Who we are

Who We Are

UNFPA Global

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.

We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures. We work with partners in more than 150 countries to provide access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services, with the goal of ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage female genital mutilation by 2030.

Our moto is "Ensuring rights and choices for all"

UNFPA in CO

UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

Leadership

Representative

Ms. Kristine Blokhus

Ms. Kristine Blokhus has over 20 years of experience in international development and humanitarian response. She was previously UNFPA Representative in Bangladesh, where she led UNFPA’s development and humanitarian efforts, including in the Rohingya refugee response, focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, adolescent and youth empowerment, and population data for development.
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