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11 November 2015
Phone line answers burning questions of Afghan youth
KABUL, Afghanistan – "We had a case where one of the callers, a girl, was pregnant, and when she told her boyfriend about her condition, he disappeared. She was…
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11 November 2015
Reaching pregnant women, new mothers in wake of Typhoon Koppu
MANILA, Philippines – Relief and recovery efforts are ongoing in the Philippines as floodwaters from Typhoon Koppu, known locally as Typhoon Lando, continue to recede…
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06 November 2015
Quality reproductive care reaches remote communities in Lao PDR
Savanakhet Province, Lao PDR - Nestled in a remote forest near the border with Viet Nam, the village of Labangkhok is one of the poorest in the Lao People's Democratic…
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06 November 2015
Statement
Putting People First in Pakistan's Development Agenda
Islamabad, Pakistan - The importance of family planning underpinned by individual rights was a key theme at the 2015 Pakistan Population Summit, held in Islamabad on November 5-6…
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05 November 2015
Youth in Papua New Guinea take the future in their hands
Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea - Grace Lasi was one of many children who grew up in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB) during the Bougainville…
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30 October 2015
Statement
Statement on China's population policy changes
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes the important…
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25 October 2015
Nepal Earthquake: Six Months Later
The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the country's worst in almost a century, caused devastation on a massive scale. But it also brought people together to help rebuild…
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24 October 2015
Statement
Secretary-General's message for United Nations Day
National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United…
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24 October 2015
Statement
The UN at 70: Don’t Give Up
Yoriko Yasukawa is Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia-Pacific Regional Office The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is a good…
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