Go Back
Go Back
Go Back
Go Back
-
Ending unmet need for family planning
Ending maternal mortality
Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
Responding to population matters
Ensuring rights and choices for all
News & Stories
News & Stories
News
Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
23 March 2011
KARACHI, Pakistan – At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula – damage to the bladder or large intestine caused by obstructed labour. Because of fistula,…
Read story
Press Release
Mongolian Government and UN Sign Development Assistance Framework for 2012-2016
17 March 2011
ULAANBAATAR – The Mongolian Government and the UN signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2012-2016 at a ceremony held today at the Ministry of…
Read story
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin on Japanese Earthquakes and Tsunami
16 March 2011
UNITED NATIONS, New York – On behalf of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, I express our deepest sympathy to the people and Government of Japan following the catastrophic…
Read story
Press Release
UN in Myanmar Identifies Strategic Priorities for the Future
15 March 2011
YANGON – Four strategic priorities and key elements of the new Strategic Framework for the United Nations in Myanmar were presented today at the monthly Humanitarian Partnership…
Read story
News
100th International Women’s Day Marked in Bangkok
14 March 2011
BANGKOK – Promoting equal access to education, sexual and reproductive health services, and employment opportunities is crucial to ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment…
Read story
Statement
International Women's Day: "It’s Time to Unleash the Full Potential of Women"
08 March 2011
"When girls are educated and healthy, and can avoid early marriage, unwanted pregnancy and HIV, they can contribute fully to society," states UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde…
Read story
News
Nepal Commits to Post-Conflict Support and Participation
06 March 2011
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The United Nations Security Council, in resolutions 1325 and 1820, recognized that women and girls need protection and support during and following all…
Read story
Press Release
Luxembourg Provides EUR8.1 Million to Promote Maternal and Child Health in Lao PDR
04 March 2011
VIENTIANE – Efforts to improve the health of women and children living in remote areas of Lao PDR have been given an important boost with the signing of a Memorandum of…
Read story
News
Asia-Pacific Dialogue Examines Legal and Social Barriers to HIV Response
27 February 2011
Thirty years after the first case of AIDS was diagnosed, 90 per cent of countries in the region still have laws that act as barriers to HIV response. For example, 16 Asia-Pacific…
Read story