- 25 Sep 2008
- Press Release
Joint Statement on Maternal and Newborn Health
<p class="bodytext">Today, 25 September 2008, as world leaders gather for the High-Level Event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we jointly pledge to intensify our support…
Joint Statement on Maternal and Newborn Health
<p class="bodytext">Today, 25 September 2008, as world leaders gather for the High-Level Event on the Millennium…
Read story- 22 Sep 2008
- Press Release
New UNFPA-Supported Initiative Expands Midwives’ Efforts to Save Women and Newborns
<p> <b>New York, 22 September 2008 —</b> UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) have launched a new initiative to tackle…
New UNFPA-Supported Initiative Expands Midwives’ Efforts to Save Women and…
<p> <b>New York, 22 September 2008 —</b> UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International…
Read story- 19 Sep 2008
- Media Advisory
Presidents of Chile, Findland and Tanzania Put Mother and Child Health on the Map
A special event during the United Nations High-level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals.
Presidents of Chile, Findland and Tanzania Put Mother and Child Health on the…
A special event during the United Nations High-level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals.
Read story- 12 Sep 2008
- Press Release
Haitian Women and Girls Require Life-Saving Assistance in the Wake of Severe Weather
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 September 2008</strong>—More than 800,000 people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Haiti in the wake…
Haitian Women and Girls Require Life-Saving Assistance in the Wake of Severe…
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 September 2008</strong>—More than 800,000…
Read story- 12 Aug 2008
- Statement
International Youth Day
<p>On International Youth Day, let us recognize the potential of youth in tackling the greatest challenges of our times.</p>
International Youth Day
<p>On International Youth Day, let us recognize the potential of youth in tackling the greatest challenges of our times.…
Read story- 06 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Girls and Young Women Face Double Vulnerability, and Double Efforts Needed to Protect Them
<p>Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Gill Greer, Director-General of IPPF, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, in…
Girls and Young Women Face Double Vulnerability, and Double Efforts Needed to…
<p>Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Gill Greer, Director-General…
Read story- 04 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Gender-based Violence, Both Cause and Consequence of HIV and AIDS
<p>Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Inés Alberdi, Executive Directors of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, respectively, co-chaired a…
Gender-based Violence, Both Cause and Consequence of HIV and AIDS
<p>Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Inés Alberdi, Executive Directors of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and of the…
Read story- 02 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Women's Participation is Key to Preventing HIV
<p>Women’s participation in decision-making is crucial to a more effective response to HIV and AIDS.</p>
Women's Participation is Key to Preventing HIV
<p>Women’s participation in decision-making is crucial to a more effective response to HIV and AIDS.</p>
Read story- 01 Aug 2008
- Press Release
Education: A 'Social Vaccine' to Prevent the Spread of HIV
<p>In the absence of medical vaccine to prevent HIV, we have to use sexuality education as a ‘social vaccine’, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population…
Education: A 'Social Vaccine' to Prevent the Spread of HIV
<p>In the absence of medical vaccine to prevent HIV, we have to use sexuality education as a ‘social vaccine’, Thoraya…
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