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UNFPA's new Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia takes up office
ISTANBUL – Heimo Laakkonen has been appointed as the new Director of UNFPA’s Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and arrived in Istanbul in March to assume his new position. “I am... Read more
Improving SaglykInfo database, a tool for monitoring development progress
Good policymaking requires reliable data about people. UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund continues to support the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry in strengthening the SaglykInfo* database... Read more
AL JAZEERA INTL: The way forward for gender equality
Twenty years after the Cairo population conference, there is still much to achieve for women's empowerment By: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Babatunde Osotimehin We all remember when the headlines,... Read more
International Women’s Day: Progress for women and girls is progress for all
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNFPA Executive Director, on the occasion of the International Women's Day As we commemorate International Women’... Read more
Development is being derailed by ignoring equality, rights and women's health, UN cautions
New UN report says development gains from the past 20 years cannot be sustained unless governments tackle the inequalities that hurt the poorest and most marginalized UNITED NATIONS, New York – A... Read more
Turkmenistan to fully cover needs for contraceptives from state budget by 2017
Turkmenistan will cover national needs for modern contraceptives and other reproductive health commodities from its state budget by 2017, according to an agreement between the country’s Ministry of... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela
It is with deep sadness that I learned of the death of former South African President and anti-apartheid stalwart, Nelson Mandela. The world has lost a true statesman, a leader and a pragmatic... Read more
UNFPA and UN Women Launch Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and UN Women are joining forces to launch a new programme that will improve the quality of and access to essential services that... Read more
Zeroing in on the Needs of Women and Young People – World AIDS Day 2013
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Today, as we mark World AIDS Day, we can point to significant progress in the global response to the epidemic on the road to... Read more
“Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy”
The State of World Population 2013 Report titled “Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy” was launched in Ashgabat on 22 November at the President Hotel. The... Read more