- 11 Jul 2012
- Press Release
World Population Day Marked with Renewed Push to Expand Family Planning Access Around the Globe
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Family planning is anchored on respect for human rights, women’s empowerment and social justice and equality, according to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of…
World Population Day Marked with Renewed Push to Expand Family Planning Access…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Family planning is anchored on respect for human rights, women’s empowerment and social justice and…
Read story- 02 Jul 2012
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UNFPA to Work with UK and Gates Foundation to Give 120 Million More Women Access to Family Planning by 2020
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is calling on governments around the world to commit more resources to the critical issue of voluntary family planning.
UNFPA to Work with UK and Gates Foundation to Give 120 Million More Women…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is calling on governments around the world to commit more resources to the critical issue of…
Read story- 22 Jun 2012
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Rio Consensus Vision, ‘The Future We Want’, Cements Central Role of Reproductive Health in Sustainability
UNITED NATIONS, New York —The World’s Heads of State and Government adopted, ‘The Future We Want’, a common global vision that reaffirmed commitments their nations made in the Programme of Action of…
Rio Consensus Vision, ‘The Future We Want’, Cements Central Role of…
UNITED NATIONS, New York —The World’s Heads of State and Government adopted, ‘The Future We Want’, a common global vision that…
Read story- 21 Jun 2012
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Population Key to Sustainable Development, Says New UNFPA Report
RIO DE JANEIRO — Countries need to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption – which are the defining features of the green economy – but also address demographic change through…
Population Key to Sustainable Development, Says New UNFPA Report
RIO DE JANEIRO — Countries need to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption – which are the defining features…
Read story- 19 Jun 2012
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New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the Developing World
A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraception declined only slightly…
New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the…
A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid…
Read story- 17 Jun 2012
- Opinion
Sustainability in a World of 9 Billion people: It’s All About Choices
The world’s population surpassed 7 billion last October and is expected to grow to 9 billion by the middle of this century. The paramount challenge of sustainability is to meet the needs of 7 billion…
Sustainability in a World of 9 Billion people: It’s All About Choices
The world’s population surpassed 7 billion last October and is expected to grow to 9 billion by the middle of this century. The…
Read story- 07 Jun 2012
- Opinion
Family Planning Summit Could Mark Turning Point for Maternal Health
This editorial by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, which talks about the upcoming family planning summit and the need to expand access to family planning worldwide, was published in the…
Family Planning Summit Could Mark Turning Point for Maternal Health
This editorial by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, which talks about the upcoming family planning summit and the…
Read story- 25 May 2012
- Press Release
Policymakers Recommit to Unfinished Agenda of Landmark Cairo Population Conference
ISTANBUL—Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, emphasizing their continued…
Policymakers Recommit to Unfinished Agenda of Landmark Cairo Population…
ISTANBUL—Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International…
Read story- 24 May 2012
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Parliamentarians Confer in Türkiye on Population, Development
<p>ISTANBUL —More than 400 delegates, including 200 parliamentarians, from more than 110 countries from around the world started a meeting in Istanbul today to renew their commitment to the…
Parliamentarians Confer in Türkiye on Population, Development
<p>ISTANBUL —More than 400 delegates, including 200 parliamentarians, from more than 110 countries from around the world…
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