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13 March 2017
News

Let's talk about sex. Women's rights and freedoms depend on it

Let’s be frank: there will be no gender equality without universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

8 March 2017
Statement

UN Secretary-General's Message on International Women's Day 2017

In these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and... Read more

8 March 2017
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Universal access to sexual and reproductive health—the key to gender equality

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day.

17 February 2017
News

Reaching women and girls across the line of fire in Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

UNFPA delivers care amid intense fighting in Myanmar's Kachin conflict

14 February 2017
News

Cambodia's successful condom programme faces fresh challenges

The slogan - “No condom, no sex” - is a hallmark of Cambodia’s 100% condom use programme.

6 February 2017
Statement

The world must make faster progress to end FGM by 2030

UNFPA and UNICEF are issuing an urgent global call for the practice of female genital mutilation to end once and for all.

12 January 2017
Statement

A significant boost for the Philippines' Reproductive Health Law

An Executive Order issued by Philippine President Duterte is a major push for the government’s family planning program, which has been hindered by... Read more

9 December 2016
Statement

You don’t know me but I’m your brother…

Statement to mark Human Rights Day by Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA’s Director for Asia and the Pacific. This is a line from ‘Taking it to the Streets,’ a Doobie Brothers song from the 1970s that many... Read more

9 December 2016
News

Generations unite for development in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is in the midst of demographic dividend, but time is short to reap the most gains from it.

29 November 2016
Statement

Safeguarding women and girls affected by the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Statement on Safeguarding Women and Girls in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Yangon, 29 November 2016 — The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, is calling for urgently safeguarding of the health and... Read more

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