lun., 20 mai 2013 08:29:28 +0000 lun., 20 mai 2013 08:29:28 +0000 http://www.unfpa.org UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts. en-us serrano@unfpa.org (Alvaro Serrano) gruber@unfpa.org (Kimberly Gruber) http://www.unfpa.org/images/unfpalogoxs.gif http://www.unfpa.org 80 36 The world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/13830;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02  UNITED NATIONS, Istanbul/Amman/New York — Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, will be visiting refugee camps in Turkey and Jordan to underscore the urgent needs of women and youth affected by the crisis in Syria. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/13176;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York—The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls will be the focus of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/12681;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 To observe the International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, 6 February, UNFPA, UNICEF and the United Kingdom Department for International Development will host a Google+ Hangout discussion on the progress made in FGM/C abandonment, and the challenges that remain. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/13058;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 The African Union Commission, UNFPA, and other partners will convene a special high-level event on the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) on the sidelines of the African Union Summit. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/12489;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York — Access to family planning, which is an essential human right, yields unprecedented rewards for economic development. The costs of ignoring that right include poverty, exclusion, poor health and gender inequality, according to a new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/12160;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York -- To mark the first International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October 2012, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will release a new report on child marriage around the world and what should be done to eradicate it. Marrying too Young: End Child Marriage sheds light on child marriage prevalence and trends in developing countries, and provides a glimpse into the future by describing what countries may face if current trends in child marriage continue. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/12132;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York — The 67th regular session of the UN General Assembly, which began this week at the UN Headquarters, will feature several special events promoting the health and rights of women and young people. Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, will play a leading role in many of these events and meet with government, corporate and non-profit leaders to emphasize the critical need of investing in women and young people. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/10719;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York—Leading actors from the international development community will meet in Istanbul on 24 -25 May to discuss strategies to speed up achievement of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/10679;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York—The Hellosmile Project, a joint campaign to prevent cervical cancer, initiated and led by TOKYO FM Broadcasting, and which includes UNFPA and other partners, will be officially launched in the United States this week. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/10114;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York -- On the 101st anniversary of International Women’s Day, 8 March, UNFPA will sponsor a major quilt exhibition that illustrates the hopes, fears, and challenges that women face all around the world. The exhibition is a tribute to the strength of women and a promise to support their efforts to take care of themselves and their families. It is also a testimony to their role in weaving the social fabric of their communities. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/8628;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York— The challenges confronting humanity as the world’s population reaches 7 billion on 31 October will be presented in a new report by UNFPA.   http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/8308;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 WASHINGTON – In late October 2011, world population will reach 7 billion people. Given this new reality, unleashing the power of women and girls is key to alleviating poverty and accelerating progress on global development goals. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/8289;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York,—First Ladies, ministers, and development experts will gather this week to share their countries’ successes and challenges in the field of sexual and reproductive health commodity security. The high-level meeting, to take place in New York on 7-8 September, will also look into ways to bridge the gap in essential supplies to save the lives and health of millions of women in developing countries. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/8041;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York— More than a quarter of the world’s population—around 1.8 billion people—are between the ages of 10 and 24.bout half of them live on less than $2 a day, more than 100 million do not attend school, and 16 million teenage girls become mothers every year. During the upcoming United Nations Summit on Youth, UNFPA will urge world leaders to includes young people's visions in their policies, promote their human rights and development needs, and ensure their participation in decisions affecting them. The Fund will also organize and participate in several events during the meeting that will take place on 25 and 26 July under the theme, Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding. http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/7827;jsessionid=9517C54DC6F3B97A1AAD53F61810E2E1.jahia02 UNITED NATIONS, New York — Winners of the 2011 United Nations Population Award will receive their awards this week during an official ceremony at the organization’s headquarters