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11 July 2022
Press Release
World Population Day

World set to reach 8 billion people on 15 November 2022

The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA is announcing for the first time this year on World Population Day: The global population is expected to... Read more

29 June 2022
News

Join UNFPA’s Coalition Of Core Contributors Supporting Rights And Choices For All

UNFPA is able to expand rights and choices for all and reach the most vulnerable women, girls and young people across the world with core resources.... Read more

19 June 2022
News
The Story of Mehmet

A Clean Slate with Support

Since the start of the Syrian war in 2011, more than 13 million people have been forcibly displaced. More than 6.5 million of them had to flee the... Read more

16 June 2022
Press Release
UNFPA Türkiye Resident Representative Hassan Mohtashami's opening speeches in the closing event

The Ministry Of Health and United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA Türkiye’s Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Türkiye, with a total number of 17,543,136 cases, ranks 10th in the world among the countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March... Read more

21 April 2022
News
Hanife Nayan, a hairdresser from Van

Hand in Hand Cooperation with Tradespeople Against Child Marriages

In Turkey, one out of five women between the ages of 20-49 got married before the age of 18. One out of every three women who got married before the... Read more

6 April 2022
News
Two women and a child.

7 myths about unintended pregnancy

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose.

4 March 2022
News
A refugee woman holding an infant.

Ukraine: Conflict compounds the vulnerabilities of women and girls as humanitarian needs spiral

In the days since Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine, more than 2.1 million people have fled, seeking refuge in neighboring countries... Read more

28 February 2022
News
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AMBER: A healthy and safe life for women

Created by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA Turkey, AMBER is designed both as a calendar which facilitates women's menstrual cycle... Read more

26 February 2022
News
Betül is a refugee from Syria.

“I don't want to get married, I want to study”

Child, early and forced marriages continue to deprive girls of their right to education, violate their right to bodily autonomy and self-... Read more

25 February 2022
Statement
A refugee girl.

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on women and girls in Ukraine

As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UNFPA warns of the impacts on women and girls. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is... Read more

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