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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,... Read more
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Statement by United Nations Secretary-General on the death of Babatunde Osotimehin
Statement of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere condolences... Read more
UNFPA ON STANDBY TO PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TO JUST-FREED CHIBOK GIRLS
ABUJA, 7 May 2017 - UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the release of an additional 82 Chibok girls who were abducted by the Boko... Read more
Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world over. This... 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 want and fear, without discrimination. Gender equality is... Read more
Nigerian Actress, Stephanie Linus named UNFPA Regional Goodwill Ambassador for West and Central Africa
DAKAR/LAGOS, 8 March 2017 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today appointed Nigerian actress and activist, Stephanie Linus as the UNFPA Regional Goodwill Ambassador for West and Central... Read more
Cameroon: Empowering youth to achieve social cohesion
Maroua, Cameroon- "My village was attacked by Boko Haram. They killed my uncle and all the men. Women and children were spared.” Sylvie Tokofi... Read more
UNFPA Nigeria gets funding support from KOICA as Humanitarian Grant for Borno State, Nigeria, Epicentre of Chad Basin Crisis
ABUJA 21 February 2017-UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has received $500,000 Thousand as grant from the Korean Republic International... Read more
Much more needed in family planning to achieve Africa’s development goals
ADDIS ABABA, 31 January 2017: Africa cannot attain vital goals in continental and global development agendas without ensuring access to voluntary... Read more