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UNFPA is the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, working in more than 150 countries on family planning, maternal health, gender-based violence and population data.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency. Its stated purpose is to uphold the rights and choices of women, girls and young people, working towards a world in which every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person can fulfil their potential. The organisation operates in more than 150 countries and maintains international operations before, during and after crises.
Its programme areas cover family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, delivered in partnership with governments, partners and communities; maternal health and midwifery initiatives; work addressing gender-based violence and harmful practices; and support for population data collection and demographic analysis, alongside gender equality, human rights and the needs of people affected by emergencies. Technical domains include population data and demographic analysis, sexual and reproductive health services, maternal health and midwifery, gender-based violence and harmful practices research, and humanitarian response support.
UNFPA works across the verticals of global public health, humanitarian and emergency response, sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and human rights, and demographics and population data. Its approach is rights-based, and its delivery model is collaborative, engaging governments, partners and communities in the countries where it works. Further information is available at https://unfpa.org/.