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Japan Provides $1.175 Million for Emergency COVID-19 Response in Cambodia’s Health Care System through UNFPA Cambodia
The Government of Japan has granted funding of US$ 9,259,141 from the Fiscal Year 2021 supplementary budget to UNFPA for an emergency response to COVID-19 in 13 countries across four regions: Asia... Read more
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report
● War, humanitarian emergencies create conditions for unintended pregnancies to climb further Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For... Read more
Official Launch of the Special Committee for Accelerating the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (SC-ICPD-PoA)
Phnom Penh, 30 March 2022: A joint virtual conference on “Official Launch of the Special Committee for Accelerating the ICPD Programme of Action (SC-ICPD-PoA)”, is co-organized today by the General... Read more
UNFPA partners with Wesley Zaidan to support a Pathway to Gender Equality in Cambodia: Safeguarding Women and Young Girls against GBV
UNFPA partners with Wesley Zaidan to support a Pathway to Gender Equality in Cambodia: Safeguarding Women and Young Girls against GBV 28th January 2022, PHNOM PENH – the United Nations Population... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in... Read more
World Population Day Statement 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population. For some, it has led some to postponing childbearing. For others, disruptions in health care have led to unintended pregnancies. ... Read more
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more Phnom Penh, 14 April 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right... Read more
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day All over the world, women lead. They lead peace processes, run businesses, establish hospitals and schools. They... Read more
UNFPA provides emergency assistance to vulnerable women and girls in response to COVID-19 and recent flooding
United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) provides 4,880 dignity kits to assist the Royal Government of Cambodia support vulnerable women and girls affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent flooding... Read more
2 million additional cases of female genital mutilation likely to occur over next decade due to COVID-19
Only united, concerted and well-funded action can end this human rights violation Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 February 2021 UNFPA Executive... Read more