💭 Imagine a world where your choices are made for you and your body is not your own. Sounds unreal, right? For many women and girls it’s just everyday life. Join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to help ensure that everyone is able to make their own choices: unf.pa/choices #WorldPopulationDay
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
International Affairs
New York, NY 793,518 followers
Ensuring rights and choices for all since 1969
About us
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
- Website
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https://www.unfpa.org
External link for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1969
- Specialties
- Population and development strategies, Responding to the AIDS epidemic, Gender equality and women's empowerment, Culturally sensitive human rights-based approaches, Supporting adolescents and youth, and Assisting in emergencies
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158, US
Employees at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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Sandra Ro 🇺🇦
CEO GBBC | ex-CME Digitization | ex-Morgan Stanley | ex-Deutsche Bank | board director | angel investor | advisor | guest lecturer | entrepreneur…
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Francesco Galtieri (Ph.D.)
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Kenneth Orce Jr., CFE
Defense Investigator at ADC Colorado
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Júlia Benini
Social Innovation, Learning & Development, IDEO alum
Updates
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📣 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing vital care for women and girls in crises worldwide. But underfunding for neglected crises means many are being forgotten. See how you can help us reach them: unf.pa/lights-out #LightsOut #FundUNFPA
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“I want to choose when I’m ready for another child.” Amidst #ClimateChange shocks in #Bangladesh, women like Amina (24) are using family planning to build resilience. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is taking #ClimateAction: https://unf.pa/wcb
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For many girls, teen pregnancy is the end of a promising story. For these #Indigenous girls in #Guatemala, that’s where their real story begins. Swipe to see how Griselda and Flory are using education to challenge harmful traditions and build the future they deserve. And on #IndigenousDay, join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to celebrate their resilience and right to choose their own path by sharing their story: https://unf.pa/ipw #GlobalGoals
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"I aim to create an environment of trust." Nurse Mariel travels long distances by motorcycle delivering care to #Indigenous women in #Paraguay. Ahead of #IndigenousDay, see how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is providing culturally sensitive care: https://unf.pa/nmp #GlobalGoals
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“When that 10-year-old girl succeeds, everyone succeeds,” Thank you Dr. Natalia Kanem for your 8.5 years as United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director ensuring more women and girls can make their own reproductive choices and build the families and lives they want! 🧡 Our mission continues. ¡Adelante!
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Every person has the right to make informed decisions about their bodies, lives and futures. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is supporting women access contraceptives worldwide ⏩ unfpa.org/supplychain #GlobalGoals
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⏰ In a crisis, timing is everything. The Humanitarian Thematic Fund helps the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) act fast, deploying midwives in hours, sending mobile clinics to the front lines, and delivering care before systems collapse. Learn more: https://unf.pa/htf24 #HumanitarianFunding
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🇨🇦 At a time of unprecedented funding challenges, Canada’s support is more vital than ever. See Canada’s commitment to maternal, adolescent and sexual and reproductive health: https://unf.pa/csa
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Over the past four years, the US has been the largest donor to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)'s humanitarian programmes. ⚠️ Recent funding cuts though will have a devastating impact on vulnerable women and girls. Help us continue our vital work: https://unf.pa/hud #InvestInHumanity #FundUNFPA
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