calendar_today 11 July 2017

Statement

Message for World Population Day 2017 by Klaus Beck, Country Representative

Happy World Population Day to all! UNFPA is pleased to celebrate this day with all of you. We thank the Commission on Population led by its Executive Director, Dr. Jeepy…

calendar_today 07 July 2017

Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

CAVITE, Philippines – Seven months ago, Mae Esparcia, 30, gave birth to her first child, Maria Carmen. After her delivery, Ms. Esparcia, a garments factory worker at Hamlin…

calendar_today 03 July 2017

Violence in Marawi displaces thousands of pregnant women and new mothers

ILIGAN, Philippines – Nineteen-year-old Tarhata Mostare gave birth to her third child at home on 23 May – the same day fighting erupted between government forces and…

calendar_today 15 June 2017

PH Government committed to SRH services in emergencies

Philippine Government showed its resolve to fully implement the MISP for SRH with the signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular.

calendar_today 09 June 2017

Press Release

UNFPA partners with tech startup Vende to raise awareness of violence against women

MANILA, Philippines — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Vende Pte. Ltd. have entered into an agreement to raise awareness of violence against women in the…

calendar_today 05 June 2017

Press Release

UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director

UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at…

calendar_today 23 May 2017

Statement

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Over the past year, I followed the total transformation of two women’s lives. Alice, from Malawi, was successfully treated for obstetric fistula at the age of 83,…

calendar_today 15 May 2017

Youth, Peace and Security - Asia-Pacific Consultation

Across Asia and the Pacific violent conflict and extremism continue to pose serious challenges to sustainable development and security. Since 1992, 26 subnational conflicts have…

calendar_today 05 May 2017

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day of the Midwife

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions…