- 24 May 2019
- Press Release
ACTING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES
One in three women experience sexual or gender-based violence in her lifetime. Men and boys are affected too. The risk is greatly exacerbated in humanitarian crises triggered by armed conflict and…
ACTING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES
One in three women experience sexual or gender-based violence in her lifetime. Men and boys are affected too. The risk is greatly…
Read story- 24 May 2019
- Press Release
New independent assessment highlights UNFPA’s progress and overall strong organizational performance
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has “a clear, focused, results-oriented strategy” with management and monitoring systems that link activities and expenditures to…
New independent assessment highlights UNFPA’s progress and overall strong…
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has “a clear, focused, results-oriented strategy” with…
Read story- 17 May 2019
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 17 May 2019
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution, discrimination and stigma.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International…
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence,…
Read story- 15 May 2019
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 23 May 2019
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the birth canal after…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International…
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who…
Read story- 05 May 2019
- Statement
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn – among the most basic human rights.
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her…
Read story- 10 Apr 2019
- Press Release
World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report
The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own futures. But…
World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says…
The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women,…
Read story- 04 Apr 2019
- Press Release
UNFPA and UNAIDS urge the Government of Brunei Darussalam to repeal new discriminatory and harmful criminal law provisions
New York/GENEVA, 4 April 2019—UNFPA and UNAIDS are seriously concerned by new criminal law provisions that came into force yesterday, 3 April 2019, in Brunei Darussalam. The provisions, which impose…
UNFPA and UNAIDS urge the Government of Brunei Darussalam to repeal new…
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Read story- 01 Apr 2019
- Press Release
Countries agree to accelerate action to fully implement historic plan on population and development, emphasising importance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Agreement at 52nd session of the UN Commission on Population and Development calls for strengthening implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action,…
Countries agree to accelerate action to fully implement historic plan on…
Agreement at 52nd session of the UN Commission on Population and Development calls for strengthening implementation of the…
Read story- 29 Mar 2019
- Media Advisory
UNFPA’s Events during the 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development
UNITED NATIONS, New York--The fifty-second session of the Commission on Population and Development will be held here from 1 - 5 April. During the session, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
UNFPA’s Events during the 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and…
UNITED NATIONS, New York--The fifty-second session of the Commission on Population and Development will be held here from 1 - 5…
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