- 11 Jul 2017
- Statement
Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
Every day, vulnerable women, especially those who are poor and are refugees, face social, economic and geographic obstacles to voluntary family planning services and information.
Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
Every day, vulnerable women, especially those who are poor and are refugees, face social, economic and geographic obstacles to…
Read story- 06 Jun 2017
- Speech
Statement of Acting Executive Director to Annual Session of Executive Board 2017
Statement of Acting UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the 2017 Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS.
Statement of Acting Executive Director to Annual Session of Executive Board…
Statement of Acting UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the 2017 Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA…
Read story- 06 Jun 2017
- Speech
Tribute to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Tribute to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Acting Executive Director of UNFPA, during a ceremony in his honour during the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS…
Tribute to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Tribute to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Acting Executive Director of UNFPA, during a ceremony in his honour…
Read story- 05 Jun 2017
- Statement
Statement by United Nations Secretary-General on the death of Babatunde Osotimehin
I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere condolences to his family, to the staff of UNFPA, to the Government and…
Statement by United Nations Secretary-General on the death of Babatunde…
I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere…
Read story- 05 Jun 2017
- Statement
Statement by the President of the UN General Assembly on the passing away of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, issued the following statement on the passing away of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the…
Statement by the President of the UN General Assembly on the passing away of Dr…
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, issued the following statement on the passing away…
Read story- 23 May 2017
- Statement
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
Over the past year, I followed the total transformation of two women’s lives. Alice, from Malawi, was successfully treated for obstetric fistula at the age of 83, after living with this terrible and…
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
Over the past year, I followed the total transformation of two women’s lives. Alice, from Malawi, was successfully treated for…
Read story- 08 May 2017
- Statement
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, on release of 82 Chibok girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York–We, at UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcome the recent release of 82 more Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram. We call for the urgent release of the remaining…
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the UN…
UNITED NATIONS, New York–We, at UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcome the recent release of 82 more Chibok girls…
Read story- 05 May 2017
- Statement
Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions of women each year…
Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very…
Read story- 04 Apr 2017
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world over. This decision is based on the erroneous claim…
Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-…
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