News
News
3 October 2017
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the... Read more
12 August 2017
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Young people have the potential to act as greater forces for positive social change and to build the foundation for a just and... Read more
11 July 2017
Statement
MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY 2017
Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
Dr. Natalia Kanem
Acting Executive Director
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
11 July 2017
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11 July 2017
Press Release
No woman should die giving birth. Babies must survive and thrive:
The urgent need to invest in family planning, maternal and newborn health care
Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing... Read more
5 June 2017
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He was... Read more
5 June 2017
Statement
Statement of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere condolences... Read more
5 May 2017
News
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the InternationalDay of the Midwife, 5 May 2017
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving... Read more
11 April 2017
by The Nation
Extended families have made a comeback, with multi-generational family units again forming the biggest group in Thai society.
Of all households in the country, 37 per cent are now... Read more
11 April 2017
News
by The Nation
Extended families have made a comeback, with multi-generational family units again forming the biggest group in Thai society.
Of all households in the country, 37 per cent are now... Read more
4 April 2017
Statement
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world over. This... Read more