Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day. For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and grow peace and prosperity, to weave more threads of hope, the world needs to do more for inclusion. To go uncounted is to be made invisible and, as a result, left unserved. This contributes...

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 July 2024 – The laureates of the 2024 United Nations Population Award are the National Alliance to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child Marriage in Ethiopia in the institution category and H.E. Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, in the individual category.  The work of the National Alliance to End Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Ethiopia, established in 2012, has been a t...

Global Affairs Canada has pledged US$7.2 million to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to respond to severe humanitarian needs in 13 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The contribution will strengthen UNFPA’s sexual and reproductive health and rights efforts in the region over the next two years.