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UNFPA West and Central Africa Director launches World Population Report in Gabon, arrives in Sao Tome and Principe
Dakar, Senegal/ Libreville, Gabon, 20 April 2023- The United Nations Population Fund Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Ms. Argentina... Read more
UNFPA report identifies rising population anxiety, urges radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics
New York, 19 April 2023 – New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising,... Read more
West and Central Africa Regional workshop on the Handbook for coordinating GBV interventions in emergencies
The REGA team for West and Central Africa in collaboration with the UNFPA Humanitarian Response Division (HRD) and the UNFPA regional office for West... Read more
"Keeping girls in school in the context of climate fragility: challenges and impact on sustainable development"
New York City, April 14th, 2023: On the margins of the United Nations 56th session of the Commission on Population and Development, the Government of... Read more
Endorsement Ceremony of the West and Central Africa Commitment for Educated, Healthy and Thriving Adolescents and Young People
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – Ministers of Education and Health from the 24 countries of West and Central Africa (WCA) gathered on 6 April 2023 at... Read more
UNFPA welcomes high-level commitment for Educated, Healthy and Thriving Adolescents and Young People in West and Central Africa
Dakar, Senegal, 6 April 2023- The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office welcomes the high-level Ministerial... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. Most of... Read more
UNFPA Supplies Partnership Programme Regional Meeting ends in Senegal
The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office, in partnership with the UNFPA Commodity Security Branch, Technical... Read more
UNFPA's West and Central Africa Director concludes weeklong working visit to Guinea-Bissau
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau/Dakar, Senegal- The United Nations Population Fund- (UNFPA) Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Ms. Argentina... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023
Women and girls, in all their diversities, have the fundamental right to live free from violence and to have agency over their bodies and lives, both... Read more