Press Release

7APCRHSR - Reproductive Rights Are Crucial for Development, Asia-Pacific Meeting Reaffirms

calendar_today 22 January 2014

MANILA--Twenty years on, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) retains its relevance, the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health…

Statement

7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights Opening Session – Special Remarks by Kate Gilmore

calendar_today 22 January 2014

Thank you Secretary of Health Enrique Ona for your leadership, commitment and vision. What you sir, and the Government of the Philippines have achieved in the form of the new…

Press Release

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark Meets Myanmar Adolescents at UNFPA-Sponsored Youth Centre

calendar_today 10 January 2014

YANGON—Visiting a youth development centre today, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark highlighted the work of the UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in…

Press Release

Women’s Health Critical for Recovery in Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Says UNFPA Executive Director

calendar_today 16 December 2013

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines—The international community must make women’s health a priority as typhoon-hit areas in the Philippines begin reconstruction and recovery, said Dr…

News

Typhoon Haiyan Heightens Protection Concerns

calendar_today 16 December 2013

EASTERN SAMAR, Philippines (IRIN)—Women and girls in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan face an increased risk of violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking, say experts, since…

Safe Births in Capiz Province after Haiyan

calendar_today 14 December 2013

ROXAS, Capiz, Philippines—“We were evacuated to the church. We were afraid and I feared for my baby. The church was crowded and there was no space to lie down, so we couldn’t…