- 22 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to put an end to it. More than 125 million girls and women have been cut in…
Let's End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Our Generation
Millions of girls around the world are still threatened by genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), despite a century of efforts to…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Opinion
Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the UN General Assembly last month, some observers rightly reminded us that we still have a long way to…
Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the UN General Assembly last…
Read story- 11 Oct 2013
- Statement
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin says in his statement on the International Day of the Girl…
Innovating for Girls’ Education
"Tomorrow is today aged 10, and it’s a girl. Change her life, change the world," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…
Read story- 01 Oct 2013
- Statement
The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”. Indeed, with 841 million older persons in the world in 2013,…
The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”.…
Read story- 25 Sep 2013
- Statement
Joint Statement on Achieving The Health MDGs
Joint Statement by WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs and for Malaria on the Occasion of the 68th General Assembly of the United…
Joint Statement on Achieving The Health MDGs
Joint Statement by WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs and for…
Read story- 18 Sep 2013
- Opinion
Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that societies would plunge…
Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that…
Read story- 17 Sep 2013
- Opinion
Calling Attention to Ways to Improve Global Health
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin responds to <i>New York Times</i> editorial on "The Race to Improve Global Health".</p>
Calling Attention to Ways to Improve Global Health
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin responds to <i>New York Times</i> editorial on "The…
Read story- 26 Aug 2013
- Statement
UNFPA Alarmed over Impact of Growing Violence in Syria on Women and Girls
UNFPA is concerned about the impact of the recent escalation of violence in and around Damascus, particularly on women, youth and their families in areas under fire. The Fund is also alarmed over…
UNFPA Alarmed over Impact of Growing Violence in Syria on Women and Girls
UNFPA is concerned about the impact of the recent escalation of violence in and around Damascus, particularly on women, youth and…
Read story- 17 Aug 2013
- Statement
World Humanitarian Day Message
Earlier this year, I met Muneera Sha’ban in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A 65-year-old midwife, Muneera retired years ago, but every day at 6 am, she embarks on the two-hourbus journey from…
World Humanitarian Day Message
Earlier this year, I met Muneera Sha’ban in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A 65-year-old midwife, Muneera retired years…
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