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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
Conclusion of the official visit in Haiti of the Regional Director of UNFPA for Latin America and the Caribbean, Estéban Caballero
Port-au-Prince, May 19th, 2017 --- The UNFPA Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Estéban Caballero, completed a five-day visit to Haiti on 18 May 2017. One of the key events of the... Read more
On the occasion of the International Day of Midwives : Tribute to a Haitian midwife who saved lives at the peril of her life during Hurricane Matthew
Port-au-Prince, May 9, 2017 --- The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) honors midwife Marie Lirette Casimir for her professionalism and dedication to saving lives. On the night of the... Read more
Gender-based violence: data collection to guide prevention and response
Nearly one hundred people, including local elected representatives and health professionals, attended a workshop on the management of the Gender... Read more
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health—the key to gender equality
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from... Read more
Miflore, 18, dreams to be a lawyer one day to help vulnerable people
Port-au-Prince, March 4, 2017 --- UNFPA and UNICEF in Haiti keep highlighting the impact of the hurricane on girls (10-19 years) in the affected areas and emphasizing their power to help the country... Read more
Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030 It irreparably damages girls’ bodies, inflicting excruciating pain. It causes extreme emotional trauma that can last a... Read more
#4Girls: 4 monts after hurricane Matthew in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, February 4, 2017 --- UNFPA and UNICEF in Haiti continue the campaign, launched on October 4, to highlight the impact of the hurricane on girls (10-19 Years) in the affected areas and... Read more
Towards capacity building for humanitarian actors in preventing and responding to gender-based violence in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, 24 January 2017 --- The Ministry for the Status of Women and Women's Rights (MCFDF) organized, with UNFPA support, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Medical... Read more