UNFPA Nepal

UNFPA: Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted,
every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential fulfilled.

UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
Humanitarian preparedness and response in Nepal must take into account needs of vulnerable groups
Women and girls, particularly those who were pregnant faced special problems and additional burdens while living in temporary shelters following the 2015 earthquake.
Young people in Kapilvastu district implementing SDGs
Starting Bachelor in Midwifery program in Nepal is a milestone
The official start of the Bachelor in Midwifery program in Nepal is an important milestone towards improving maternal and newborn health in the country.
A girl champion believes Nepal on course to end trafficking
A girl champion for girls in southern Nepal
Priests, astrologers and shamans take on child marriage in Far-Western Nepal
Priests, astrologers, shamans and other spiritual leaders are working to turn the tide against child marriage.
A stronger, caring and compassionate health response to addressing GBV
Investment in teenage girls unleashes their potential
From voiceless to vocal
“Now I have the courage to speak out and fight against the violence and discrimination that started right after my marriage and continued for years.”
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
Dignity First: Nepal Earthquake One Year Report
Nepal earthquake one year on: Let’s keep women and girls’ needs at the center
One year on, new lives and new hope for Nepal’s earthquake survivors
Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of quake-affected youth

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13 June 2017

Girls' volleyball tournament against child marriage in Rolpa

Libang (Rolpa) -- The District Coordination Committee (DCC), Rolpa, in partnership with the Women and Children Office (WCO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is organizing a friendly volleyball tournament in Libang on 14 June 2017 among adolescent girls to spread awareness about child marriage and the importance of

5 May 2017

Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions of women each year are able to exercise their right to sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning. These services

4 April 2017

Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world over. This decision is based on the erroneous claim that UNFPA “supports, or participates in the management of, a programme of coercive