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Ysmaille and Janine welcomed their daughter, Weetzard into the world two months following Hurricane Matthew
Beaumont, Haiti, October 2017 --- When asked how their year has been since Matthew, Ysmaille responds that it has not been an easy year for them. They received help from the Town City Hall following... Read more
UNFPA: On Alert and at the Service of Women and Adolescent Girls who Could be Affected by Hurricane Irma
/*-->*/ UNFPA'S REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, is on alert to become part of the humanitarian response that may be required in... Read more
Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti
15 August 2017 PICHON/BELLE-ANSE, Haiti – Delicate and petite, Nélia is 25 but looks like a teenager. She has already been pregnant three times, and has endured more than her share of tragedy. She... Read more
Child Mothers: Between Fragility and Bitterness
Monique Clesca UNFPA | Former Representative July 26, 2017 This piece was originally published in French in Le National. They are 14-, 16-, and 17-year-old children in Haiti. Their adolescent lives... Read more
Hurricane Season 2017: UNFPA Plan Development Workshop, complementing the National Contingency Plan
(By : Peleg Charles, OCHA Public Information Analyst Haiti) Port-au-Prince, July 26, 2017 --- UNFPA Haiti organized on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 July 2017 a workshop to elaborate its contingency... Read more
World Population Day in Haiti marked by awareness raising activities
Port-au-Prince, July 12, 2017 --- UNFPA celebrated this year the World Population Day on 11 July on the theme "Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations. In Haiti, UNFPA decided to put... Read more
Commitment to Haiti Sustainable Development
Port-au-Prince, July 6, 2017 --- On June 30, 2017, the United Nations System and the Government signed the Sustainable Development Framework (CSD or CDD in French), in support of the declared... Read more
Passing away of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
5 June 2017 UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 June 2017 – The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, issued the following statement on the passing away of Dr. Babatunde... Read more
Statement by United Nations Secretary-General on the death of Babatunde Osotimehin
5 June 2017 Statement of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere... Read more
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
5 June 2017 UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last... Read more