calendar_today 08 March 2016

Australia provides more for women and girls in Cyclone Winston response

  UNFPA Pacific, Suva, Fiji (March 8, 2016) - The Government of Australia has provided an additional AU$400,000.00 (FJ$629,000.00) to support the United Nations…

calendar_today 03 March 2016

A dignified response to Cyclone Winston

  Elenoa Adi was awoken by the familiar albeit unexpected birth pangs. It was 4am, her husband had left for the village in the aftermath of Cyclone Winston and she was…

calendar_today 02 February 2016

Statement

Statement: UNFPA on the Zika Virus Outbreak

Everyone should take steps to avoid exposure to the Zika virus. Pregnant women and those of childbearing age should take extra care to avoid exposure to mosquito bites, use…

calendar_today 29 January 2016

Plan your family - there is an economic advantage

  INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo announced on Monday his government will set aside 5 per cent of its 2016 health budget to exclusively support its national family…

calendar_today 25 January 2016

The tipping point - What can happen with a demographic dividend

  SUSTAINABILITY in anything we do is only achievable if an enabling environment that can support such intentions is created and maintained. In development work,…

calendar_today 01 January 2016

016: Development for the people

  IT is that time of the year again when a slew of the proverbial new year's resolutions herald in wide-ranging intentions that aim for, ultimately, progress at an…