You are here
News
Violence against women has no basis in Islam, says head of Kosovo's Islamic community at UNFPA roundtable
It is the responsibility of religious leaders to ensure that the Quran, the holy book of Islam, is correctly interpreted, Mufti Naim Ternava, the head of Kosovo’s Islamic Community, said at a UNFPA... Read more
Health officials develop action plans to ensure universal access to modern contraceptives at UNFPA meetings
ISTANBUL – Health ministry officials and civil society representatives from 19 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia developed action plans for introducing a “total market approach” to... Read more
UNFPA works to engage young people in post-2015 development agenda dialogue in Kazakhstan
As the national consultations in Kazakhstan on the post-2015 development agenda are drawing to a close, UNFPA increased its efforts to engage young people in the process. In a lecture for students at... Read more
Sexuality education is key for improving sexual and reproductive health, experts say at UNFPA meeting
BUCHAREST – Sexuality education in schools is key for improving sexual and reproductive health in the region, experts said at a two-day regional meeting organized by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)... Read more
New ways to ensure full access to modern contraceptives discussed at regional UNFPA meeting in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO – Government and civil society representatives from eight South-eastern European countries gathered in Sarajevo today for a meeting convened by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), together with... Read more
UNFPA head appeals to the international community to step up assistance to those displaced by Syrian conflict
AMMAN - The international community should urgently increase its support to refugees and displaced persons fleeing the Syrian crisis, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United... Read more
Stronger commitment needed to reduce inequality, reverse social exclusion, experts say at UNFPA meeting
BELGRADE – Stronger commitment is needed to reduce inequality and reverse the social exclusion of disadvantaged groups, experts said at a two-day regional meeting organized by the UN Population Fund... Read more
Nearly one in twenty teenage girls is married in Kazakhstan, new UNFPA-supported survey finds
Kazakhstan’s child marriage rate stands at 4.5 percent, according to the latest Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey published by the country’s Agency of Statistics, UNICEF and UNFPA. This means that... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director to visit Syrian refugee camp in Turkey
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is visiting a camp for refugees from Syria near the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep on 13 April. Dr.... Read more
With UNFPA assistance, Kyrgyzstan’s Talas region reduces maternal mortality to zero
For the first time since independence in 1991, one of Kyrgyzstan’s regions succeeded in reducing maternal mortality to zero: in the north-western Talas region, not a single woman died during 2012... Read more