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12 August 2012
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Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, International Youth Day
Today, we celebrate the world's 1.8 billion young people. And we pause to consider that 43 per cent of the world's population is under the age of 25-a figure that rises…
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12 August 2012
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Secretary General's Message on International Youth Day 2012
Today's generation of youth -- the largest the world has ever known, and the vast majority of whom live in developing countries -- has unprecedented potential to advance the…
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10 July 2012
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UNFPA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY 2012
Giving birth is typically the most joyful moment in a woman's life. Yet, this very process takes the life of so many women worldwide. Every day, some 800 women die in…
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10 July 2012
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THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY 11 July 2012
The world's population has more than tripled since the United Nations was created in 1945, and keeps growing. With more than 7 billion people now inhabiting the planet, we…
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29 June 2012
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Dhiraagu Broadband Roadrace
About 30 June 2012, more than 2,500 people took part in this year's local social awareness event Dhiraagu Broadband Road Race "Run Against Domestic Violence and Child…
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11 April 2012
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UN MALDIVES PRESS RELEASE- PASSAGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL
UN Maldives Press Release on Passage of Domestic Violence Bill.Pdf
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08 March 2012
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Message of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director, for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012
Empower Rural Women - End Hunger and Poverty Message of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director, for International Women's Day, 8 March 2012
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26 October 2011
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PRESS RELEASE - STATE OF THE WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2011
Additional Investments in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Empowerment of Women Needed as World Population Tops 7 Billion, States UNFPA Report Every person should enjoy equal…
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23 October 2011
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Call for Proposals - NGO participation to promote and protect young people’s sexual and reproductive health on the World AIDS Day
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal…
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