl…
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…
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