- 25 Jan 2016
- Press Release
Global leaders call for greater access to family planning
UNITED NATIONS, New York – President Joko Widodo, of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and numerous global…
Global leaders call for greater access to family planning
UNITED NATIONS, New York – President Joko Widodo, of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director…
Read story- 20 Jan 2016
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Report warns refugee women on the move in Europe are at risk of sexual and gender-based violence
NEW YORK/GENEVA – Oumo , a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa is fleeing persecution that has left her brother-in-law dead and her sister missing. Fearing for her life, she made the dangerous and…
Report warns refugee women on the move in Europe are at risk of sexual and…
NEW YORK/GENEVA – Oumo , a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa is fleeing persecution that has left her brother-in-law dead and…
Read story- 03 Dec 2015
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Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters, Conflicts
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 December 2015 --The health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian response to natural disasters and conflicts around the world, even though…
Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 December 2015 --The health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian…
Read story- 12 Nov 2015
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Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division highlights progress GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 November 2015 – The maternal death ratio has fallen by 44 per cent…
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
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Read story- 22 Sep 2015
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As Europe’s Refugee Crisis Worsens, Thousands of Women and Girls on the Move Urgently Need Reproductive Health Care
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK/ISTANBUL – With hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants moving from Greece through the Balkans to reach Western and Northern Europe, the countries along the transit…
As Europe’s Refugee Crisis Worsens, Thousands of Women and Girls on the Move…
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK/ISTANBUL – With hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants moving from Greece through the Balkans to…
Read story- 08 Sep 2015
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New UNFPA Tool on Implementing HIV and STI Programmes with Men who have Sex with Men
A tool for implementing comprehensive programmes on HIV and sexually transmitted infections with men who have sex with men was released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The…
New UNFPA Tool on Implementing HIV and STI Programmes with Men who have Sex…
A tool for implementing comprehensive programmes on HIV and sexually transmitted infections with men who have sex with men was…
Read story- 27 Jul 2015
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UNFPA helping Pregnant Women Deliver Safely in Yemen
As the United Nations intensifies its humanitarian efforts to respond to the ongoing crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is working with partners to ensure safe birth for…
UNFPA helping Pregnant Women Deliver Safely in Yemen
As the United Nations intensifies its humanitarian efforts to respond to the ongoing crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations…
Read story- 16 Jul 2015
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World Leaders’ Commitment to New Social Compact on Poverty, Unfinished MDGs, Boon to Millions of Women, Girls, Says UNFPA
ADDIS ABABA—World leaders have agreed on measures to generate additional investments to tackle economic, social and environmental challenges at the United Nations Third International Conference on…
World Leaders’ Commitment to New Social Compact on Poverty, Unfinished MDGs,…
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Read story- 29 May 2015
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Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs
NAY PYI TAW—A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three decades, after today’s release of the 2014 Population and Housing…
Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs
NAY PYI TAW—A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three…
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