- 31 Jul 2025
- Press Release
UNFPA urges governments to act on climate and gender at Global Symposium ahead of COP30
Call to action highlights growing risks to women’s health and rights in face of worsening climate impacts
UNFPA urges governments to act on climate and gender at Global Symposium ahead…
Call to action highlights growing risks to women’s health and rights in face of worsening climate impacts
Read story- 16 Jul 2025
- Statement
Diene Keita Designated Acting Executive Director of UNFPA
Effective 16 July 2025, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has designated Ms. Diene Keita as Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Diene Keita Designated Acting Executive Director of UNFPA
Effective 16 July 2025, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has designated Ms. Diene Keita as Acting Executive…
Read story- 12 Jul 2025
- Statement
Joint statement by OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO on fuel shortage in Gaza
New York/ Geneva/ Rome/ Gaza, July 12, 2025 - The United Nations warns that the fuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels.
Joint statement by OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO on fuel…
New York/ Geneva/ Rome/ Gaza, July 12, 2025 - The United Nations warns that the fuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels…
Read story- 11 Jul 2025
- Press Release
Anti-discrimination champion from India and global network of population scientists receive the 2025 United Nations Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 July 2025 – The laureates of the fortieth edition of the United Nations Population Award are Ms. Varsha Deshpande, Founder, Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal of India in the…
Anti-discrimination champion from India and global network of population…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 July 2025 – The laureates of the fortieth edition of the United Nations Population Award are Ms.…
Read story- 03 Jul 2025
- Press Release
Announcing winners of The Equalizer Challenge
UNFPA Announces Winners of the Equalizer Challenge to Scale Breakthrough Women’s Health Innovations. Winners include an AI health tracker for pregnant women, a digital menopause platform and a…
Announcing winners of The Equalizer Challenge
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Read story- 02 Jul 2025
- Statement
Create choices, not barriers, for young people to thrive
Our human population is the subject of growing interest – and intensifying anxiety. The concerns that draw most attention are declining fertility rates, ageing and workforce shortages, while many…
Create choices, not barriers, for young people to thrive
Our human population is the subject of growing interest – and intensifying anxiety. The concerns that draw most attention are…
Read story- 26 Jun 2025
- Press Release
New Initiative Sets Out to Ensure 10 Million Safer Births Under the Patronage of Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark
Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark, UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, and Danish NGO Maternity Foundation announced the 10 Million Safer Births Initiative in…
New Initiative Sets Out to Ensure 10 Million Safer Births Under the Patronage…
Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark, UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, and Danish NGO…
Read story- 18 Jun 2025
- Statement
Ending sexual violence in conflict: breaking the cycle, healing the scars and building a world of peace
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (19 June) In nearly every conflict in every region of the…
Ending sexual violence in conflict: breaking the cycle, healing the scars and…
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Read story- 10 Jun 2025
- Press Release
UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of the future
NEW YORK, 10 June, 2025 – Millions of people are unable to have the number of children they want, but not because they are rejecting parenthood; economic and social barriers are stopping them. This…
UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of…
NEW YORK, 10 June, 2025 – Millions of people are unable to have the number of children they want, but not because they are…
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