Give World's Poorest Women Control Over Sex, Birth, to Cut Inequality: UN

... poverty by 2030, the United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA, said on Tuesday ( ... , UNFPA said in its annual flagship 'State of World Population' ... , with the United States, one of UNFPA's top donors ... million women in developing nations cannot get access to ...

Millions of Improved Homes Needed in Myanmar to Cut Disaster Risk: UN

... during natural disasters, the United Nations said Friday (11/08). ... quarter of Myanmar's population, live in houses built ... the government and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) showed. Some 3.8 ... worldwide, according to the United Nations. Myanmar is prone to ...

Mothers and Babies at Risk Amid Critical Midwives' Shortage in South Sudan

... children, according to the United Nations. The UN said this ... 2011, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Still, less than 10 ... birth safely, according to UNFPA. Midwives can provide the ... the northern Warrap state. UNFPA estimates a shortfall of ...

Ensuring Economic Prosperity Through Comprehensive Sexuality Education: a Crucial Challenge for Asean

... Population and Development, the ICPD, which serves as the foundation for UNFPA ... no one behind. We at UNFPA Asia-Pacific are seeking partnerships ... Asia-Pacific Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). He was a speaker on ...

Myanmar Trains Midwives to Tackle Maternal Death Rate

... from services benefiting the general population to the army. The government ... is being supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which says Myanmar must tackle ... Aye, assistant representative to the Fund. Reuters

For Refugee Women, Periods a Dangerous, Shameful Time

... , a humanitarian chief at the United Nations population fund, or Unfpa. "It has a dramatic ... makers are men," Daniels from UNFPA said. "It's getting better ...

Investing in Girls Could Unlock Billions of Dollars for National Economies: UN Agency

... help their families financially, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in a report. It ... Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of UNFPA, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation ... from political leaders worldwide." UNFPA said girls were less likely ...

Brazil's Olympic Legacy: Teenage Girls Tackle Taboos Through Sport

... project manager at the United Nations' women's agency, told ... most of Rio's population would not benefit from ... younger, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Teen pregnancy affects young ... said Anna Cunha, a UNFPA program officer. Experts link ...

Ebola Lessons Spur on Sierra Leone's Fight Against Maternal Deaths

... The government and the United Nations say they have learnt ... midwife adviser for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) told the Thomson Reuters ... doctors to care for a population of seven million people ... because, unlike other African nations, Sierra Leone did not ...

Islam and Family Planning in Indonesia: Force for Good or Obstacle to Change?

... , the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), told the Jakarta Globe in ... democracy with an overwhelmingly young population of over 250 million souls ...  of Islam Indonesia's National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN ...