- 30 Apr 2024
- Statement
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON – Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the…
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON – Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger…
Read story- 29 Apr 2024
- Press Release
Urgent call for country leadership and global solidarity to End Maternal and Newborn Deaths by 2030
New York 29 April 2024 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will join global leaders to call for renewed commitment towards progress on eradicating preventable maternal and newborn deaths at…
Urgent call for country leadership and global solidarity to End Maternal and…
New York 29 April 2024 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will join global leaders to call for renewed commitment…
Read story- 26 Apr 2024
- Media Advisory
Countries agree to accelerate action to implement historic plan on population and development, and boost progress towards the SDGs
Human well-being has significantly improved over the past three decades. Life expectancy has risen globally from 64.5 years in 1994 to 73.7 years in 2024. Poverty declined from nearly 34 per cent of…
Countries agree to accelerate action to implement historic plan on population…
Human well-being has significantly improved over the past three decades. Life expectancy has risen globally from 64.5 years in…
Read story- 17 Apr 2024
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia
Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal…
Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights
Read story- 16 Apr 2024
- Press Release
New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has mostly ignored the most marginalized communities
Geneva 17 April 2024 – Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have not benefited…
New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health…
Geneva 17 April 2024 – Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred…
Read story- 15 Apr 2024
- Press Release
“Life or death is a political decision” – Parliamentarians from over 100 countries reaffirm commitment to universal sexual and reproductive health and rights.
At the eighth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, 172 parliamentarians from 112 countries issued a forward-looking inclusive declaration confirming their commitment to…
“Life or death is a political decision” – Parliamentarians from over 100…
At the eighth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, 172 parliamentarians from 112 countries issued a…
Read story- 13 Apr 2024
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem as war in Sudan reaches one year mark
Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with 1.2 million pregnant and…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem as war in Sudan reaches…
Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered…
Read story- 09 Apr 2024
- Press Release
International parliamentarians gather in Norway to boost global progress on sexual and reproductive health for women and girls
Oslo, 9 April 2024 – Over 170 parliamentarians from more than 110 countries are gathering in Oslo this week at a key global conference focusing on how they can help advance the sexual and…
International parliamentarians gather in Norway to boost global progress on…
Oslo, 9 April 2024 – Over 170 parliamentarians from more than 110 countries are gathering in Oslo this week at a key global…
Read story- 05 Apr 2024
- Press Release
Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and Youth Involvement in Reproductive Health and Rights
Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries called for decisive action by leaders on the issues that matter most to…
Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and…
Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries…
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