About the organisation
Basic details : UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA Supports:
Reproductive health care for women and youth in more than 150 countries – which are home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population
The health of pregnant women, especially the 1 million who face life-threatening complications each month
Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
Training of thousands of health workers to help ensure at least 90 per cent of all childbirths are supervised by skilled attendants
Prevention of gender-based violence, which affects 1 in 3 women
Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls annually
Prevention of teen pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause of death for girls 15-19 years old
Efforts to end child marriage, which could affect an estimated 70 million girls over the next 5 years
Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to survivors of conflict and natural disaster
Censuses, data collection and analyses, which are essential for development planning
Mission : Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
Vision : UNFPA calls for the realization of reproductive rights for all and supports access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services – including voluntary family planning, maternal health care and comprehensive sexuality education.
Contact information
Website | https://www.unfpa.org/ |
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Address | New York, US |
Contact us for | General partnerships , Good case practice sharing , Opportunities for collaborations , Speaking opportunities |
Organisation main contact email | hq@unfpa.org |
People
Nadine Krysostan
Programme Coordination and Liaison Specialist at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Organisation
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Country
- Belgium
- Organisation
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) / UNFPA
- Country
- Senegal
- Organisation
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Initiatives
+1 initiatives
for internal use only
Resources
Alliance for Maternal Health Equality Manifesto
- Added on
- Aug-31-2018
Alliance for Maternal Health Equality Fact Sheet
- Added on
- Aug-31-2018
Maternal Mortality in Europe
- Added on
- Aug-31-2018