calendar_today 05 November 2016

News

Success: Asia Regional DRR Plan enshrines universal access to SRH services, GBV prevention and response, women's leadership

The Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction reflects key aspects of UNFPA's mandate.

calendar_today 04 November 2016

News

Putting women and girls at the centre of disaster risk reduction

Speech by Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

calendar_today 04 November 2016

News

Blogging the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Philippines youth leader and peer educator Chloe Reynaldo blogs from inside a top-level gathering to tackle the risks from disasters.

calendar_today 24 October 2016

News

UN@71: The first UN Day in the SDGs Era

Today, 24 October 2016, marks the first UN Day in the era of the SDGs. Our Regional Director reflects on the UN's role - past, present and future.

calendar_today 21 October 2016

Statement

UNFPA pays its respects to the memory of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej

UNFPA's Regional Director joins the wider UN family in Thailand in offering a message of condolence upon the passing away of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

calendar_today 20 October 2016

Statement

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

The State of World Population 2016 shows why we must do all we can to ignite the potential of every 10-year-old girl.

calendar_today 20 October 2016

State of World Population 2016

Our shared future will be shaped by how we support the world’s 60 million 10-year-old girls of today, as they move from childhood to adolescence and adulthood.

calendar_today 14 October 2016

Health, respect and opportunity: advancing the rights of indigenous women in the Philippines

For too long, childbirth was a lottery of life and death for many indigenous women in the southern island of Mindanao.

calendar_today 13 October 2016

Statement

Condolences on the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

The United Nations pays its respects to the life and legacy of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.