Women represent nearly 40% of the global workforce. Yet their specific needs, especially regarding their sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR), are often neglected. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is helping companies take this issue seriously: https://unf.pa/psr ✍🏿 Oludolapo Makinde via Forbes
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
International Affairs
New York, NY 720,976 followers
Ensuring rights and choices for all since 1969
About us
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
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https://www.unfpa.org
External link for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1969
- Specialties
- Population and development strategies, Responding to the AIDS epidemic, Gender equality and women's empowerment, Culturally sensitive human rights-based approaches, Supporting adolescents and youth, and Assisting in emergencies
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605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158, US
Employees at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Updates
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We need to build inclusive societies that provide equal access to justice ⚖️ See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is working for #OurCommonFuture: https://unf.pa/icpd #ICPD30
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⚠️ Repeatedly displaced ⚠️ Hungry ⚠️ Thirsty ⚠️ Left with inadequate healthcare This is the nightmare for women and girls after 300 days of war in #Gaza. It's way past time for their suffering to end. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is taking action to support women and girls in Gaza: https://unf.pa/opt #CeasefireNOW
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The midwives at Nimbo Urban Health Centre in #CôtedIvoire have a motto: Bringing smiles to mothers and babies 🧡 With support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Takeda, they get pregnant women the care they need, especially amid complications: https://unf.pa/mps
“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D'Ivoire
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Whether at home, at work or in a crisis, breastfeeding mothers need support. Spread the word for #WorldBreastfeedingWeek! via the World Health Organization
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“I don’t have to wait for someone else to support me.” Over 75% of girls in #Niger are married while they are still children. See how a programme supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is helping girls like Maimounatou (17) achieve greater independence: https://unf.pa/eat #EndChildMarriage
Empowering adolescent girls in Niger to take control of their lives – and futures
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Obstetric fistula is a preventable childbirth injury deeply rooted in inequality. By investing in universal access to high-quality maternal health, we can make #motherhood safer. Join Dr. Natalia Kanem’s call to #EndFistula: https://unf.pa/cef #WednesdayWisdom
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🩸 Athletes get their periods, too! #Menstruation is a natural, and essential, part of the reproductive cycle for half of the world’s population. Athletes shouldn’t be blamed for it or feel uncomfortable discussing how it affects them. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is working to help end the stigma around menstruation: https://unf.pa/mlh It’s time to #ChangeTheGame! Do you agree? #Paris2024
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Crucial care and support for displaced women in Ukraine and Haiti, for girls in Niger, and for pregnant women in Paraguay
Women saving lives on Ukraine’s front line | Mobile health care for pregnant women in Haiti | More
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🚫 Women need to be protected from abuse and violence during childbirth. Considering their dignity and autonomy is essential. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is promoting respectful maternity care in #Paraguay: https://unf.pa/rmp #GlobalGoals
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