Events

United Nations Population Award Ceremony 2019

calendar_today20 June 2019

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Press release

Liberian women’s organization, Gambian minister, selected as 2019 UN Population Award laureates

calendar_today28 May 2019

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Publication date

Dec 2018

Resources

UN resolution on fistula 2018 (A/RES/73/147)

The Resolution calls upon States and the international community to accelerate actions to end fistula and reiterates the need for urgent efforts and significantly increased investment to improve maternal health by addressing sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.

The document further  outlines key recommendations and actions, and calls for the development of a Global Road Map to End Fistula within a decade.

Publication date

Jul 2018

Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2018 (A/73/285)

The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.

Events

15th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

calendar_today30 April 2019

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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Events

The 71st Session of the UN General Assembly

calendar_today13 September - 26 September 2016

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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News

Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions

calendar_today09 October 2018

“The solutions are there. The girls are there. They are working,” said anti-FGM advocate Aissata Camara (right), calling for political support to accelerate the elimination of the practice. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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News

A call to protect women and girls on the move

calendar_today05 October 2018

Rohingya refugee girls participate in classes on sexual and reproductive health and life skills at a UNFPA-supported safe space in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The space offers a place to connect with peers and gain support, care and knowledge to help them stay healthy and safe amidst the hardships of forced displacement. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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News

Leaders demand protection for women and girls affected by conflict

calendar_today28 September 2018

Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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News

UN Youth Strategy commits support to a new generation of leaders

calendar_today25 September 2018

Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake (left, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at a pre-launch panel), opened the launch with a call to listen to young people who have “broken barriers and shaken systems.” © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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