- 06 Aug 2013
- Statement
Hundreds of Pregnant Women in Homs, Syria Need Help Urgently
With over 400,000 civilians currently displaced around the city of Homs, Syria, particularly in the area of Al-Waer, due to heavy fighting, it is estimated that hundreds of pregnant women may require…
Hundreds of Pregnant Women in Homs, Syria Need Help Urgently
With over 400,000 civilians currently displaced around the city of Homs, Syria, particularly in the area of Al-Waer, due to heavy…
Read story- 11 Jul 2013
- Statement
World Population Day 2013 Focuses on Adolescent Pregnancy
Complications from pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death among the 6 million girls aged 15-19 who give birth each year, especially in developing countries. Adolescent pregnancy is…
World Population Day 2013 Focuses on Adolescent Pregnancy
Complications from pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death among the 6 million girls aged 15-19 who give birth…
Read story- 01 Jul 2013
- Speech
Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century
In her speech at the opening session of the UNECE Regional Conference for the ICPD Review, Anne-Brigitte Albrectsen addresses opportunitites and challenges in the field of population and development…
Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century
In her speech at the opening session of the UNECE Regional Conference for the ICPD Review, Anne-Brigitte Albrectsen addresses…
Read story- 26 Jun 2013
- Speech
Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab World
<p>CAIRO -- In his statement for the opening of the Arab States Regional Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin addresses population and development…
Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab World
<p>CAIRO -- In his statement for the opening of the Arab States Regional Conference on Population and Development in Cairo…
Read story- 26 Jun 2013
- Opinion
Investing in Women's Health - the Key to Africa's Economic Development
<p>Investing in women's health is a key to economic development. In this opinion piece for Kyodo News, Dr. Osotimehin calls for increased investments in women's health in Africa,…
Investing in Women's Health - the Key to Africa's Economic Development
<p>Investing in women's health is a key to economic development. In this opinion piece for Kyodo News, Dr. Osotimehin…
Read story- 19 Jun 2013
- Speech
Sustainable Development and Population Dynamics: Placing People at the Centre
<p>In this speech, the UNFPA Deputy Executive Director outlines challenges and opportunities presented by population trends and dynamics, and underscores their importance to post-2015…
Sustainable Development and Population Dynamics: Placing People at the Centre
<p>In this speech, the UNFPA Deputy Executive Director outlines challenges and opportunities presented by population trends…
Read story- 10 Jun 2013
- Speech
Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board
Remarks of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board 2013
Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board
Remarks of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board 2013
Read story- 10 Jun 2013
- Opinion
Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime
In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million women living with obstetric fistula. "We cannot allow this grave…
Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime
In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million…
Read story- 28 May 2013
- Opinion
The Teen Pregnancy Divide
In this Opinion piece published in The Hill'sCongress Blog, the Executive Director of UNFPA argues that high rates of adolescent pregnancy in the developing world, caused by lack of access to…
The Teen Pregnancy Divide
In this Opinion piece published in The Hill'sCongress Blog, the Executive Director of UNFPA argues that high rates of…
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