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Friends of unfpa
Friends of UNFPA is a non-profit organization, headquartered in New York, that supports the work of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. UNFPA promotes a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. Friends of UNFPA advances UNFPA’s global effort by mobilizing funds and action for UNFPA’s work. Friends of UNFPA was previously known as Americans for UNFPA. It completed a name change in 2012.
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Leadership
Officers of Board of Directors
UNFPA’s work
UNFPA works in 150 countries to help women to give birth safely, especially in preventing obstetric fistula or other childbearing injuries. UNFPA improves maternal health by increasing access to voluntary family planning, training skilled birth attendants, and increasing access to emergency obstetric care. UNFPA assists countries in forecasting and supplying their needs for contraceptives, condoms, and other reproductive health supplies. Each year, the organization provides 500 million couples with contraception.
Fundraising
Friends of UNFPA mobilizes funds towards UNFPA’s worldwide programs and services as well as their campaigns such as Maternal Health Thematic Fund, Campaigns for Fistula and Humanitarian Relief.