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FP2020 reports huge increase in modern contraceptive use
More than 8 million new users of modern contraception have been recorded globally since the ground-breaking 2012 London Summit on Family Planning. A... Read more
New global campaign against Female Genital Mutilation
NAIROBI, Kenya, 30 October 2014 — The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon today launched the Global Media Campaign against Female Genital... Read more
UN bestows honour on Kenya’s First Lady
Kenya — Kenya’s First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, has been named this year’s UN in Kenya Person of the Year, in honour of her efforts to improve... Read more
Helping girls to protect themselves
Lesotho’s high maternal mortality rate of 1155 per 100,000 live births and high HIV infection rates are cause for concern, said Dr. Julitta Onabanjo... Read more
Twelve-year-old girl champions against early pregnancy
MOCIMBOA DA PRAIA, Mozambique — Josefina, a 12-year-old girl living in Mozambique, wanted to leave school behind and become a mother. This was until... Read more
UNFPA partners with Amref Health Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 23, 2014 — The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA today reaffirmed its commitment to a partnership with Amref Health... Read more
UNFPA welcomes agreement on Chibok girls’ release
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes news of a ceasefire agreement that is expected to... Read more
Ebola wiping out gains in safe motherhood
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 16 October 2014 — As the world intensifies its response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the needs of pregnant women... Read more
Empowering adolescent girls: ending cycle of violence
Today on the International Day of the Girl Child, I join every person around the world who believes that adolescent girls should live free of... Read more
CONDOMIZE! targets cultural practices in Malawi
Malawi — UNFPA Malawi is incorporating the CONDOMIZE! campaign in deep-rooted and prominent cultural practices in the country in its quest to... Read more