- 22 Sep 2008
- Press Release
New UNFPA-Supported Initiative Expands Midwives’ Efforts to Save Women and Newborns
<p> <b>New York, 22 September 2008 —</b> UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) have launched a new initiative to tackle…
New UNFPA-Supported Initiative Expands Midwives’ Efforts to Save Women and…
<p> <b>New York, 22 September 2008 —</b> UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International…
Read story- 12 Sep 2008
- Press Release
Haitian Women and Girls Require Life-Saving Assistance in the Wake of Severe Weather
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 September 2008</strong>—More than 800,000 people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Haiti in the wake…
Haitian Women and Girls Require Life-Saving Assistance in the Wake of Severe…
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 September 2008</strong>—More than 800,000…
Read story- 06 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Girls and Young Women Face Double Vulnerability, and Double Efforts Needed to Protect Them
<p>Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Gill Greer, Director-General of IPPF, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, in…
Girls and Young Women Face Double Vulnerability, and Double Efforts Needed to…
<p>Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Gill Greer, Director-General…
Read story- 04 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Gender-based Violence, Both Cause and Consequence of HIV and AIDS
<p>Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Inés Alberdi, Executive Directors of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, respectively, co-chaired a…
Gender-based Violence, Both Cause and Consequence of HIV and AIDS
<p>Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Inés Alberdi, Executive Directors of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and of the…
Read story- 02 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Women's Participation is Key to Preventing HIV
<p>Women’s participation in decision-making is crucial to a more effective response to HIV and AIDS.</p>
Women's Participation is Key to Preventing HIV
<p>Women’s participation in decision-making is crucial to a more effective response to HIV and AIDS.</p>
Read story- 01 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Education: A 'Social Vaccine' to Prevent the Spread of HIV
<p>In the absence of medical vaccine to prevent HIV, we have to use sexuality education as a ‘social vaccine’, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population…
Education: A 'Social Vaccine' to Prevent the Spread of HIV
<p>In the absence of medical vaccine to prevent HIV, we have to use sexuality education as a ‘social vaccine’, Thoraya…
Read story- 24 Jul 2008
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IFRC and UNFPA Extend Collaboration in Humanitarian Crises
<p>UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have agreed to extend their collaboration in health promotion…
IFRC and UNFPA Extend Collaboration in Humanitarian Crises
<p>UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (…
Read story- 10 Jul 2008
- Press Release
World Population Day 2008
<p>More than 140 countries worldwide will observe World Population Day on 11 July by emphasizing the importance of family planning for the well-being of families, communities and nations, and…
World Population Day 2008
<p>More than 140 countries worldwide will observe World Population Day on 11 July by emphasizing the importance of family…
Read story- 10 Jul 2008
- Press Release
Myanmar Recovery Must Ensure Women's Health and Protection, UNFPA Says
<p>Life-saving care for women remains a critical need as Myanmar recovers from Cyclone Nargis, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, stressed today as agencies jointly asked for donor…
Myanmar Recovery Must Ensure Women's Health and Protection, UNFPA Says
<p>Life-saving care for women remains a critical need as Myanmar recovers from Cyclone Nargis, UNFPA, the United Nations…
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