- 10 Jun 2013
- Opinion
Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime
In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million women living with obstetric fistula. "We cannot allow this grave…
Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime
In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million…
Read story- 04 Jun 2013
- Press Release
Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria
DAMASCUS--- Sitting in her bed at the intensive care unit of the Obstetric University Hospital, Dania Kadra considers herself lucky to be alive and to have safely delivered her baby boy.
Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria
DAMASCUS--- Sitting in her bed at the intensive care unit of the Obstetric University Hospital, Dania Kadra considers herself…
Read story- 30 May 2013
- Press Release
UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at Heart of Transformative Development
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, warmly welcomed the report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda that was…
UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, warmly welcomed the report of the High-Level…
Read story- 29 May 2013
- Press Release
New Initiative to Boost Family Planning Services for Youth, Vulnerable Groups, Countries in Transition
KUALA LUMPUR—A new level of partnership that will bring a significant boost in investment to family planning services in 13 countries, with a focus on vulnerable groups, was launched by UNFPA and the…
New Initiative to Boost Family Planning Services for Youth, Vulnerable Groups,…
KUALA LUMPUR—A new level of partnership that will bring a significant boost in investment to family planning services in 13…
Read story- 28 May 2013
- Opinion
The Teen Pregnancy Divide
In this Opinion piece published in The Hill'sCongress Blog, the Executive Director of UNFPA argues that high rates of adolescent pregnancy in the developing world, caused by lack of access to…
The Teen Pregnancy Divide
In this Opinion piece published in The Hill'sCongress Blog, the Executive Director of UNFPA argues that high rates of…
Read story- 23 May 2013
- Statement
Statement on the Occasion of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
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Statement on the Occasion of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
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Read story- 23 May 2013
- Opinion
The Nexus Between Women and Development
In this piece published by Inter Press Service in advance of the Women Deliver conference, UNFPA's Executive Director talks about family planning and maternal health as two key vectors for…
The Nexus Between Women and Development
In this piece published by Inter Press Service in advance of the Women Deliver conference, UNFPA's Executive Director talks…
Read story- 22 May 2013
- Press Release
UNFPA Drives Family Planning Innovation to Reach World’s Most Marginalized, at Major Women’s Health Conference
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA will launch two new initiatives that will increase access to family planning and improve maternal health in some of the most-hard-to-reach areas around the world,…
UNFPA Drives Family Planning Innovation to Reach World’s Most Marginalized, at…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA will launch two new initiatives that will increase access to family planning and improve maternal…
Read story- 20 May 2013
- Press Release
Inaugural Day to End Fistula Highlights Progress, Challenges
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Countries around the world will mark the first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May, with a variety of events to raise awareness of this neglected health…
Inaugural Day to End Fistula Highlights Progress, Challenges
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Countries around the world will mark the first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May,…
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