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Population Dynamics Highlighted at Global Summit on Least Developed Countries
Türkiye
ISTANBUL — “This is probably the last conference we will hold before our world reaches its significant milestone that is the birth of the 7 billionth baby later this year,” said UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde…
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Follow UNFPA Executive Director on Facebook and Twitter
<p>NEW YORK --- UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, has launched a Facebook profile and a Twitter account to connect with people around the world.</p>
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What Young People Want
Türkiye
If he could change one thing in Macedonia, Steven, 18, would build more factories so his cohorts could find decent jobs. Dusko, 17, says he would build more sports centres: “If you ask me, the lack of physical activity…
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Celebrating the Essential Work of Midwives
Today, on the International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA joins with the International Confederation of Midwives and other partners to recognize the vital role midwives play in the global challenge to ensure that no woman…
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Surviving on the Streets of Kyiv: Nadia’s Story
Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine --- A year ago, Nadia ran away from her home in a small town in southern Ukraine. Her most recent address: an abandoned building near the centre of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
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Vast Majority of Stillbirths Found in Developing Countries
<p>UNITED NATIONS --- According to a special series in the medical journal The Lancet presented yesterday, over 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide annually, affecting mostly African and Asian women who lack…
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Shining Light on the Problem of Gender-Based Violence in Haiti’s IDP Camps
Haiti
UNFPA Haiti has installed 200 cost-efficient, environmentally friendly and durable streetlights in 40 of the camps set up for people who were displaced by the 2010 earthquake.
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MAMA: Using Text Messaging to Protect Maternal Health in Times of Crisis
Haiti
Approximately 25 per cent of women of reproductive age in any displaced population are likely to be pregnant at any given time. The stress of being displaced coupled with the lack of skilled care heightens the risk…
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‘School for Husbands’ Encourages Nigerien Men to Improve the Health of Their Families
Niger
BANDE, Niger — In the shady village square, forty men aged between 25 and 50 years gathered around their spokesperson.
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Empowering Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
As a child growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then, Zaire), Yvette Mulongo regularly watched as neighbours and friends lost their mothers. She noticed the gaping hole left in families by the death of a…
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New 'Gold Standards' for Humanitarian Assistance Launched
A revised edition of the Sphere Handbook, the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, was launched last week in dozens of countries.
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Providing Support to Ivoirian Girls and Women Who Fled to Liberia and Ghana
Liberia
NIMBA COUNTY, Liberia --“I walked, walked, walked for our baby,” says Toinette, who is 17 years old and pregnant.
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