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Youth as Active Partners in Making Bhubaneswar Socially Smart
4th August 2017, Bhubaneswar: Under the citizen connect programme of the Bhubaneswar Smart City plan, a workshop on “Youth Connect” was organised by... Read more
UNFPA Appeals to World Community for Women, Young People
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 21 July 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing for $308 million to deliver life-saving work in 2017 to support about 38 million people, including more... Read more
Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
Every day, vulnerable women, especially those who are poor and are refugees, face social, economic and geographic obstacles to voluntary family planning services and information. Fifty years ago... Read more
HOW MUCH DO WE CARE FOR OUR ELDERS?
19th June 2017, New Delhi - UNFPA India today released “Caring for our elders: Early Responses India Ageing Report 2017” at the India Habitat Centre... Read more
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He was 68 years old. “... Read more
For thousands of tribal girls in MP, a project called ‘Samriddhi’
Madhya Pradesh, 5th May 2017: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and SBI Foundation, today launched Samridhhi in Chattarpur District of... Read more
Ashley Judd, Hollywood actor and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, to meet thousands of tribal girls and boys in Odisha
Ashley Judd, the global goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and popular Hollywood actor, is in India. Ashley Judd is a strong promoter of rights of girls and women. ... Read more
10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world
Tragedies have been dominating the headlines. War and persecution achieved a terrible new milestone this year effective women and children around the world. Millions of girls are still trapped in a... Read more
HIV prevention goes beyond access to services – it’s about more inclusive societies
It is past time to get serious about HIV prevention. We cannot hope to end the AIDS epidemic when every day almost 6,000 people are infected with HIV. Progress on prevention has stagnated. Since 2010... Read more
Promoting a Socially Smart Bhubaneswar
18 November 2016, Bhubaneswar: Exactly a month after Member States of the United Nations met at Quito, in Ecuador, to adopt the ‘New Urban Agenda’, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited has signed an... Read more