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17 September 2018
Press Release
MANILA, Philippines, 17 September 2018— Typhoon Mangkhut (locally known as Ompong) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on 12 September. The storm’s strong rains and gusty winds... Read more
29 August 2018
News
Despite an end to the conflict in Marawi, Philippines, humanitarian needs remain for women and girls
MARAWI, Philippines – In a sweltering tent at a rain-beaten evacuation centre in conflict-scarred Marawi city, Aslima Tawacal, 35, carefully safeguards the medicines she has just received from a... Read more
19 August 2018
News
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on
World Humanitarian Day 2018
Women and girls uprooted by war or disaster are at heightened risk of rape, exploitation and abuse. Yet... Read more
11 August 2018
Statement
Let’s Put Young People at the Centre
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on
International Youth Day 2018
We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and make good on... Read more
11 July 2018
News
Fifty years ago, the world declared family planning to be a basic human right. On May 13, 1968, at the International Conference on Human Rights in Iran, the global community affirmed that, and I... Read more
9 July 2018
News
LAGUNA, Philippines – “I used to believe that jumping after sex prevented pregnancy,” said Phoebe Tamondong, 25, a human resources assistant at Daiwa Seiko Philippines Corp. in Laguna, Philippines.... Read more
21 June 2018
News
MANILA, Philippines— The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Commission on Population (POPCOM), supported by UNFPA, the United... Read more
19 June 2018
News
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
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Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
“The Plight and Rights of Children Born of War”
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat... Read more
17 May 2018
Statement
On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, stands with all members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)... Read more
10 May 2018
News
ISABELA, Philippines – Gathering in a light green painted basketball court, surrounded by coconut and banana trees, 24-year-old Joan Calamayan and 50 other young women wanted to learn about family... Read more