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UNFPA-Trained Volunteers Lend Social Support to Grieving Sri Lankan Women
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka—Sitting in a tent in the stifling heat, Latha Wijesiri, a volunteer health worker, talks quietly with four women about their immediate emotional and physical needs.
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Aceh Tsunami Survivors Need More Family Planning Supplies
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Nearly four weeks after the tsunami, doctors and local social workers say there will be an increased demand for contraceptives among the displaced population, as couples seek to prevent pregnancies…
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Sri Lankan Maternity Hospital Staff Copes With Crisis
GALLE, Sri Lanka—Dr. Samarasinghe was in the middle of a Caesarean section when the first of three massive waves slammed into the Maternity Hospital in the south coast city of Galle.
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Sri Lanka: Young People Pitch in to Assist Survivors of Tsunami Disaster
COLOMBO—In a quiet, leafy enclave in Sri Lanka’s capital, 35 young volunteers work in assembly line fashion putting together emergency hygienic supplies.
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UNFPA Re-affirms its Commitment to the Family as the Basic Unit of Society
UNITED NATIONS, New York—The 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) underscored the importance of families as “central to human societies.”
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Voices of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Honduras
San Pedro Sula, Honduras —Ana and Virginia consider themselves sisters. They do not share the same parents, but they are fighting the same disease and are united in their determination to stay healthy for as long as…
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And the Council Agrees, Strongly Condemns Gender Violence, Rights Violations; Urges Immediate Halt
UNITED NATIONS, New York—After strong statements and appeals by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA — the United Nations Population Fund – and several others, the Security Council last week strongly…
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Enduring and Overcoming the Ordeal of Fistula
Khartoum, Sudan—The midday sun in this desert capital is merciless. Nevertheless, a handful of women endure the hundred-degree heat by sharing the sparse shade of a few trees in the courtyard of the Dr. Abbo Fistula…
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World's Newest Country Counts Self
Preliminary results of the first total census in Timor-Leste since its independence in 2002 were released in the capital, Dili, earlier this month.
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