News
News
15 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution,... Read more
5 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn –... Read more
16 April 2019
News
KAPILVASTU – Wearing her volunteer's uniform, a sky-blue sari, Kaushalya Pasi patiently addresses a group of women sitting around her at a village health post in Nepal's Terai region, the western... Read more
15 April 2019
Press Release
KATHMANDU: The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own... Read more
10 April 2019
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 10 April 2019—The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own... Read more
8 March 2019
Press Release
In a bid to commemorate International Women’s Day 2019, the United Nations Nepal and the British Council jointly organized The Trailblazers - a photo exhibition about women in Nepal who defied gender... Read more
8 March 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Everywhere, new technologies and innovations are transforming the way we work, the way we communicate, the way we interact with each other and... Read more
3 March 2019
News
The flagship event of SheDecides Day 2019 concluded in Kathmandu on 2 March 2019 with a firm commitment from participants to advance the movement in their home countries, and plans taking shape in... Read more
7 February 2019
Press Release
KATHMANDU, 7 February 2019 – It gives UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation a great pleasure to congratulate the Nepal Women's Blind Cricket team for... Read more
10 December 2018
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
On this day, 70 years ago, United Nations Member States adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirms that “all human beings... Read more