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Youth potential to transform our world: there is no plan B
When Joe Kalo was the Vanuatu country officer for a United Nations Population Fund Adolescent Reproductive Health project 10 years ago, he had to learn advocacy on his feet - and as we celebrate... Read more
People-centered development goals discussed in Pacific dialogue
UNFPA Pacific, Auckland, NZ (April 09, 2015) - Ministerial and senior Government officials of Pacific island countries are in Auckland (New Zealand) this week for the first regional gathering... Read more
The people's agenda - an article on sustainable development goals
THIS week is historical, not only in the development sector but for humanity as a whole but in particular in terms of concrete agreement that people are primarily responsible for the fundamental... Read more
Ensure protection of women’s dignity and rights in humanitarian response
UNFPA Pacific, Suva (Fiji) July 11, 2015 - In commemorating World Population Day today, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for increased specificity to women and girls particularly... Read more
Enhancing partnerships and skills for better reproductive health results
THIS week, about 400 professionals in the area of sexual and reproductive health are in Suva for the 11th Pacific Society for Reproductive Health Conference which, in its various activities that... Read more
"Our" issues - sharing the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights responsibility
Every now and then, the New Zealand Parliamentarian's Group on Population and Development (NZPPD) will have an open hearing, which the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific Sub-Regional... Read more
Bridging the humanitarian and development gap
Projections indicate 45 villages of the 800 coastal communities affected by the impact of climate change in Fiji will be relocated in the next decade. Sea level rise alone has seen state-managed... Read more
Be engaged for inclusive progress and life
FIJI has begun an exercise which hopes to engage as many citizens as possible in shaping its national development plan - an immediate five-year plan and a long-term 20-year development plan. A public... Read more
UNFPA Pacific shares lessons with New Zealand Parliamentarians: Engaging boys and men in sexual and reproductive health and rights work
UNFPA Pacific, Auckland, NZ, June 29, 2015 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific Sub-Regional Office (SRO) yesterday shared its experiences and lessons learnt from engaging men and... Read more
We need men and boys: Shared responsibility for reproductive health
MEN and boys are critical to a healthy population, albeit a general perception, this is an area women are responsible for. This attitude continues to be a barrier to a more robust engagement that has... Read more