Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of UNFPA is ensure reproductive rights for all. To accomplish this, UNFPA works to ensure that all people, especially women and young people, are able to access high-quality sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, so that they can make informed and voluntary choices about their sexual and reproductive lives.

Events

Building back better: Advancing the 2030 Agenda by accelerating progress on SDG 5 through data and targeted investments

calendar_today06 July 2022

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Updates

UNFPA and Philips to co-create innovative health solutions for women and girls

calendar_today21 September 2018

“We see huge potential in this thought partnership for innovation,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem (right), with Henk Siebren de Jong, Chief of International Markets for Royal Philips (left). © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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News

World Population to Increase by One Billion by 2025

calendar_today13 June 2013

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News

Conducting a Social, Demographic and Economic Survey of Afghanistan

calendar_today29 June 2012

Training enumerators is one of many steps in the complex process of data collection.
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News

How to address low fertility fears? Invest in young people

calendar_today16 July 2014

<p>Maryana Borisova, a young Roma activist from Bulgaria, attending a conference in 2013. Ms. Borisova demonstrates how investment in young people can generate gains for society. <i>Credit: UNFPA</i> </p>
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News

Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

calendar_today09 July 2014

<p>Anoka Abeyrante, a young environmentalist and lawyer, speaks about transforming Sri Lanka's ecology during the launch of "Generation Youth." <i>Photo credit: UNFPA</i> </p>
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News

Empowering communities saves women's lives in Tigray, Ethiopia

calendar_today02 July 2014

Mitslal Giday and Beruho Gebrezgi convene a forum for pregnant women in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Photo credit: UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
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News

Africa launches historic campaign to end child marriage

calendar_today09 June 2014

<p>People attend a rally opposing child marriage in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2012. <i>Photo credit: UN Photo/Emmanuel Tobey</i> </p>
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News

Midwives could cut maternal, newborn deaths by two thirds, says new State of the World’s Midwifery

calendar_today03 June 2014

<p>When properly trained and supported, midwives could provide nearly 90 per cent of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services needed by women and newborns. Photo credit: <i>Jhpiego/Kate Holt</i> </p>
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