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A Long Fight Chinese Women's Odyssey to Escape Domestic Violence
By Xinhua writers Wang Aihua, Ding Chunyu LIUYANG, Hunan Province, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Ping, 43, considers her husband "very nice"... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin,on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: Empowering Women and Girls Requires Renewed Efforts to End Violence and Harmful Practices
This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated... Read more
Speech by UNFPA China Assistant Representative Mr. Peng Jiong at the 7th China Maternal and Child Health Development Forum
Distinguished Mr. Zhang Wenkang, Lifelong Honorary President of CMCHA, Distinguished Mr. Chen Ziquan, President of CMCHA, Distinguished Mr. Wang Canping, Deputy Director of Health and Family... Read more
Keynote Address at The Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Aging & Health by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director
It is my great honor and pleasure to deliver this address at the Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Aging & Health, representing UNFPA Executive... Read more
Youth Participation Crucial in Development: Launch of UN China "Imagine 2030" Campaign for Youth in China
As part of the United Nations Day celebration, the launch ceremony for youth online campaign UN China “Imagine 2030” was held today at the United... Read more
Investing in 10-year-old Girls Could Yield Huge Demographic Dividend, Pump Billions into National Economies
• Girls are less likely than boys to complete schooling and more likely to face forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other... Read more
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India.
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on International Day of Older Persons: the Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge. To ensure that... Read more
Remarks of Ms. Soyoltuya Bayaraa, UNFPA China Representative A. I. at the High-level Forum on Midwifery Development in China
Distinguished Mr. Zhang Wenkang, President of the China Maternal and Child Health Association, Ms. Frances Day-Stirk, President of the International Confederation of Midwives, Dr. Zhan Qimin,... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on International Day of the Midwife 2016
On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, salutes the contribution of midwives to saving the lives of... Read more