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More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million... Read more
MOWECP, ASEAN Secretariat and UNFPA Facilitate ASEAN Dialogue on Protecting Victims of Trafficking
Jakarta, 22 October 2013 – Human trafficking is a global crime that affects the most basic human rights of its victims. The United Nations Office on... Read more
Population Dynamics Affect Climate Change
Jakarta, 16 September 2013 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Urban and Regional Development Institute (URDI),... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director discusses Post-2015 Priorities at the UN General Assembly Special Forum organised by the Government of Indonesia
On 27 September 2013, the 68th United Nations General Assembly hosted a special panel discussion organized by Indonesian Government titled "... Read more
Statement on the International Day of the Girl Child
More girls are in school today than ever before. However, too many girls, especially the most marginalized, have never seen the inside of a... Read more
Statement on the International Day of Older Persons
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons under the theme, “The Future We Want: What Older Persons Are Saying”. Indeed, with 841... Read more
Ministry of Youth and Sports and United Nations to Collaborate on Youth Development in Indonesia
Jakarta, 12 September 2013 – The Minister for Youth and Sports, His Excellency Roy Suryo Notodiprodjo, has met on Tuesday with the UN Resident... Read more
World Humanitarian Day Message
Earlier this year, I met Muneera Sha’aban in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A 65-year-old midwife, Muneera retired years ago, but every day at... Read more
Indonesia Needs to Prepare for Population Ageing
Jakarta, 2 August 2013 – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) and... Read more
Report on the Commemoration of World Population Day 2013 Adolescent Pregnancy in Indonesia: a development issue
Yogyakarta, 10-11 July 2013: UNFPA commemorates World Population Day (WPD) on 11 July every year to raise awareness about different population issues... Read more