calendar_today 01 October 2016

International Day of Older Persons - Taking a stand against ageism

In observing International Day of Older Persons today, October 1, the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, calls for a collective effort to ensure all persons age with dignity…

calendar_today 23 September 2016

Centralizing unique needs of women, girls in human crisis response

For Pacific island nations and her people, the evolving climatic realities now heavily influenced by a much warmer planet than we found it, is a stark reminder that at the end of…

calendar_today 30 August 2016

Power of numbers: Using data to better address violence against women

Exciting times lie ahead as the Asia and the Pacific region with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)…

calendar_today 19 August 2016

Life-saving services critical in humanitarian response

Today, World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Population Fund reminds us as individuals, as communities and or as nations as a whole, that life-saving services in humanitarian…

calendar_today 15 August 2016

Creating an enabling environment for girls' empowerment

Like most of his contemporaries, 19-year-old Avikesh Kumar has yet to declare with certainty what he sees himself doing in 20 years: he knows he does not want to be a politician…

calendar_today 12 August 2016

Statement

Youth critical for success of sustainable development goals

UNFPA Pacific, Suva (August 12, 2016) - The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, today marks a double celebration: it is International Youth Day and it joins the Pacific…

calendar_today 01 August 2016

Be curious, to be agents of change

Curiosity can be the progeny of a positive and empowering journey for individuals, particularly teenagers. Regardless of our gender or age or circumstances, questioning…