- 10 Jun 2025
- Press Release
UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of the future
NEW YORK, 10 June, 2025 – Millions of people are unable to have the number of children they want, but not because they are rejecting parenthood; economic and social barriers are stopping them. This…
UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of…
NEW YORK, 10 June, 2025 – Millions of people are unable to have the number of children they want, but not because they are…
Read story- 09 Jun 2025
- Press Release
UNFPA and Partners Drive Strategic Shift in Women’s Health with Launch of Global WomenX Hub in Nairobi
Nairobi, 9 June 2025 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is proud to launch its WomenX Collective (WomenX) Nairobi Hub on 9 June 2025 at the Aga Khan University…
UNFPA and Partners Drive Strategic Shift in Women’s Health with Launch of…
Nairobi, 9 June 2025 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is proud to launch its WomenX Collective…
Read story- 04 Jun 2025
- Press Release
Sudan: Rape survivors and pregnant women cut off from life-saving services as funding collapses
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in Sudan are being left without access to emergency obstetric care or support after rape, as conflict, access constraints and devastating funding cuts cut off…
Sudan: Rape survivors and pregnant women cut off from life-saving services as…
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in Sudan are being left without access to emergency obstetric care or support after rape…
Read story- 19 May 2025
- Statement
UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in Neglected Crises
In a world marked by protracted conflicts and accelerating climate change, humanitarian needs have soared in recent years, yet, the funding to match them has not. Now the humanitarian sector is…
UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in…
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Read story- 09 May 2025
- Statement
Statement in response to the United States decision to deny future funding to UNFPA
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret that the United States of America has announced its intention to deny future funding to the organization by…
Statement in response to the United States decision to deny future funding to…
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret that the United States of America has…
Read story- 05 May 2025
- Press Release
UNFPA Warns of Devastating Impact of Funding Cuts on Midwife Support in Crisis-Hit Countries
NEW YORK, NY, 05 May, 2025 – Severe funding cuts are forcing UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to dramatically scale back its support for midwives in crisis settings,…
UNFPA Warns of Devastating Impact of Funding Cuts on Midwife Support in Crisis-…
NEW YORK, NY, 05 May, 2025 – Severe funding cuts are forcing UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to…
Read story- 01 May 2025
- Statement
Midwives on the front line: Health workers, humanitarians, heroes
When bombs fall or floods wash away roads and homes, where services are severed and infrastructure has collapsed, midwives are often the first responders and the last line of defence. They often…
Midwives on the front line: Health workers, humanitarians, heroes
When bombs fall or floods wash away roads and homes, where services are severed and infrastructure has collapsed, midwives are…
Read story- 23 Apr 2025
- Press Release
DRC: UN Officials Raise Alarm at the Dramatic Impact of Prolonged Conflict on Women and Children, Including Increased Risk of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on Displaced People
New York/Geneva, 23 April 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on…
DRC: UN Officials Raise Alarm at the Dramatic Impact of Prolonged Conflict on…
New York/Geneva, 23 April 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms.…
Read story- 15 Apr 2025
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on two years of conflict in Sudan
Two years into the conflict in Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of this crisis.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on two years of…
Two years into the conflict in Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of this crisis.
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