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World Environment Day 2022: Population, Environmental Protection, and the Demographic Dividend
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, UNFPA has joined UN agencies in support of the Protected Areas Forum, a week long conference hosted by the... Read more
World Menstrual Hygiene Day - End Period Poverty Now
For this year’s World Menstrual Hygiene Day, UNFPA in partnership with UNCDF, UNICEF and youth networks, hosted a series of Menstrual Hygiene Day... Read more
A Step Forward for Sexuality Education with New Learning Sessions
UNFPA is supporting the roll of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education curriculum nationally, and a recent workshop introduced key stakeholders to the... Read more
PNG Youth Unite in Support of Improved Family Planning
The Spotlight Initiative in Papua New Guinea is working with youth leaders and networks to improve adolescent’s access sexual and reproductive health... Read more
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula: Renewed Calls for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for All
In a country where just 56% of births are attended by a skilled professional, the incidence of obstetric fistula may be well above estimates. UNFPA... Read more
Protecting Families with Improved Health Information: International Day for Families 2022
Healthy families are the fundamental basis of PNG society. This is enshrined in both the constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights... Read more
100 Years Young: PNG Midwives Celebrate Centenary of the International Confederation of Midwives and Embrace Life-Saving Technologies
This year, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), which began as the International Midwives Union in Belgium, turns 100 years old. Since... Read more
Message on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022: ‘Gender equality and women’s empowerment today for a sustainable tomorrow’
‘Gender equality and women’s empowerment today for a sustainable tomorrow’ “As the world continues to battle and recover from the ongoing COVID-19... Read more
7 things you might not know about child marriage: #IDONT Valentine's Day Campaign 2022
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, romance and commitment – an occasion, perhaps, to get engaged or married. But for millions, what should be a... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2021
Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do As the world embarks on a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the fifth decade of the AIDS pandemic... Read more