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UNFPA Patron Addresses Women Deliver Conference in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – “The evidence is so clear. So why is this agenda so far from being completed?” This was the question posed by H.R.H Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, at the Women Deliver conference in Malaysia,…
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In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education
SUVA, Fiji — If alarming rates of violence against women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated.
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Creating Opportunities for Young People in Botswana
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin urged that young people be given space and opportunities to contribute to national development in Botswana.
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ICPD Global Youth Forum: Embracing the Voice of Young People
NUSA DUA, Bali — "Dream, believe and make it happen" – Inspirational words from celebrated Indonesian singer Agnes Monica which set the tone for the opening of the ICPD Global Youth Forum, which began in Bali…
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ICPD Review: Global Youth Forum
Embracing the Voices of Young People On 4-6 December 2012, over 650 young people and representatives from governments, the United Nations and the private sector, representing almost every country on the globe, came…
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ICPD Beyond 2014 Review Process
As mandated by the UN General Assembly (resolution 65/234), the operational review of the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action Beyond 2014 included a Global Survey, global meetings on specific themes, and…
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The Executive Director Advocates for Youth and Maternal Health in Benin
COTONOU, Benin — On the eve of the Africa Regional Youth Forum in Benin, UNFPA's Executive Director was awarded the highest National Honor from the Republic of Benin for his dedication to Africa's development…
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Task Force to Kick Start Cairo Goals
<p>UNITED NATIONS --- Gathered at the Ford Foundation in New York Monday, international luminaries, family planning experts and women’s rights activists repeatedly expressed a common sentiment: “I cannot believe…
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UNFPA Patron Promotes Safe Motherhood and Joins High-level Task Force on ICPD
A high-level task force was recently formed to bolster efforts in support of the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that was held in Cairo in 1994.
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