News story
Invest in Health, UNFPA Executive Director Urges African Ministers
Ethiopia
<p>ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Primary health care should be the focus of attention across the continent, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin told African ministers of finance, planning and economic…
Read story
News story
Mission to Nigeria, Africa's Largest Country
Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin began his first mission to developing countries as the Executive Director of UNFPA with a visit to Nigeria.
Read story
News story
New Report: Linking Contraceptives to Human Rights
Is access to contraceptives a human right? If so, what are the consequences for governments and the way they provide health to their people?
Read story
News story
Partnering with Priests to End Domestic Violence in Armenia
Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia — Seven years ago Milena separated from her husband. Although she still loved him, they had difficulty communicating.
Read story
News story
Pakistan: Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan --- At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula —damage to their bladder or large intestine during childbirth.
Read story
News story
UNFPA Launches New Four-Year Development Plan in Iraq
Iraq
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—A new agreement between UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Iraq will enhance efforts to meet the country’s development goals over the next four years.</…
Read story
News story
Breaking the Silence on Rape as a Weapon of War
Bosnia and Herzegovina
<p>She doesn’t have a first name, nor a face. “No photos, please. ” Seated in a small dark room, her psychologist at her side, the “woman of Tuzla” will be her name.</p>
Read story
News story
Advancing the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
Half a year after the launch of the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health, a high-level group of governments, private sector companies, civil society organizations, academic…
Read story
News story
Zimbabwe: An HIV Prevention Success Story
Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe — HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe has declined remarkably in recent years, dropping from 26 per cent to 14 per cent between 1997 and 2009.
Read story
News story
Learning About the Needs of Adolescents in Emergency Situations through a Mission to Loucria
NEW YORK – Adolescents represent a significant proportion of people affected by humanitarian emergencies. Many show up at camps without a parent or guardian – or their parents are distracted and distressed.
Read story
News story
Transforming Scenes of Stigma and Gender Discrimination in Armenia
Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia — Since its debut in Armenia in 2007, the ‘Theatre for Changes’ has dealt with critical social issues -- such as domestic violence, reproductive health, gender discrimination and HIV -- in performances…
Read story
News story
UNFPA Moves to Meet the Reproductive Health Needs of Ivorian Refugees in Liberia
Liberia
EASTERN LIBERIA — Elise Larpea was pregnant when she fled Côte d'Ivoire with her four children, and she gave birth to twins soon after she reached Liberia.
Read story