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UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
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
Ending fistula is my passion and mission
Did you know that more than two million women still live with obstetric fistula, and 50,000 to 100,000 develop fistula every year! Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or... Read more
Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions of women each year... Read more
UNFPA hosts first Africa-China Conference on Population and Development
The Governments of Kenya and China in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are hosting the first ever Africa-China conference on Population and Development to discuss the... Read more
While scrambling to provide food and water, remember the girls
By: Gift Malunga, UNFPA Deputy Representative & Officer in Charge and Marko Lesukat, UNFPA Humanitarian Specialist In a humanitarian crisis saving life is more than just providing food, shelter... Read more
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, 8 March 2017 Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from... Read more
Ms. Gina Din, UNFPA Honorary Ambassador visits Migori County
On her first trip as our new Honorary Ambassador Ms. Gina Din visited St Pius Uriri Boys Secondary School in Migori to join our Representative Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee for the First Lady’s 37th... Read more
Teen Mums of Kilifi
“He told me he loved me, and I believed him,” says Purity Bahati. Little did she know that two years later, her world would literally turn upside down. She began a sexual relationship with her... Read more
The Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21 st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge. To ensure that everyone’s well-being is enhanced through this... Read more
Midwifery - Critical for us all
WHEN Elenora Bukateci graduated with a nursing certificate in 1985 from what was then the Central Nursing School, the thought of operating midwifery clinics in an adopted country would have probably... Read more