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Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?
Twenty-five years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the health and rights of... Read more
Algeria celebrates the World Population Day
The Ministry of Health and UNFPA organized a joint event to celebrate WPD on 11 July at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). The event’s theme was ‘25 years after the ICPD: Accelerating... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls
“I have met many women who have suffered tremendously during labour,” said Dr. Kenza Aden, a general practitioner in Djibouti. This is because most of her patients – like about 78 per cent of girls... Read more
Meet the woman protecting women in Yemen
SANA'A, Yemen – Bushra was only 14 years old when her family arranged a child marriage to an older man, and a year later she became pregnant. She was a mother of six when her husband lost his job.... Read more
UNFPA Algeria and MOH: Media information workshop about the ICPD 25
June 11th, the Directorate of Population at the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, has organized jointly with UNFPA Algeria Office, a media information workshop about the... Read more
Four reasons menstruation is a human rights issue
Over a woman’s lifetime, she could easily spend three to eight years menstruating. Misconceptions and mismanagement of menstruation can hamper women’s ability to exercise some of their basic human... Read more
The Youth Forum in the Arab Region 2019: Call for youth participation
The Youth Forum in the Arab Region 2019 Tunis, Tunisia, 20-22 August, 2019 CALL FOR YOUTH PARTICPATION Deadline: 09 June 2019 (17:00 pm GMT+2/ Cairo Time) * UNFPA and its partners in collaboration... Read more
A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq
DOMIZ 2, Iraq – “I never thought I would have to start over,” Nermin* told UNFPA from Domiz 2 Camp in Iraq. She was 21 when she was uprooted from her hometown in Qamishli by the horrors of the... Read more
Three reasons why the ICPD matters to you
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place in Cairo in 1994. 179 world leaders reached a consensus and adopted a programme of action, which enshrined individual... Read more