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 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 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…

calendar_today 22 June 2012

News

World Leaders Adopt Consensus Vision ‘The Future We Want’ Cementing Central Role of Reproductive Health in Sustainability

‘The Future We Want’ was adopted by consensus today by all countries in the United Nations at the closing session of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable…

calendar_today 06 June 2012

Feature Story, Raising Awareness for Cervical Cancer in the Balkans

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Amela Dafovic feels lucky to be alive. The fact that she is still here is thanks to her gut feeling that something was wrong, despite…