Ensuring Rights and Choices for All

Friends of UNFPA promotes the health, dignity, and rights of women and girls around the world by supporting the lifesaving work of UNFPA, the United Nations reproductive health and rights agency, through education, advocacy, and fundraising. UNFPA is the lead United Nations entity for reproductive health and rights for all. Working in over 155 countries, UNFPA works to end the unmet need for family planning, to end preventable maternal deaths, and to end violence and harmful practices against women and girls.

808Women

die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy or childbirth.

47,272Maternal Deaths

deaths averted thanks to UNFPA-supplied contraception in the last year.

2,550,290 girls

received child marriage prevention or protection services in 2019.

© UNFPA Yemen

Our Ongoing Work in Yemen

In Yemen, conflict, looming famine, and the COVID-19 pandemic put the lives of women and girls at risk. Despite it all, your support provides lifesaving so Yemen’s women and girls can reach their full potential.

READ MORE

New to Friends of UNFPA?

Friends of UNFPA is the official U.S.-based nonprofit supporting UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Find out more about us and our work.

LEARN MORE

Connect With Us.

UNFPA Afghanistan

Women and girls at risk in Afghanistan

Friends of UNFPA is fully committed to supporting the women and girls of Afghanistan, no matter what. Everyone has the right to quality reproductive health and rights. For decades, UNFPA has provided essential health services to the people of Afghanistan including maternal and newborn care, along with services for safety and protection.

READ MORE

Give Lifesaving Care to Women and Girls Fleeing Conflict

As the violent conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, enters its eighth month and famine looms, pregnant women and newborns urgently need your help.

The hostilities have greatly reduced health services, staff and supplies. Thousands of women and girls in Tigray are in need of essential life-saving medicine, supplies, and care now.

 

DONATE NOW

UNFPA Ethiopia

UNFPA’s Work

UNFPA is the lead United Nations entity focused on reproductive health and rights for all. Working in more than 155 countries, UNFPA delivers a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

Family Planning

GIVE LEARN

Safe Motherhood

GIVE LEARN

Humanitarian Response

GIVE LEARN

Treating and Preventing Obstetric Fistula

GIVE LEARN

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

GIVE LEARN

News & Reports

VIEW ALL
News

UNFPA Around the World: Haiti with Yves Sassenrath

Amanda Seller, the Chief Executive Officer of Friends of UNFPA, spoke with Yves Sassenrath, UNFPA’s Representative in Haiti, about his work there after the recent political unrest and devastating earthquake.   Watch the full interview here.   Women and girls in Haiti are on the frontlines of these crises. They are health care workers in their communities, caregivers and providers for…

READ MORE
News

Friends of UNFPA Presents: A Q&A with With Grace Filmmaker Austin Meyer

READ MORE
News

Supporter Spotlight: Steve Rosenberg

READ MORE
News

Wanted and Needed: Midwives

READ MORE
News

UN Day

READ MORE
Back To Top

As the official support committee for UNFPA, every dollar you give is used efficiently to mobilize further funds and action for UNFPA’s lifesaving work.

We’re a charity you can trust.