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19 January 2016
Sexual health: potential tipping point for accelerated development
Family planning is, very simply put, about living within ones' means: it is advisory that is offered with structural and personnel support, and whose benefits are, perhaps…
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08 January 2016
Sport - a powerful development tool
ABOUT 60 kilometres out of Fiji's Capital City (Suva), Korovisilou Health Centre is sandwiched between a village and a school. It is staffed by a trio of two nurses and a…
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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…
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18 December 2015
A GBV guideline for health workers - a Pacific first
Fiji has notched another first as the first Pacific country to have a gender-based violence guideline for comprehensive case management, after it was launched December…
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11 December 2015
Equitable preparedness: Making sure no one is left behind
In 2014, the United Nations responded to 60 disasters and seven complex emergencies or conflicts, perhaps a reflection of how between 2013 and 2014, 78 countries were considered…
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10 December 2015
Statement
Statement by Dr Babatunde Osotimehin on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2015
Today, we mark the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of two landmark international treaties. Together, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and…
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10 December 2015
Statement
Humanizing rights across Asia-Pacific: UNFPA’s #OurRights campaign is launched on World Human Rights Day
Bangkok, 10 December 2015 - Our Rights, an Asia-Pacific wide campaign to put a human face on key rights issues is being launched by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to mark Human…
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07 December 2015
Being positive about HIV
uberi Cati has become synonymous with HIV and AIDS, in the most positive way. Testimony perhaps of surviving with HIV for 16 years now but more so, for her passion and…
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04 December 2015
Equitable development best preparation for humanitarian situations – UNFPA
2015 STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT PACIFIC MEDIA RELEASE UNFPA Pacific, Fiji (December 4, 2015) - Actions to promote equitable development which benefits women,…
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