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United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA Humanitarian Support to People in Need
UNFPA is providing reproductive health services and commodities during times of emergency to crisis-hit population through the limited health facilities in those areas. UNFPA’s support is also... Read more
United Nations Population Fund Presents the Newly Established National Population Policy to the Afghanistan Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development
On July 10, 2017 the Afghan Ministry of Economy with technical support from UNFPA – the United Nations Population Fund – presented the National Population Policy to the Afghanistan Parliamentary... Read more
United Nations Population Fund Introduced Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Four Provinces
Family planning is one of the key tools which can lift a nation out of poverty, drastically improve the health of the nation’s mothers, their children, improve the household economic situation and... Read more
UNFPA Trains Trainers on Police Sector Response to Gender-based Violence
UNFPA decentralized and cascaded the training on Gender-based Violence (GBV) of Police Sector to Master Trainers from 15 provinces, who will then replicate the training in each of their provinces. To... Read more
United Nations Population Fund Introduces Demographic Studies at Kabul University
UNFPA has long been working to strengthen the statistics system in Afghanistan and has conducted one of the largest surveys in the country, both in terms of sample size and coverage, i.e. the Socio-... Read more
Enhancing Population Development Issues at the Afghanistan Parliament
UNFPA works with the Afghan Parliament as the society’s bridge voicing population issues. Understanding the unique role of the Afghan Parliament in population development, and promoting data... Read more
PARTNERSHIPS, EMPOWERMENT AND ACTION: A MULTI-SECTORAL RESPONSE TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
United Nations agencies convene over 100 government and civil society partners from 12 countries for a landmark meeting in Bangkok to respond to gender-based violence Bangkok, June 28, 2017 –... Read more
Australia pledges significant additional support for UNFPA’s emergency humanitarian work in Afghanistan to save the lives of women and girls
Australia pledges significant additional support for UNFPA’s emergency humanitarian work in Afghanistan to save the lives of women and girls Two million Australian dollars to support crucial... Read more
UNFPA mourns the passing away of Executive Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin
UNITED NATIONS — With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He was... Read more
Newly Established Obstetric Fistula Centre Supported by UNFPA in Herat Treats 27 Afghan Mothers
Rehabilitated Lives, Returned Hope and Dignity