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15 May 2017
Press Release
Population and Development South-South Cooperation Centre of Excellence Launched in Beijing During the Belt and Road Forum
The Population and Development South-South Cooperation Center of Excellence was officially launched at the China Population and Development Research Center during the Belt and Road Forum for... Read more
5 May 2017
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day of the Midwife:Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life
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 of women each year... Read more
15 February 2017
News
UNFPA’s New Representative Commits Continued Support to China
Dr.Babatunde Ahonsi, the new Representative of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, presented his credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (MOFA) in Beijing on 15 February 2017.... Read more
10 December 2016
Statement
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. This principle is... Read more
1 December 2016
Opinion
Fast-track towards Ending the Aids Epidemic in China : New Cases of HIV are Entirely Avoidable
This year’s World AIDS Day’s theme, Hands Up for Prevention, reminds us that we still have work to do to reduce HIV transmission if we are to meet the global target set out in the UN Political... Read more
1 December 2016
Press Release
International Conference on Population Ageing and SDGs Held in Beijing
Dec. 1, 2016, Beijing—The International Conference on Population Ageing and the Sustainable Development Goals was convened today in Beijing to discuss the importance of population ageing in achieving... Read more
25 November 2016
Statement
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 by someone she knows. Moreover, millions of women... Read more
25 November 2016
News
A Long Fight Chinese Women's Odyssey to Escape Domestic Violence
LIUYANG, Hunan Province, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Ping, 43, considers her husband "very nice" simply because he doesn't beat her. Her first marriage was different. Zhou married her first husband in... Read more
16 November 2016
Statement
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
30 October 2016
Statement
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 Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, and to share with... Read more

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