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Celebrities Support UNFPA at Danish Music Festival

SKANDERBORG. Denmark — Several Danish and international bands and artists helped UNFPA bring attention to the millions of women and men in developing countries who lack access to information and contraceptives at Skanderborg Festival, an outdoor music extravaganza.more...

UNFPA Executive Director Calls for Action on Maternal Health MDG

16 May — Stockholm – UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya A. Obaid has called for a “special push” across all sectors in an effort to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 to improve maternal health. Each year, more than half a million women still die due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. more...

UNFPA Executive Director Receives 'MDG 3 Champion Torch'

15 May — UNFPA’s Executive Director Thoraya Obaid today received an ‘MDG 3 Champion Torch’ from the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs. The torch symbolizes Denmark’s commitment to raising gender equality and women’s empowerment (MDG 3) higher on the international agenda so as to accelerate progress toward all of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). more...

$3 Million Requested by UNFPA to Help Women and Girls Displaced by Myanmar Cyclone

9 May — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing for $3 million to address the urgent humanitarian concerns of cyclone-affected populations, particularly women and girls, in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions. more...

The European LiaIson Offices

Partnership is the lever through which UNFPA is able to carry out its broad mandate. The UNFPA European Liaison Offices give the Fund extra leverage by strengthening relationships with crucial international, governmental and civil society partners in the region. These offices are strategically located in three key European cities. Their proximity to major UN partners in Europe, to the European Union institutions and to key supporters extends the Fund’s reach in these core areas: policy dialogue with stakeholders, representation at important meetings, advocacy and resource mobilization, and media relations and communication. more...