- 11 Jul 2013
- Press Release
World Bank Group, UNFPA Simplify Procurement of Reproductive Health Supplies
The World Bank Group (WBG) has released a new standard agreement form that will make it easier for World Bank Group borrowers to procure reproductive health supplies through the United Nations…
World Bank Group, UNFPA Simplify Procurement of Reproductive Health Supplies
The World Bank Group (WBG) has released a new standard agreement form that will make it easier for World Bank Group borrowers to…
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- Statement
World Population Day 2013 Focuses on Adolescent Pregnancy
Complications from pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death among the 6 million girls aged 15-19 who give birth each year, especially in developing countries. Adolescent pregnancy is…
World Population Day 2013 Focuses on Adolescent Pregnancy
Complications from pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death among the 6 million girls aged 15-19 who give birth…
Read story- 10 Jul 2013
- Press Release
ICPD Human Rights Conference Points Way Towards Equality, Dignity for All
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands—The ICPD International Conference on Human Rights ended here today with recommendations on how to ensure equality and protect the rights of every person.
ICPD Human Rights Conference Points Way Towards Equality, Dignity for All
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands—The ICPD International Conference on Human Rights ended here today with recommendations on how to…
Read story- 05 Jul 2013
- Media Advisory
Invitation to the ICPD International Conference on Human Rights
<p>The ICPD International Conference on Human Rights will take place in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, from 7 to 10 July 2013.</p>
Invitation to the ICPD International Conference on Human Rights
<p>The ICPD International Conference on Human Rights will take place in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, from 7 to 10 July 2013…
Read story- 26 Jun 2013
- Opinion
Investing in Women's Health - the Key to Africa's Economic Development
<p>Investing in women's health is a key to economic development. In this opinion piece for Kyodo News, Dr. Osotimehin calls for increased investments in women's health in Africa,…
Investing in Women's Health - the Key to Africa's Economic Development
<p>Investing in women's health is a key to economic development. In this opinion piece for Kyodo News, Dr. Osotimehin…
Read story- 25 Jun 2013
- Press Release
Governments, Civil Society, Experts Return to Cairo to Chart Arab Population and Development Agenda Beyond 2014
CAIRO—On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme, more than 350 delegates from across the Arab region have returned to Cairo, where it…
Governments, Civil Society, Experts Return to Cairo to Chart Arab Population…
CAIRO—On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme, more than 350…
Read story- 10 Jun 2013
- Opinion
Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime
In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million women living with obstetric fistula. "We cannot allow this grave…
Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime
In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million…
Read story- 04 Jun 2013
- Press Release
Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria
DAMASCUS--- Sitting in her bed at the intensive care unit of the Obstetric University Hospital, Dania Kadra considers herself lucky to be alive and to have safely delivered her baby boy.
Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria
DAMASCUS--- Sitting in her bed at the intensive care unit of the Obstetric University Hospital, Dania Kadra considers herself…
Read story- 30 May 2013
- Press Release
UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at Heart of Transformative Development
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, warmly welcomed the report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda that was…
UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, warmly welcomed the report of the High-Level…
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