UNITED NATIONS, New York — Ministers and government officials from more than 100 countries, as well as representatives of youth organizations, businesses and civil society, will meet here on Monday, 17 July, to explore the significant contributions young people make to their countries’ development, particularly to eliminating poverty.

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Coinciding with the anniversary of the historical Sustainable Development Goals, the 71st United Nations General Assembly will also host the first Summit for Refugees and Migrants to seek a more humane approach.

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 November 2015—A new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, focuses on the extraordinary burdens that women and adolescent girls are bearing as the multitude of crises, wars and natural disasters leave a long trail of turmoil and destruction.

UNITED NATIONS, New York—In support of ongoing initiatives for countries affected by the current terrorist crisis in the Lake Chad Basin area (Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria), UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is organizing a special event during the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit.

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Winners of the 2015 United Nations Population Award will receive their awards this week at an official ceremony at the organization’s headquarters. The laureates were chosen by the Committee for the United Nations Population Award from among several international nominees for their outstanding work in population and in improving the health and welfare of individuals.

UNITED NATIONS, New York — A High-Level Event on the Demographic Dividend and Youth Employment, to be held at the United Nations on 1 June 2015, will raise awareness of the urgent need to empower, educate and employ the world’s young people in order to realize a demographic dividend – the economic benefits that can arise when a population has a relatively large proportion of working-age people.

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Realizing the Future we Want: Integrating Population Issues Into Sustainable Development, including the Post-2015 Development Agenda, will be the focus of the Commission on Population and Development, which starts today at the United Nations. The Commission is held annually to follow up on the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development.

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The need for resilient health systems capable of delivering quality sexual and reproductive health, and the crucial role of women in reducing disaster risks, will be discussed during a special side event organized by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). The conference takes place from 14 to 18 March in Sendai, Japan.

AMMAN, 9 March 2015--UNFPA has launched a handbook for journalists called, “Reporting on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Syria Crisis”. The handbook draws from real-life scenarios to highlight violations of human rights and international humanitarian law affecting women in conflicts.

UNITED NATIONS, New York—A new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, shows how young people are key to economic and social progress in developing countries and describes what must be done to realize their full potential.

UNITED NATIONS, New York - A major initiative by the World Bank Group and UNFPA will enable countries in the troubled Sahel region to better invest in the well-being of their women and young people, particularly girls, so that they would become powerful engines for development.

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Parliamentarians and development experts from across the world will meet in Stockholm on 23 -25 April to review successes and challenges in achieving the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).