News

Muslim minority women break barriers to embrace family planning in Nepal

calendar_today11 April 2019

Local volunteers show Nepali families the benefits of voluntary family planning. ©UNFPA Nepal
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Updates

Kenya, Denmark and UNFPA rally partners for action on ICPD

calendar_today02 April 2019

Nairobi Summit co-host Denmark “will continue to show support for ICPD in any way possible,” said Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs at a side event during the 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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Events

15th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

calendar_today30 April 2019

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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News

“We are working against all odds”: Despite progress, FGM and child marriage numbers cause alarm

calendar_today15 March 2019

The path forward will not be easy, says Tadelech Ermias, who bravely refused to undergo FGM. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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Updates

ICPD25: Gender equality needed for “unlocking the full potential of a country”

calendar_today26 February 2019

A young mother receives sexual and reproductive health services at a health clinic in Kashikanwa. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
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Updates

Support for reproductive health needs, survivor-centred care bolstered by new commitment from Government of Japan

calendar_today07 March 2019

UNFPA and the Government of Japan are partnering to provide critical reproductive health support in Iraq. Image courtesy of Courtesy of UIMS.
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Updates

Spotlight Initiative to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Pacific Islands

calendar_today07 March 2019

Dr. Natalia Kanem represented the United Nations at a high-level Spotlight Initiative event in Samoa. © UNFPA Pacific/Navinesh Kumar
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Updates

Survivor-centred aid for women and girls from Mosul

calendar_today25 February 2019

Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, and Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation, visited Hammam Al-Aleel camp for internally displaced persons in Mosul. © UNFPA Iraq
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News

In world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the miracle of a safe birth

calendar_today21 February 2019

A midwife cares for Mohsina's unexpected twins at Jardan Hospital. ©FMF
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News

To tackle domestic violence, Ukraine looks to UNFPA’s mobile assistance teams

calendar_today17 January 2019

More than 50 UNFPA mobile teams are currently working in the country, serving thousands. © UNFPA/Maks Levin
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