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01 March 2016
Statement
Let's talk about sex
Speech by UNFPA Regional Director Yoriko Yasukawa at the Youth Conference on the sidelines of the 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, in Nay…
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26 February 2016
Statement
APCRSHR keynote address: Yoriko Yasukawa, Director, UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office
It is an honor for the United Nations Population Fund and for me personally to have this opportunity to speak to you at one of the most important conferences on Sexual and…
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26 February 2016
Statement
Nay Pyi Taw Commitment on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
We, the advocates, activists, youth, academics and other stakeholders participating at the 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual & Health Rights (APCRSHR)…
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24 February 2016
News
Fiji: reproductive health is key to recovery from Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston
Suva, Fiji – 200 emergency dignity kits provided by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, were among the first supplies delivered to Fiji’s Ministry of…
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21 February 2016
News
UNFPA ready to help Fiji respond to the devastation wrought by Tropical Cyclone Winston
The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, stands ready to support the government and people of Fiji, in partnership with other United Nations agencies and civil society…
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06 February 2016
Statement
A call to action for health workers around the world to mobilize against FGM
Joint Statement on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). UNFPA, UNICEF, the International Confederation of Midwives and the International…
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05 February 2016
News
Changing the dialogue: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia – “The day before I was discharged by the midwife, my daughter was circumcised. She is now three weeks old. When she becomes an adult, she will…
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01 February 2016
Press Release
Boost access, quality of sexual and reproductive health services for youth in Asia-Pacific, says UNFPA report
A new report finds that more of the nearly one billion young people between 15 and 24 in the Asia and Pacific region are having sex before marriage than ever before, yet many face…
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27 January 2016
Statement
Remember the Holocaust: embrace diversity
Remarks by Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, to mark the UN International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 27…
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