"UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND - UNFPA"

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, concluded an official 3-day mission to Fiji, which commenced on 24 April and included visiting Makoi Maternity Unit in Suva, and Nabavatu Village in Vanua Levu. UNFPA

Population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates, according to the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population report, released today. UNIFEED/FILE

The 56th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development is happening this week in New York to discuss the theme “Population, education and sustainable development.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Florence Bauer, said the needs in earthquake affected areas in Türkiye are, “tremendous,” and noted that “it's women and girls that are always the most affected.” UNIFEED

On International Women’s Day, participants gathered at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and their essential contributions to the sustainable development of the 46 Least Developed Countries. UNIFEED

A United Nations interagency mission visited Idlib Governorate, Syria, to assess needs and distribute aid. OCHA

One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warns of the war’s continuing devastating impacts on women and girls. UNFPA

A United Nations interagency mission visited a hospital and clinics supported by the Syria Relief and Development (SRD) NGO in earthquake affected North-West Syria. OCHA

Four babies were born via C-section at the UNFPA-supported Al Fardous Hospital in Daret Azza City, located in the rebel-held Jebel Saman district in Aleppo Governorate, shortly after the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. UNFPA

According to the United Nations Population Fund, an estimated 133,000 pregnant women have been impacted by the earthquake across Syria. UNFPA