News

Tokyo Conference Reaffirms Support for Inclusive African Development

Delegates at the conference symposium on family planning and maternal health included (left to right) Ai Tominaga, JOICFP (Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning) Ambassador; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin; Malawi President Joyce Hilda Banda; Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom, and Tewodros Melesse, Executive Director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

04 June 2013

In the News

UN Agencies Encourage Enforcement of FGM/C Ban After Girl’s Death

A counsellor in Egypt holds up cards used to educate women about female genital mutilation (FGM) in Minia in this photo from 2006. REUTERS

11 June 2013

Opinion

Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime

10 June 2013

News

Year in Review: Highlights of UNFPA's Work in 2012

06 June 2013

News

UNFPA Patron in Mozambique

In her first encounter with UNFPA’s work in the national context, Crown Princess Mary made a strong impression on the people she met, who in turn, were a source of inspiration for her. Photo: Torkil Adersen / Scanpix

14 November 2012

Press Release

Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria

04 June 2013

News

Ministers at Women Deliver Pledge to Ensure Universal Access to Family Planning

Government ministers at the Women Deliver conference pledged to ensure that sexual and reproductive health are central to the post-2015 development agenda.

31 May 2013

Press Release

UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at Heart of Transformative Development

30 May 2013

In the News

Born into Crisis: Unwanted Pregnancies in Syria

A baby in Turkey's Islahiye camp for Syrian refugees.  Photo by: Jodi Hilton/IRIN

29 May 2013

News

'Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda'

Two important advocates for family planning, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin (centre) and (to his right) Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on the final day of the Women Deliver conference.

30 May 2013