calendar_today 24 March 2016

A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd

During the 60th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), UNFPA announced that it was appointing actor and activist Ashley Judd as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for the Empowerment of…

calendar_today 17 March 2016

The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

“When I was 12-years old, my family organized a ceremony to transition my sisters and myself to become women,” says Kakenya Ntaiya, a member of Kenya’s Maasai tribe. “I was first…

calendar_today 16 March 2016

Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

“When there is armed conflict, it is often more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier,” said Susana Camarero Benitez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Social Services,…

calendar_today 10 March 2016

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on family planning and Zika virus

Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly urges governments and all other partners to provide…

calendar_today 08 March 2016

5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan

When Mohammad and Kholoud Suliman were told that their infant daughter was the 5000th baby born at the UNFPA-supported women’s clinic in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp, they…

calendar_today 26 February 2016

Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

Daniela Souza Batista, age 32, was in her third month of pregnancy when she first noticed she had symptoms of Zika virus. It was late spring 2015, early in the Zika outbreak and…

calendar_today 18 February 2016

Report from Yemen: Transforming the lives of women in a conflict zone

The nearly year-old conflict in Yemen has now embroiled 21 of the country’s 22 governorates, civilian casualties are increasingly common, food is in short supply and many…