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20 July 2016
Statement
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY
The international community has committed to a new sustainable development agenda built on the principles of equity and human rights. A central objective of the Sustainable…
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04 June 2016
Press Release
UNFPA – The United Nations Population Fund Partners with Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs to Develop a National Action Plan to Eliminate Early and Child Marriage
Kabul 04 June 2016 – UNFPA, Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan organized a…
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01 June 2016
Press Release
“Ending Fistula within a Generation” International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Kabul 1 June 2016–On the commemoration of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (OF) Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Afghanistan Society of Obstetricians and…
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23 May 2016
News
Ending fistula within a generation
Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United…
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10 May 2016
News
Central Statistics Organization of Afghanistan Launches Highlights of the Results of Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey for Takhar Province
Kabul - May 10, 2016 – Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan launched the highlights of the results of Takhar Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey (SDES) at…
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05 May 2016
News
In a remote mountain village, a UNFPA-supported community midwife successfully delivers quadruplets
It was midnight in the remote Afghanistan village of Balakoh. Thirty seven year old Zainab was in her tenth hour of labour. With every passing hour the agony increased,…
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05 May 2016
Statement
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
Statement
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04 May 2016
Press Release
International Day of the Midwife “Women and Newborns: the Heart of Midwifery”
Press Release
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04 May 2016
Press Release
International Day of the Midwife “Women and Newborns: the Heart of Midwifery”
Joint Press Release
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