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05 November 2020
Press Release
Self-care kits for the empowerment of adolescents and women
In contexts of humanitarian crises, the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, has a crucial role in implementing, quickly and effectively, measures to safeguard the lives of…
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02 November 2020
News
Health Directive on psychological parameters
Although some progress has been made in the provision of health services to women who have suffered different forms of violence, both globally and in Latin America and the…
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27 October 2020
News
COVID-19 and gender violence
The pandemic has highlighted inequities, but it has also established opportunities to promote gender equality. The gender impact of COVID-19 has revealed the urgent need to ensure…
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20 October 2020
Statement
Trusting statistics to tell the story
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World Statistics Day, 20 October 2020
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11 October 2020
Statement
It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening…
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29 September 2020
News
Maternal deaths will increase by 40% due to the pandemic if the health system does not recover
Walter Mendoza, analyst for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), commented in Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) regarding the impact of the pandemic on reproductive health…
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25 September 2020
Statement
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week: “We don't want more pregnant girls”
Statement by Harold Robinson, Director of the Regional Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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24 September 2020
News
Preventing teenage pregnancy in the context of crisis: a double challenge at the national level
The week of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention arrives this year in the midst of a pandemic, which has a catastrophic gender impact and exacerbates the pre-existing challenges of…
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19 September 2020
News
The Virtual Camp ¡Juventudes YA! Perú 2020 starts
The Virtual Camp ¡Juventudes YA! is an initiative carried out since 2018 by the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACRO) of the United Nations Population…
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