calendar_today 21 October 2016

News

HOW OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON A GIRL AT THIS DECISIVE AGE. UNFPA WEIGHS UP NEW APPROACH TO PROTECT GIRLS.

Girls between the ages of 10 and 15 are still vulnerable to school dropout, early pregnancies and are subjected to domestic works, inviting new approaches to tackle the challenges

calendar_today 11 October 2016

Statement

Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2016 “Is anyone out there even thinking of…

calendar_today 30 September 2016

RESTORING THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN AFFECTED BY LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS IN GAKENKE DISTRICT

On May 7-8, 2016, Gakenke District was affected by a series of landslides that occurred in almost all sectors in the district. The landslides were triggered by torrential rains…

calendar_today 15 September 2016

‘I am proud to save lives of mothers’

Burcard Umuhoza, as young as 28 years of age, is a male midwife in Gisenyi district hospital in the Western province of Rwanda who has taken a personal oath to ensure motherhood…

calendar_today 19 August 2016

News

Message of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2016

This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone affected by crisis. We unite as one humanity. We share a common responsibility to…

calendar_today 19 August 2016

News

Investing in teenage girls

Rwanda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Population day on 31st July, 2016 in Gatsibo District, Eastern Province. This year’s World Population Day theme …

calendar_today 29 July 2016

News

Investing in teenage girls is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing.

“The new development agenda calls on us to leave no one behind. To reach those furthest behind, leaders and communities must focus on and stand up for the human rights of the most…

calendar_today 25 July 2016

News

Support Data production for planning and decision making

In UNFPA, it is our mandate and mission, in our modest means, to support countries in using population data for policies and programs.

calendar_today 15 July 2016

Women’s rights and access to sexual and reproductive health services - a path to sustainability

Prior to the 27th African Union Summit, Ministers and experts of gender from different countries in Africa convened in Kigali for the African Union high level panel to discuss…