News

Making family planning a priority in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

calendar_today01 August 2014

A woman rests with her newborn at a birthing centre outside Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo credit: UNFPA Turkmenistan
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Opinion

For a Better World for All

calendar_today23 July 2014

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News

UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan

calendar_today28 July 2014

Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in  North Waziristan sent thousands more families into displacement; most of them fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu District. Photo credit: OCHA
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News

In South Sudan, opposition to family planning exacerbates reproductive health needs

calendar_today30 July 2014

A pregnant women receives antenatal care at a UNFPA clinic in a displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. The country has too few health professionals to meet women's reproductive health needs.Photo credit: Tim McKulka/UNFPA
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Press release

UNFPA Alarmed Over Devastating Impact of Gaza Violence on Women, Girls

calendar_today25 July 2014

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News

Health needs escalate as crisis in Gaza continues

calendar_today24 July 2014

<p>On 12 July, smoke rises from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. <i>Photo credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2014-0909/El Baba</i> </p>
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News

Girl Summit aims to end child marriage and FGM/C

calendar_today22 July 2014

<p>Usha, 15, participated in a leadership programme for girls in Nepal. When her parents began preparing for her wedding, she convinced them to delay the marriage. "If I can&rsquo;t prevent my own marriage, who will speak up for my classmates?&rdquo; she told UNFPA. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan</i> </p>
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News

Young people key in the fight against HIV

calendar_today21 July 2014

UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore speaks to young people at the 'coolibah' networking zone for youth at the 2014 International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Photo credit: UNFPA
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Press release

Breaking Open Public Places: UNFPA Launches Coolibah

calendar_today21 July 2014

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News

Violence survivors seek support amid Syrian conflict

calendar_today18 July 2014

<p>Syrian women seeking reproductive health services at the Al-Halbouni clinic in Damascus, Syria. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Syria</i> </p>
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