UNFPA  United Nations Population Fund [to 22 March 2014]
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22 March 2014 – Statement
UNFPA Welcomes Outcome of the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the agreement by the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that clearly reaffirms the international community’s commitments to gender equality and the empowerment and human rights of women and girls. We also welcome the Commission’s reaffirmation of the importance of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. more

21 March 2014 – Press Release
Italian Priest and Medical Doctor, American NGO, Win 2014 United Nations Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York — A Catholic priest and a non-profit organization specializing in maternal health have been named the winners of the 2014 United Nations Population Award. The General Assembly established the award in 1981 to recognize outstanding achievement in the fields of population and health. more

20 March 2014 – In the News
Syria’s Refugees Meet Mama Munira
ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan — Over the past three years, Syria’s civil war has left more than 130,000 dead and forced millions to flee to neighbouring countries like Jordan. In the midst of this catastrophe, one extraordinary woman remains focused on her work: changing lives for the better. more

19 March 2014 – Press Release
An Estimated 200,000 Pregnant Women in Syria in Need of Urgent Care, Warns UNFPA
AMMAN, Jordan — As the conflict in Syria enters its fourth year, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling for urgent support to protect the lives of the country’s estimated 200,000 pregnant women, including an estimated 1,480 women who give birth in dire conditions every day. more

18 March 2014 – Dispatch
Engaging Adolescent Boys and Young Men for Gender Equality
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Adolescent boys and young men are critical allies in the battle for gender equality and must be proactively and positively engaged at an early stage. They can be educated to challenge gender stereotypes, promote positive constructions of masculinity, and practice attitudes and behaviours based on equality and respect for human rights. This was the focus of discussions at a side-event hosted by UNFPA during the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. more

17 March 2014 – Dispatch
Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Women often suffer the worst consequences of armed conflict. As targets of sexual violence, they endure unspeakable atrocities on the margins of the world’s battlefields. As part of this year’s Commission on Status of Women, UNFPA co-hosted a high-level panel addressing sexual violence in conflict and the needs of victims and survivors, with a special emphasis on learning from the experiences of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Rwanda. The event was also the occasion to launch “Sound of Silence”, a book of photographs that portrays the lives of women survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.