EN ES FR AR

Who we are
What we do
Emergencies
Latest
Data

Donate

Main navigation

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

How we work

Executing our vision

Strategic plan Innovation Supply chain Partnerships South-South cooperation

Holding ourselves accountable

Transparency Evaluation Audit and Investigation Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Corporate Environmental Responsibility in UNFPA Policies and Procedures Manual

Leaders and Advocates

Executive Leadership Executive Board Goodwill Ambassadors and Patrons

Funding and impact

Donor portal Results portal Programme expenses Annual report

Our goal is ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death, and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation by 2030.

Ending unmet need for family planning

Adolescent pregnancy Comprehensive sexuality education Family planning Sexual and reproductive health

Ending maternal mortality

Maternal health Midwifery Obstetric fistula

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices

Child marriage Female genital mutilation Gender-based violence Son preference

Responding to population matters

Ageing Census Civil registration and vital statistics Climate change Demographic dividend Population trends Urbanization

Ensuring rights and choices for all

Engaging men and boys Gender equality HIV and AIDS Human rights LGBTQIA+ Menstrual health Persons with disabilities People of African descent Youth participation and leadership

UNFPA is on the ground before, during and after crises, working closely with partners to ensure sexual and reproductive health needs are not overlooked.

Emergencies

Afghanistan Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Haiti Lebanon Myanmar Occupied Palestinian Territory Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Ukraine Yemen

Explore news, stories, publications and multimedia from our work around the world.

Latest

Multimedia News stories Campaigns and interactives Publications Media centre Statements and speeches Events

Home
Who we are
What we do
Emergencies
Latest
Data

Donate

Languages

Go back

Who we are

About us
Where we work
How we work
Leaders and Advocates
Funding and impact

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023

Related Content

Related topics

Fifth Global Midwifery Symposium

Related Content

Related topics

International Day of the Midwife 2024

Related Content

Related topics

From cyclones to safe births, midwives stay and deliver in Madagascar

Related Content

Empowering and investing in midwives could save millions of lives each year

Related Content

Global health systems must invest in midwives

Related Content

Trust the evidence: invest in midwives

Related Content

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

Related Content

Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

Related Content

No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

Related Content