calendar_today 16 September 2013

Statement

Opening Remarks by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNFPA Executive Director, at the Sixth Asian and Pacific Population Conference

It is my pleasure to be with you today at the opening of the Sixth Asia Pacific Population Conference. We are grateful that this once in a decade event was rescheduled to coincide…

calendar_today 10 September 2013

Press Release

UN Survey of 10,000 Men in Asia and the Pacific Reveals Why Some Men Use Violence against Women and Girls

Bangkok, 10 September 2013 — A UN study of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific, released today, found that overall nearly half of those men interviewed reported using physical and…

calendar_today 10 September 2013

Press Release

Sixth Asian and Pacific Population Conference to Set Population Agenda for Building Better Lives

BANGKOK (UNESCAP) - More than 400 delegates, including one Head of State, Ministers, policy makers and civil society representatives from 47 countries are in Bangkok this week to…

calendar_today 11 July 2013

Statement

Adolescent Pregnancy is not Just a Health Issue; it's a Development Issue

There are over 600 million girls in the world today, more than 500 million of them in developing countries. They are shaping humanity’s present and future. The opportunities and…

calendar_today 26 June 2013

Press Release

Asia-Pacific Experts Meet to Strengthen Health Providers’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence against Women

BANGKOK--Health officials and gender experts from 12 Asian countries are meeting this week to roll out new guidelines meant to help health workers provide better care for women…

calendar_today 04 June 2013

Investing in Women and Girls Pays

KUALA LUMPUR - The imperative to invest in girls and women was spotlighted at the opening of the Women Deliver conference, the largest global conference in a decade focusing on…