calendar_today 01 January 2015

Midwives Critical in Maternal and Newborn Care

The United Nations Population Fund called for greater investments in enhancing the capacities of midwives and in expanding the reach of their services as the world observed the…

calendar_today 02 December 2014

Crisis-Affected Communities Receive More Support from UNFPA

Zamboanga City, December 2, 2014 – More than a year after the Zamboanga siege in 2013, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund continues to support the restoration of…

calendar_today 18 November 2014

World’s 1.8 Billion Young Can Propel Socioeconomic Development

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 November 2014—Developing countries with large youth populations could see their economies soar, provided they invest heavily in young people…

calendar_today 11 November 2014

Ensuring Safe Births Amidst the Tragedy of Yolanda

It has been a year since typhoon Yolanda’s devastation but Dr. Lilia Daguinod, chief of the Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, will never forget the…

calendar_today 08 November 2014

Access to Rh Services Better in Yolanda Areas, Needs to be Sustained

Progress in restoring access to reproductive health services following the massive destruction of facilities caused by Typhoon Yolanda has been remarkable but efforts should be…

calendar_today 17 September 2014

Completing a Community-Initiated Birthing Facility

Sitio Gawasan is three to four hours on foot to the Barangay Bentangan Health Center. Roads are rough and access is only via walking or a bumpy ride on a motorcycle through wide,…

calendar_today 22 August 2014

Statement

Keynote Message on the Launching of the Rafael M. Salas Lecture Series on Population and Development

Full text of the Keynote Message delivered by UNFPA Country Representative Klaus Beck at the launch of Rafael M. Salas Lecture Series on Population and Development at University…