calendar_today 24 November 2016

Statement

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA

Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations…

calendar_today 25 October 2016

Statement

Message on UN staff day

I wish all United Nations personnel and their families a Happy Staff Day. I am delighted that today, we bring back a tradition that began in 1953. It is a chance for staff to…

calendar_today 20 October 2016

State of World Population 2016

State of World Population 2016

calendar_today 11 October 2016

Statement

Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era

Girl's day

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Statement

Message for World Population Day 2016

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNFPA Executive Director 11…

calendar_today 08 July 2016

World Population Day 2016. Give teenage girls a voice!

11 July, 2016 – in 2016 the theme for the World Population Day is “Investing in teenage girls”. On this day, United Nations Population Fund UNFPA…

calendar_today 04 July 2016

World Population Day 2016

In many countries, a girl who reaches puberty is deemed by her family and community as ready for marriage, pregnancy and childbirth. She may be married off and forced to leave…