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  • Bill & Melinda Gates, Asian Parliamentary Group, Win 2010 United Nations Population Award

    10 March 2010

    UNITED NATIONS, New York — Bill and Melinda Gates and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development have won this year’s United Nations Population Award. Announced here today, the Award is given annually to individuals and institutions for outstanding work in population and in improving the health of individuals.

  • Sadness and Optimism Mark International Women's Day Celebration in Haiti

    09 March 2010

    PORT-AU-PRINCE — “There was sadness, but also songs of joy and a strong commitment to rebuild Haiti,” said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, after attending an International Women’s Day celebration on the grounds of the Haitian Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Port-au-Prince, the country’s earthquake-ravaged capital.

  • UNFPA Supports Health Services for Resettled Women in Northern Sri Lanka

    09 March 2010

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  — Getting proper health care is a challenge for thousands of Sri Lankans who have recently gone home to former conflict zones. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is stepping up its support for the health and safety of women and girls who are returning, particularly those who are pregnant.
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State of World Population 2009

Facing a changing world: women, population and climate

The whole world has been talking about carbon credits, carbon trading and emissions targets. But not enough has been said about the people whose activities contribute to those emissions or about those who will be most affected by climate change, especially women.

Expert Recommendations

Reducing Inequities in Access to Family Planning

Addressing Gender-based Violence This brochure reflects a consensus of 40 international experts on how to reduce inequities in access to family planning and other sexual and reproductive health services, particularly for disadvantaged populations.

Making Gender Equality a Reality

Ongoing Campaign

Events

23 - 26 February 2010, New York
United Nations Statistical Commission, 41st session

1 - 12 March 2010, New York
Beijing + 15 Review and appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action by the UN General Assembly

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New analysis

Adding It Up
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Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70 per cent and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if the world doubled investment in family planning and pregnancy-related care.

Youth Report: Young People and Climate Change

At the Frontier
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Seven young people from seven different countries describe how they cope with the challenges of living in a changing environment.

New Web Module

Supplies Save Lives
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Learn more about the critical role that supplies play in ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health care.

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International Women's Day Message

On International Women's Day, let us pay tribute to all women worldwide who contribute so much to the well-being of their families, communities and nations.
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9min 21 sec. Feb 2010
Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Examines the practice of FGM/C and strategies employed by UNFPA and UNICEF to encourage communities to abandon it.

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6 min 13 sec Nov 2009
Exhibition: Engaging Men for Positive Change

The theme is gender equality, particularly to engage men & boys in achieving & welcoming increased gender equality globally. Note: This video is without sound

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3 min 38 sec Feb 2010
Internally Displaced in Pakistan

Mothers displaced by conflict in Pakistan receive life-saving care in well-equipped maternity clinics.

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