United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA)

http://www.unfpa.org/

220 East, 42nd Street
New York, N.Y.
10017 USA

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems. The Fund has three main programme areas: Reproductive Health including Family Planning and Sexual Health, Population and Development Strategies and Advocacy. Information regarding UNFPA's regional programmes as well as global programmes and initiatives are available on this website.

Information is accessible on the UNFPA, its function and mandate, scope of operations, contributors, areas of assistance, and cooperation with NGOs. There are also press releases and information from FPA (1997 to present).

There is an extensive range of publications which include general information (UNFPA Annual Report, UNFPA: Brochures, Population Issues Briefing Kit), periodicals, advocacy booklet series, State Of World Population Report, technical publications, evaluation reports and findings. UNFPA publishes two periodicals in English, Spanish and French - the POPULI and Dispatches. Published twice annually, POPULI is a magazine covering news, feature stories, and analysis on current trends in population and related fields. Published six times a year, Dispatches informs readers on projects and developments in the Fund's work in the field. The State Of World Population is a report highlighting new developments in population. It is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Portuguese. Technical publications include reports and documents on reproductive health, education, communication and youth, gender, population and development, population data, policy and research. Evaluation Reports analyse UNFPA supported projects and programmes and provide policy and programme recommendations. "Evaluation Findings" is a synopsis of the findings, recommendations and lessons learned from thematic and other evaluations. They highlight the key issues identified in the evaluations.

Other features:

  • ICPD 5-year review and appraisal (www.unfpa.org/icpd/icpdmain.htm)
  • Results of the 5-year review of the progress to date in implementing the ICPD Programme of Action developed at the 1995 Cairo conference are outlined here. Progress, lessons learned, and challenges in implementing strategies on population and development are described in this website.