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The International Network to Analyze, Communicate and Transform the Campaign against FGM/C (INTACT)
INTACT, managed by the Population Council, is an international group of researchers, scholars, and activists committed to bringing scientific evidence to bear on the campaign to end FGM/C. INTACT... Read more
Policymakers Recommit to Unfinished Agenda of Landmark Cairo Population Conference
ISTANBUL, 25 May 2012—Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD),... Read more
Maternal deaths halved in 20 years, but faster progress needed
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 16 May 2012 – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years,... Read more
Remembering and Honoring Our Mothers
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. My mother, Morenike Osotimehin, was a remarkable woman. A great entrepreneur, and an excellent wife to... Read more
Discrimination begins before birth
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The Tribune (India), 8 May 2012 - The poor gender ratio continues to challenge planners and experts... Read more
International Day of the Midwife! Read the Executive Director of UNFPA and the Secretary General of ICM's Statement for the 5th May 2012
Click here for the version in Arabic Click here for the version in English
Promises to Youth Remain Unfulfilled, New Report Says
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 23 April 2012—Urgent action is needed to protect and fulfill young people’s human rights, particularly their right to... Read more
Family Planning: Making the Fundamental Human Right a Reality
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
Family Planning: Making the Fundamental Human Right a Reality
By Dr. Osotimehin, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The United Kingdom government of David Cameron and the Bill and... Read more
International Women’s Day Celebration in Egypt
Cairo, 10 March 2012 - UNFPA participated in the 101st International Women’s Day celebration at the Cairo Opera House. The evening was organized by UN Women, CARE and the Gender and Development... Read more