- 13 Dec 2010
- Press Release
New UNFPA—Millennium Villages Project Partnership To Help Improve Maternal Health in Africa
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA and the Millennium Villages Project announced an agreement today to promote universal access to reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa in order to protect…
New UNFPA—Millennium Villages Project Partnership To Help Improve Maternal…
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA and the Millennium Villages Project announced an agreement today to promote universal…
Read story- 10 Dec 2010
- Press Release
Asia, Pacific Experts Call for Universal Access to Family Planning
<p>BANGKOK—While progress has been made in providing family planning services in Asia and the Pacific, a significant number of countries still lag behind, concluded more than 150 experts from…
Asia, Pacific Experts Call for Universal Access to Family Planning
<p>BANGKOK—While progress has been made in providing family planning services in Asia and the Pacific, a significant number…
Read story- 10 Dec 2010
- Press Release
Midwives Essential to Fistula Prevention, International Experts Emphasize
<p>DAKAR, Senegal—Midwives play a leading role in efforts to prevent obstetric fistula, and governments must support them so they can attend all childbirths, help identify existing fistula…
Midwives Essential to Fistula Prevention, International Experts Emphasize
<p>DAKAR, Senegal—Midwives play a leading role in efforts to prevent obstetric fistula, and governments must support them…
Read story- 06 Dec 2010
- Press Release
Experts Focus on Fistula at International Events in Senegal
<p>DAKAR—A new set of priorities for the global fight against obstetric fistula will be in focus this week as specialists from around the world gather here to discuss ways to eliminate the…
Experts Focus on Fistula at International Events in Senegal
<p>DAKAR—A new set of priorities for the global fight against obstetric fistula will be in focus this week as specialists…
Read story- 01 Dec 2010
- Statement
Calling for Universal Access and Human Rights
Ms. Purnima Mane, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme), spoke on World AIDS Day at the Light for Rights event in New York. "The light of “human rights and equality” allows people living…
Calling for Universal Access and Human Rights
Ms. Purnima Mane, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme), spoke on World AIDS Day at the Light for Rights event in New York…
Read story- 01 Dec 2010
- Statement
World AIDS Day 2010: Universal Access and Human Rights
<p>In her message on World AIDS Day 2010, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid welcomes the good news from UNAIDS showing that the epidemic is changing course: "We now have more…
World AIDS Day 2010: Universal Access and Human Rights
<p>In her message on World AIDS Day 2010, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid welcomes the good news from UNAIDS…
Read story- 30 Nov 2010
- Press Release
An AIDS- Free Generation is Possible, Says New UN Report
<p>NEW YORK—Achieving an AIDS-free generation is possible if the international community steps up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, and social protection,…
An AIDS- Free Generation is Possible, Says New UN Report
<p>NEW YORK—Achieving an AIDS-free generation is possible if the international community steps up efforts to provide…
Read story- 29 Nov 2010
- Press Release
UNFPA Helps Prevent and Address Gender-based Violence among Pakistan Flood Survivors
ISLAMABAD—As part of its humanitarian response to Pakistan’s worst natural disaster in living memory, UNFPA is coordinating interventions to prevent and respond to gender-based violence among the…
UNFPA Helps Prevent and Address Gender-based Violence among Pakistan Flood…
ISLAMABAD—As part of its humanitarian response to Pakistan’s worst natural disaster in living memory, UNFPA is coordinating…
Read story- 25 Nov 2010
- Statement
Every Woman Has the Right to Live In Dignity
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid joins UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders in condemning violence against women and calling for stronger action to end impunity:…
Every Woman Has the Right to Live In Dignity
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid joins UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders in condemning…
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