- 13 Sep 2021
- Press Release
As women and girls bear the brunt of the crisis, UNFPA urgently seeks $29.2 million to save and protect lives in Afghanistan
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is appealing for funding to respond to the urgent needs of Afghan women and girls as a humanitarian catastrophe looms in the country...
As women and girls bear the brunt of the crisis, UNFPA urgently seeks $29.2…
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is appealing for funding to respond to the urgent needs of…
Read story- 24 Aug 2021
- Press Release
UNFPA scaling up humanitarian assistance in Haiti to help survivors of earthquake
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 August 2021 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is scaling up its humanitarian assistance in Haiti following the 7.2 magnitude quake that…
UNFPA scaling up humanitarian assistance in Haiti to help survivors of…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 August 2021 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is scaling up its…
Read story- 15 Jul 2021
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Pioneering female police superintendent from Niger and General Directorate of Population for Oaxaca, Mexico, win 2021 UN Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 July 2021 – Announced in a virtual ceremony today, the 2021 United Nations Population Award individual laureate is Commissaire Hassane Haousseize Zouer
Pioneering female police superintendent from Niger and General Directorate of…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 July 2021 – Announced in a virtual ceremony today, the 2021 United Nations Population
Read story- 28 May 2021
- Press Release
Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of women and adolescent girls remain in urgent need o
Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds o
Read story- 28 May 2021
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“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health
A $15 bag can make all the difference when crisis hits
“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador…
A $15 bag can make all the difference when crisis hits
Read story- 04 May 2021
- Press Release
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year.
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4
Read story- 14 Apr 2021
- Press Release
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA…
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more
Read story- 31 Mar 2021
- Press Release
As crisis facing women in Venezuela deepens, UNFPA appeals for urgent funding to save lives and protect their rights
More and more women and girls are facing the deadly consequences of the crisis that grips Venezuela.
As crisis facing women in Venezuela deepens, UNFPA appeals for urgent funding…
More and more women and girls are facing the deadly consequences of the crisis that grips Venezuela.
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