Investing in Midwifery Pays

United Nations, New York -- Urgent action is needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health before the target year of 2015, and investing in human resources for health, especially midwifery, is one the soundest investments a country can make to accelerate progress, state UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, and ICM Secretary-General, Agneta S. Bridges, on the International Day of Midwife.  

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Promise to Youth Remain Unfulfilled, New Report Says

United Nations, New York -- Urgent action is needed to protect and fulfill young people’s human rights, particularly their right to sexual and reproductive health. Only then would they be able to fully contribute to the development of their countries, according to a new United Nations report. 

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Sharing the Results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census

The right policies and programmes to promote equity cannot be planned
without knowing first where the equity gaps are, said the UN Resident
Coordinator, Mr. El- Mostafa Benlamlih. "Therefore, getting the data and
analyzing it is instrumental to not only developing appropriate
interventions, but to also measure if we are on track to achieving them.
Evidence based policy making, which is key to promoting equity, depends
entirely on obtaining and analyzing the right data."


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Advocacy Visit to Papua

Jayapura - On 15 February 2012, UNFPA Representative, Mr. Jose Ferraris led a team from Jakarta and  Field Coordination Office  in Jayapura to undertake an advocacy visit to the Governments of Papua Province and Jayapura regency. Read

Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty

Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty
Message of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director, for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012

Today, on International Women’s Day, UNFPA renews its commitment to gender equality and human rights and dignity.

Many rural women have limited autonomy and low status, which puts them at increased risk of hunger, gender-based violence and other human rights violations. Advancing rural women’s political, social and economic status are vital ends in themselves as well as critical strategies to eradicate poverty, promote women’s rights and pave the way for sustainable development.

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