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Investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, pump billions into national economies
UNFPA State of World Population 2016 Investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, pump billions into national economies Girls are less likely than boys to complete... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin On the Occasion of the Launch of The State of World Population 2016
Welcome to the release of The State of World Population 2016, published by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. This year’s report is entitled, “10: How our future depends on a girl at this... Read more
10 facts about 10-year-old girls
The State of World Population 2016 10 facts about 10-year-old girls 1. There are approximately 60 million 10-year-old girls today. About 35 million of them live in countries with high levels of... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director's statement for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2016
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme poverty Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day for the Eradication of... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child
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... Read more
Statement attributable to Massimo Diana, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordination a.i. for Syria, and Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
The United Nations in Syria expresses its deep sorrow and mourning for the loss of life of humanitarian colleagues, struck by attacks last night while delivering life-saving assistance to civilians... Read more
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... Read more
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Youth Day
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of young people in... Read more
Saving the lives of Syrian women and adolescent girls
Across Syria, the biggest humanitarian and refugee crisis of our time in the region, the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA- Syria continues to... Read more