<p>ISLAMABAD – Thousands of pregnant women uprooted by floods face heightened risk of death and disability unless relief efforts can be scaled up quickly to meet their needs, UNFPA  warned today.</p>

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—Now is the time to invest in young people and to promote dialogue and understanding across cultures and generations, said Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, who delivered an opening speech at the World Youth Conference on behalf of UNFPA’s Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.</p>

UNITED NATIONS — With more floods expected to hit large parts of Pakistan, causing deadly disruptions to more people’s lives, it is critical to address the special needs of displaced women and girls, particularly pregnant women, says UNFPA.

<p>PANAMA CITY—Governments in Africa and Asia must embrace and plan for rapid urbanization or risk harming the future prospects of hundreds of millions of their citizens.</p>

<p>ISLAMABAD—Responding to the worst flood to hit Pakistan since 1929, UNFPA has rushed supplies to help with childbirth, as well as the health and hygiene of displaced people, particularly pregnant women and infants.</p>

<p>UNITED NATIONS, Vienna/New York—UNFPA  joins UNAIDS and its fellow co-sponsoring organizations in welcoming the results of a South African study showing that a vaginal gel containing an antiretroviral drug can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infections in women.</p>

<p>VIENNA –-Today, several of the world’s largest institutions that are critical to serving the needs of women and children are pledging their commitment to work jointly with the United Nations Secretary-General and others in a new global effort to save the lives of more than 10 million women and children.</p>

<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE — Six months after the 7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 ans, an estimated 1.5 million people are still living in temporary camps.</p>

UNITED NATIONS — Reliable information is essential for governments to formulate policies that would meet people’s needs and improve their lives, according to Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA.

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA welcomes the findings of a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.</p>

<p>HANOI, Viet Nam — The ‘Delivering as One’ approach was endorsed by donors, country delegations and agencies at the conclusion of a three-day conference here.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leaders from UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, and CARE International announced today at the Women Deliver Conference an agreement to enhance collaboration on maternal health programs in more than 25 countries.</p>