News

Ageing population doesn’t have to be a ‘time bomb,’ say experts

The productivity and potential of older people should not be underestimated. A woman with her grandson in China. Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan

03 September 2014

Media Advisory

Multi-million Dollar Partnership for Sahel's Development to be Reinforced by African Governments, UN, World Bank

18 September 2014

Media Advisory

Decision Makers, Development Experts, Lawmakers, Meet in Stockholm to Reinforce Importance of Population Issues to Future Development Agenda

17 April 2014

News

Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino

15 April 2014

Statement

Conclusions of the 2014 Commission on Population and Development

14 April 2014

News

Mapping a Sustainable Development Agenda for the 21st Century

From left to right: Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA; Wanda Nowicka, Co-Founder of the Federation for Women and Family Planning of Poland; Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Joaquim Alberto Chissano, Former President of the Republic of Mozambique; Mariela Castro Espín, Director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education; and Ishita Chaudhry, Founder and Executive Director of the YP Foundation, India. Photo credit: Elsa Ruiz Photography

09 April 2014

Speech

Human Progress and Sustainability for All

04 April 2014

News

Women, Girls Must Top Development Agenda

Women and girls must be a priority, said participants in a high-level debate at the United Nations. Photo Credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi

04 April 2014

News

Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. Photo Credit: UNFPA

02 April 2014

News

Making Sense of Myanmar's Census

A mother and child on the outskirts of Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Photo credit: UN Photo

31 March 2014