calendar_today 19 April 2016

UNFPA USAID Boost Data Gathering On Gender Based Violence

As part of its support package to curb the impact of gender based violence (GBV) within internally displaced person’s (IDPs) camps, host communities and otherwise,…

calendar_today 31 March 2016

UNFPA Strengthens Access To Reproductive Health Services In The North East

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has flagged off the distribution of 10, 000 dignity kits to survivors of insurgency and 144 comprehensive reproductive health…

calendar_today 29 March 2016

Statement

Statement on the gender and equal opportunities bill

The Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill deserves another look and adoption by the Senate as a further step by Nigeria towards fulfilling humanity’s vision of…

calendar_today 25 March 2016

Nigeria Takes A Stand Against Sexual And Gender Based Violence

UNFPA, through its targeted interventions and years of advocacy with other partners, successfully witnessed Nigeria pass into law, its first “Violence against person…

calendar_today 19 February 2016

Using Mobile Technology To Improve Young People’s Reproductive Health In Nigeria

From knowing about modern contraceptives to learning about healthy relationships, young people have a right to access comprehensive sexual and reproductive health…

calendar_today 09 February 2016

UNFPA And The Guardian Present The First Pan-african Award For Reporting On Female Genital Mutilation

“My father forced me to get married to an older man almost his age. The old man gave him 20 cows. I tried to run away from that old man, but my father warned me that…

calendar_today 09 February 2016

Female Genital Mutilation In Nigeria Must End Within A Generation

“I hear the cry of a little girl, she cries from the pain afflicted on her, she cried yesterday, cries today and may cry tomorrow, will you help me stop the pain?…

calendar_today 01 January 2016

A Look Back At UNFPA In 2015

JANUARY: Scale-up of Humanitarian intervention in Nigeria’s North East In 2015, UNFPA further scaled up its humanitarian response in the North East, targeting 4…

calendar_today 01 January 2016

6 Ways UNFPA Has Made A Difference In Nigeria

1. Access to Maternal Health Limited access to health care services is a contributing factor to high maternal mortality in Nigeria. Every year about 33,000 women and…