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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
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director on the launch of The State of World Population 2013
Welcome to the launch of UNFPA’s The State of World Population 2013, entitled “Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy.” The aim of UNFPA’s State of World Population... Read more
More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York - Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State... Read more
Take a Quiz!
The quiz aims to provide surprising facts and dispel common myths in the region. Take a Quiz here: https://eeca.unfpa.org/public/pid/14833
World Humanitarian Day Message
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Earlier this year, I met Muneera Sha’aban in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A 65-year-old midwife, Muneera retired years ago, but... Read more
UNFPA supports the National Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health development
A draft National Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health has been prepared by the National Working Group, in line with the Government political commitment to improve the health of children and... Read more
Young people move development forward
Statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Youth Day 2013 Today, we have the largest generation of young people the world has ever seen, with more than... Read more
Y-PEER visits youth summer camps with health messages
Advocacy campaign on healthy lifestyle was conducted by the Y-PEER volunteers at fourteen summer youth camps. More than 1,000 young people aged 13 to 15 raised their awareness on adolescent... Read more