<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—The Hellosmile Project, a joint campaign to prevent cervical cancer, initiated and led by TOKYO FM Broadcasting, and which includes UNFPA and other partners, will be officially launched in the United States this week.</p>

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York -- On the 101st anniversary of International Women’s Day, 8 March, UNFPA will sponsor a major quilt exhibition that illustrates the hopes, fears, and challenges that women face all around the world.</p>

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York— The challenges confronting humanity as the world’s population reaches 7 billion on 31 October will be presented in a new report by UNFPA.</p> <p> </p>

WASHINGTON – In late October 2011, world population will reach 7 billion people. Given this new reality, unleashing the power of women and girls is key to alleviating poverty and accelerating progress on global development goals.

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — First Ladies, ministers, and development experts will gather this week to share their countries’ successes and challenges in the field of sexual and reproductive health commodity security.</p>

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York— More than a quarter of the world’s population—around 1.8 billion people—are between the ages of 10 and 24.</p>

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — Winners of the 2011 United Nations Population Award will receive their awards this week during an official ceremony at the organization’s headquarters</p>

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will actively participate in this week’s global AIDS meeting by raising awareness of the heavy toll of HIV on women and young people, particularly young girls, and of the urgent need to address their special needs.

<p>The first report to explore the state of midwifery practices across the globe, entitled the <i>State of the World’s Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives</i>, is being launched on 20 June in Durban, South Africa.</p>

<p>The Opportunity in Crisis presents, for the first time, new data on HIV prevalence in young people aged 15-24 years, breaking down the data by country and the number of HIV-positive adolescents living there.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON, D. C. — A congressional briefing, 'Ending Fistula Forever', organized by Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Campaign to End Fistula partners, will highlight strategic approaches to the fight against obstetric fistula.</p>

<p>The Stocktaking Report 2010 reviews advances made in the four areas of HIV and AIDS that affect children and highlights key steps towards achieving an AIDS-free generation. The report is issued by UNICEF and its partners (UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, WHO).</p>