Updates

UNFPA Partners With UCLG to Advance the ICPD Agenda at the Local Level

14 Jul 2023

UCLG Secretary General Emilia Saiz and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Diene Keita mark the signing of a memorandum of understanding between UCLG and UNFPA on 14 July 2023. © UNFPA/Yuntong Man
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Updates

First Stakeholder Consultation for the Seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference

21 Jun 2023

UN ESCAP, UNFPA and civil society representatives participate in the first of four stakeholder consultations on the implementation of the priority issues of the ICPD Programme of Action in Asia and the Pacific on 21 June 2023. © UNESCAP
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Updates

Consultation with Civil Society on the ICPD30 Review Process

12 Jun 2023

UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Diene Keita addresses representatives of global and regional civil society organizations during the ICPD30 consultation on 12 June 2023. © UNFPA
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News

Sexual violence stalks women and girls fleeing Sudan for South Sudan

Every day at the Bulukat transit centre, UNFPA holds sessions on the threat of gender-based violence. Some 85 people attended this one, where they also learned about the services and support available to survivors. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 24 July 2023
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Press Release

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

20 July 2023

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News

“My life completely changed”: Treating bodies, minds and lives affected by obstetric fistula in Guinea-Bissau

Maria awaits treatment at Simão Mendes National Hospital in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau/Aleke Ogbada Junior
  • 16 June 2023
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News

As drought and floods threaten millions in Ethiopia, midwives are a lifeline for pregnant women and newborns

In Ethiopia's Somali region, a camp in the village of Gabi’as shelters hundreds of households displaced by drought. Over 260,000 women are currently pregnant in the Somali region alone, many of them internally displaced from recurrent, multiple crises and at dire risk of acute undernourishment, without access to even the most basic health care. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo
  • 07 July 2023
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News

Leaving no one behind: The UNFPA-backed initiative using drones to connect people with care in Botswana

The Drones for Health working group conducts site assessments in Botswana’s Ngami district, to see where the drones would be most suitable and are most needed. © UNFPA Botswana
  • 17 July 2023
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News

Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine
  • 29 June 2023
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