- 15 Aug 2022
- Statement
Afghanistan: An escalating crisis for women and girls
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Afghanistan: An escalating crisis for women and girls
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Read story- 08 Aug 2022
- Press Release
UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million to meet the urgent needs of 2 million women and girls affected by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka
New York, 8 August 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched an appeal for US$10.7 million to deliver lifesaving healthcare to more than 2 million women and…
UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million to meet the urgent needs of 2 million women and…
New York, 8 August 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched an appeal for US$10.7…
Read story- 04 Aug 2022
- Press Release
UNFPA Announces Winners of Joint Innovation Challenge: ten projects that will change the lives of women and girls
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the ten winners of its first-ever Joint Innovation Challenge, a competition to provide funding for social enterprises with…
UNFPA Announces Winners of Joint Innovation Challenge: ten projects that will…
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the ten winners of its first-ever Joint Innovation…
Read story- 27 Jul 2022
- Press Release
Connecting innovation with investment - UNFPA announces Bayer as the first business to join its new Equalizer Accelerator Fund
Pharmaceutical company Bayer is the first business to join UNFPA’s Equalizer Accelerator Fund, a new platform for partners looking to invest in innovative projects that will improve the health and…
Connecting innovation with investment - UNFPA announces Bayer as the first…
Pharmaceutical company Bayer is the first business to join UNFPA’s Equalizer Accelerator Fund, a new platform for partners…
Read story- 11 Jul 2022
- Press Release
World set to reach 8 billion people on 15 November 2022
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the World Population Prospects 2022, released today by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social…
World set to reach 8 billion people on 15 November 2022
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the World Population Prospects 2022,…
Read story- 07 Jul 2022
- Statement
World Population Day Statement 2022
World Population Day offers a moment to celebrate human progress. Our world, despite its challenges, is one where higher shares of people are educated and live healthier lives than at any previous…
World Population Day Statement 2022
World Population Day offers a moment to celebrate human progress. Our world, despite its challenges, is one where higher shares…
Read story- 05 Jul 2022
- Press Release
UNFPA research reveals that nearly a third of all women in developing countries become mothers during adolescence
New York, 5 July 2022 - Nearly a third of all women in developing countries begin childbearing at age 19 and younger, and nearly half of first births to adolescents are to children, or girls aged 17…
UNFPA research reveals that nearly a third of all women in developing…
New York, 5 July 2022 - Nearly a third of all women in developing countries begin childbearing at age 19 and younger, and nearly…
Read story- 04 Jul 2022
- Press Release
20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need urgent access to life-saving health care
New York, 4 July 2022 – Close to 20,000 women of childbearing age, including an estimated 2,000 who are currently pregnant, are among those affected by the deadly earthquake that shook the provinces…
20,000 women and girls affected by Afghanistan earthquake need urgent access to…
New York, 4 July 2022 – Close to 20,000 women of childbearing age, including an estimated 2,000 who are currently pregnant, are…
Read story- 24 Jun 2022
- Statement
UNFPA statement on the global implications of new restrictions to access to abortion
Whether abortion is legal or not, it happens all too often. Data show that restricting access to abortion does not prevent people from seeking abortion, it simply makes it more deadly.
UNFPA statement on the global implications of new restrictions to access to…
Whether abortion is legal or not, it happens all too often. Data show that restricting access to abortion does not prevent people…
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