News
News
17 October 2017
Bangkok
“I had plans for my life, but since I got pregnant I had to plan for my life in a different way. If I knew this was going to happen, I would have just focused on my studies. I would not have... Read more
17 October 2017
Press Release
The State of World Population 2017
Unchecked inequality, failure to protect the rights of poorest women could threaten unrest, undermine peace and world’s development goals, new UNFPA report warns... Read more
11 October 2017
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
for the International Day of the Girl Child
11 October 2017
Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways.... Read more
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