United Nations Population Fund
UNFPA - because everyone counts
UNFPA began operations in 1969.
UNFPA Headquarters - New York, United States.
UNFPA Executive Director - Dr. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.
UNFPA Russian Country Office established - 1995.
UNFPA Representative in the Russian Federation - Mr. Karl Kulessa.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund,is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.
UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes that
- reduce poverty and ensure that
- every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe,
- every young person is free of HIV/AIDS,
- every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
UNFPA is guided in its work by the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo.
At the conference, 179 countries (among them the Russian Federation) agreed on the following goals:
- Universal access to reproductive health services by 2015
- Universal primary education and closing the gender gap in education by 2015
- Reducing maternal mortality by 75 per cent by 2015
- Reducing infant mortality
- Increasing life expectancy
- Reducing HIV infection rates.
The ICPD Programme of Action is fully aligned with the eight Millennium Development Goals that have the overarching aim of reducing extreme poverty by half by 2015. UNFPA brings its special expertise in reproductive health and population issues to the worldwide collaborative effort of meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
UNFPA in the Russian Federation
The work of UNFPA in Russia has been based on national priorities, and the cooperation between the Government of the Russian Federation and UNFPA focuses on the following areas:
- Population and development
UNFPA supports the collection and analysis of policy-relevant population data at the federal and regional level, contributing to a more complete understanding of current demographic trends and policy options.
- Reproductive health. UNFPA invested in programmes to meet young people's needs for health care, education, economic opportunity and life skills. The Fund works to ensure that young people receive accurate information, non-judgmental counseling and comprehensive and affordable services to prevent unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. In this work, UNFPA seeks to engage young people as active participants in programmes that affect them.
- HIV/AIDS prevention. Key priorities were promoting safer sexual behaviour - including delayed sexual initiation - among young people, making sure condoms are readily available and widely and correctly used, and preventing the infection among pregnant women and their babies.
UNFPAò€™s partners in Russia:
- The Russian State Duma
- Ministry of health and Social development
- Ministry of Education
- Russian Federal State Statistic Service
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Moscow State University
- Russian Family Planning Association
- Russian Union of Journalists
- Regional Administrations
- Regional and local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
On the bilingual UNFPA Country Office site you can find information about the most recent activities, publications, project briefs and other useful information.
UNFPA address:
119034 Moscow 28, Ostozhenka streetTel: +7495 787-2113/07
Fax: +7495 787-2137
E-mail: russia.office@unfpa.org
Website: www.unfpa.ru
Website: www.unfpa.org