calendar_today 18 April 2013

New ways to ensure full access to modern contraceptives discussed at regional UNFPA meeting in Sarajevo

Government and civil society representatives from eight South-eastern European countries gathered in Sarajevo this week for a meeting convened by the UNFPA, the United…

calendar_today 17 April 2013

Press Release

New ways to ensure full access to modern contraceptives discussed at regional UNFPA meeting in Sarajevo

New ways to ensure full access to modern contraceptives

calendar_today 08 March 2013

A Promise is a Promise: Time for Action to End Violence against Women

(Sarajevo, March 8, 2013) Every year on March 8, people around the world celebrate the International Women’s Day meant to remember and acknowledge the economic, political…

calendar_today 08 March 2013

Statement

Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2013

On the occasion of International Women's Day, I want to take this opportunity to renew the commitment of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to strengthening and…

calendar_today 14 November 2012

Additional Investments in Family Planning Would Save Developing Countries More Than $11 Billion a Year

LONDON/SARAJEVO, 14 November 2012—Making voluntary family planning available to everyone in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by …

calendar_today 05 October 2012

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: STORIES OF REAL MEN

Is there a man who has inspired you by making women’s lives better around you? Do you know anyone who has stood up for gender equality? CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: STORIES OF…

calendar_today 13 August 2012

Statement

International Youth Day,12 August 2012

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA Today, we celebrate the world's 1.8 billion young people. And we pause to…

calendar_today 19 July 2012

Statement

Sustainability in a world of 9 billion people: it’s all about choices

he world’s population surpassed 7 billion last October and is expected to grow to 9 billion by the middle of this century. The paramount challenge of sustainability is…

calendar_today 03 July 2012

UNFPA to Work with UK Government and Gates Foundation to Give 120 Million More Women Access to Family Planning by 2020

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 July 2012—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling on governments around the world to commit more resources to the critical issue…