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28 April 2020
Press Release

New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more

27 April 2020
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We Care

Through the WeCare initiative, services such as free travel assistance – including to and from health care facilities - are being provided to these... Read more

14 January 2020
News
Umang Adolescent Helpline Launch

The Umang Adolescent Helpline Launch in Madhya Pradesh

14425 – that’s the helpline number that will now have a friendly voice on the other side, to respond to a lot of questions young people in Madhya Pradesh had, that went unanswered earlier. Launched... Read more

15 November 2019
Press Release

Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls

It mobilized more than 1,200 commitments from around the world, including billions of dollars in pledges from public and private sector partners.

24 October 2019
News

India Gears Up For The Nairobi Summit

Various ICPD stakeholders came together in New Delhi on October 18, 2019. The event was convened by UNFPA to take stock of India's progress and... Read more

22 October 2019
News

Onward to Nairobi: Youth Participants Exchange Ideas Ahead Of The Summit

To familiarise young people with the ICPD agenda and build momentum for the Nairobi Summit, UNFPA organised a youth consultation in New Delhi on... Read more

9 October 2019
News

Monitoring Family Planning: Exploring New Indicators to Ensure Rights and Choices for All

UNFPA and USAID organised a one day consultation in Delhi to explore new indicators that could strengthen the monitoring of India's family... Read more

11 July 2019
News

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.

10 April 2019
Press Release

World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report

The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own futures. But... Read more

8 March 2019
News

Launch of an edutainment radio channel to address child marriage in Rajasthan

Marking International Women’s Day, the Government of Rajasthan and UNFPA launched a cloud-telephony based, radio channel Naubat Baaja to address issues of wellbeing, empowerment and health of... Read more

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