calendar_today 31 December 2013

UNFPA sends emergency support staff to CAR

Bangui, CAR- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) West and Central Africa Regional Office has deployed a high-level and technical emergency team to support its local office…

calendar_today 13 December 2013

Condomise campaign causes a storm at ICASA 2013

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, ICASA 2013 — “There is too much of a stigma around condoms. Young people need to protect themselves against HIV and Aids.” With these words, Bidia…

calendar_today 10 December 2013

Statement

The path to human-centred development

Full enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights can mean the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women and adolescent girls: the difference…

calendar_today 06 December 2013

Statement

His deep conviction, passion, humility and courage characterized everything he did

It is with deep sadness that I learned of the death of former South African President and anti-apartheid stalwart, Nelson Mandela. The world has lost a true statesman, a leader…

calendar_today 03 December 2013

UNFPA delivers women’s health services amid intercommunal clashes in Central African Rep.

The Central African Republic is facing since March 2013, its worst humanitarian crisis after the former coalition of rebels, Seleka, overthrew then President Francois Bozize…

calendar_today 01 December 2013

Zeroing in on women, youths' needs to achieve antiAIDS goals

The UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, acknowledged the significant progress made in reaching the goals of zero in the fight against HIV/AIDS, pointing out that…