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01 October 2016
Statement
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Day of Older Persons
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”. Indeed, with 841 million older…
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07 September 2016
Statement
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, …
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23 May 2016
Statement
Executive Director's Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and…
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05 May 2016
News
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 women, adolescent girls and…
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18 March 2016
News
RAISING SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION ON POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT TO NEW LEVEL IN SDGS ERA
BEIJING, 18 March 2016 – A new phase has been agreed for South-South Cooperation on Population and Development, aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and…
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04 March 2016
Statement
UN Joint Statement: Family Violence Law Takes a Historical Step forward for Children's and Women's Protection
Beijing – 4th March 2016 - The UN System in China welcomed the entering into force of the Family Violence Law on March 1, marking a significant step in…
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15 February 2016
Press Release
Let the Elderly Live Free of Violence and Abuse
On the occasion of celebrating the first national day of the elderly in China, one important commitment to make is to let the elderly live free of violence and abuse. This is a…
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01 February 2016
News
BOOST ACCESS, QUALITY OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN ASIA-PACIFIC, SAYS UNFPA REPORT
Bangkok，1 February 2016 - A new report from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, finds that more of the nearly one billion young people between 15 and 24 in the Asia and…
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01 January 2016
News
CONFRONTING DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMATIZATION TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS:STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN, ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2016
Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we recall its opening words: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights…
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