- 21 Nov 2016
- Statement
Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices
This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows. Moreover, millions of women…
Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful…
This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence,…
Read story- 21 Nov 2016
- Press Release
Joint UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women and UNDP Statement on Türkiye's Draft Bill on Sexual Abuse against Children
Ankara, 21 November 2016 - UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women and UNDP in Türkiye are deeply concerned by the draft Bill submitted to the Parliament during the legislative debates on November 17 which may lead…
Joint UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women and UNDP Statement on Türkiye's Draft Bill…
Ankara, 21 November 2016 - UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women and UNDP in Türkiye are deeply concerned by the draft Bill submitted to the…
Read story- 20 Oct 2016
- Press Release
UNFPA State of World Population 2016
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten the world’s ambitious development agenda, warns…
UNFPA State of World Population 2016
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health…
Read story- 18 Oct 2016
- Statement
Protection of Women and Girls in Mosul
I am deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in Mosul, Iraq, and the heightened threat to the health and lives of pregnant women who may be cut off from life-saving…
Protection of Women and Girls in Mosul
I am deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in Mosul, Iraq, and the heightened threat to the health…
Read story- 17 Oct 2016
- Statement
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme poverty
To eradicate poverty – like any other goal to improve the human condition – we need to fully understand the world’s demographics. Poor countries with burgeoning youth populations may find it…
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme…
To eradicate poverty – like any other goal to improve the human condition – we need to fully understand the world’s demographics…
Read story- 14 Oct 2016
- Press Release
UNFPA on standby to provide urgent psychosocial support, reproductive health care to rescued Chibok girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York/ABUJA — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls who were captured by Boko Haram. UNFPA commends the Nigerian Government’s…
UNFPA on standby to provide urgent psychosocial support, reproductive health…
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Read story- 11 Oct 2016
- Statement
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India. Susmita has never gone to school. She tends the few animals her family owns and attends to…
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India. Susmita has never…
Read story- 07 Oct 2016
- Press Release
Urgent Maternal Health, Protection Needs of Women, Girls Focus of UNFPA Response in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is scaling up its emergency response to help more than 350,000 people who need immediate humanitarian help after Hurricane Matthew…
Urgent Maternal Health, Protection Needs of Women, Girls Focus of UNFPA…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is scaling up its emergency response to help more than 350,…
Read story- 01 Oct 2016
- Statement
The Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge. To ensure that everyone’s well-being is enhanced through this…
The Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a…
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