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In Pakistan, empowering midwives to empower women
Aashu Tresa, 32, remembers when becoming a mother was a life-or-death proposition. When she was growing up, no one in her rural village, Misree Kolhi... Read more
Empower girls: before, during and after crises
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Girl Child
Just $8.39 per person could give women control over their fertility
By allowing and enabling women to choose whether and how many children to have, family planning gives women power.
No woman should die giving birth. Babies must survive and thrive: The urgent need to invest in family planning, maternal and newborn health care
UNFPA Asia-Pacific's crucial message on World Population Day.
Partnerships, empowerment and action: an essential services package to end violence against women and girls in Asia-Pacific
United Nations agencies convene over 100 partners from 12 countries for a landmark regional meeting to respond to gender-based violence
UNFPA mourns the passing away of Executive Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin
With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away... Read more
Estimated 75,000 pregnant women affected by floods in Pakistan
People seek shelter on higher ground after late monsoon rains caused widespread flooding across Pakistan's Punjab region, affecting more than 2.5 million people, including an estimated 75,000... Read more
UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan
Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in North Waziristan... Read more
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