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Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against... Read more
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more
UNFPA alongside its beneficiaries to warn against Covid-19
On Friday April 10th, 2020, UNFPA organized dignity kits distribution to 350 vulnerable women and girls of reproductive age quarantined in Makombe... Read more
Celebration of ICPD 25th Anniversary in Burundi
"I had a very bad company and my two great friends fell pregnant early; I was scared, I did not want to live the same experience, "shared... Read more
25 Years of ICPD, what's changed in Burundi? Parliamentarians discussed on it
The United Nations Population Fund has organized with the Burundi Parliament a debate to analyze the implementation of the commitments of the... Read more
People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference... Read more
After 40 years of suffering and shame because of fistula, finally a respite
"For 40 years, I lived with obstetric fistula and that's all I got from life," shares with tears Marguerite Sinzobakwira, a 63-year-... Read more
The Nairobi Summit to Advance the ICPD Programme of Action
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019—The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced the... Read more
When UNFPA saves lives in synergy with other UN Agencies in Burundi
In order to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled, UNFPA... Read more
Respect young people's rights and reap the demographic dividend - State of World Population 2018 launch in Africa
If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women... Read more