United National Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA)

The United Nations Fund for Population Activities was formerly known as the United Nations Population Fund. It is a United Nations agency having its main office in New York. The United Nations Fund for Population Activities created it in 1969. In order to create a world where every pregnancy is desired, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is realized, the UNFPA is a key UN organization. Their work involves developing national strategies and protocols to improve reproductive health. They also offer birth control-related products and services. The group has recently gained recognition for its global campaign against female genital mutilation, obstetric fistula, and child marriage. More than 150 countries receive funding from the UNFPA for programs. Arab states, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the four geographical areas where it is dispersed.

Objectives

UNFPA is the world's largest multilateral source of funding for population and reproductive health.

It helps women, men and young people to:

• Plan their family size voluntarily, in order to avoid unintended pregnancies and have the amount of kids they want.
• Maintain a safe pregnancy.
• Keep sexually transmitted diseases from spreading.
• Reduce the abuse of women.
• Increase women's equality.
• promoting the use of contraceptive methods.

Activities of UNFPA in Nepal

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights:
  In order to better the sexual and reproductive health of the most disadvantaged adolescent girls and women, UNFPA is assisting national initiatives in Nepal. In order to increase access to information and services on maternal health, family planning, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, the Fund is primarily focusing on youth aged 15 to 24 and the most marginalized women.

• Gender equality:
  Under this overall subject, UNFPA's assistance to the Government of Nepal aims to increase the self-assurance, respect, and dignity of vulnerable populations. In order to address gender-based violence (GBV), prevent child marriage and other harmful behaviors, and improve men's, women's, and communities' awareness of GBV, we are developing national capacity in the health sector.

•  Adolescents and youth:
  UNFPA Nepal places a high premium on investing in young people, especially the weak and the disenfranchised. There are many adolescents and young people in the nation. Access to education, employment, gender inequality, child marriage, youth-friendly health services, and adolescent pregnancy are just a few of the development challenges that Nepali youth must overcome. In Nepal, UNFPA works with the government and other partners to promote investments in and rights for youth, including those related to education, job skills, and health, including sexual and reproductive health.

• Population dynamics:
  Urbanization, migration, and population growth are all occurring quickly in Nepal. Planning for the future and setting goals will be ineffective without a thorough understanding of how Nepal is changing from a demographic perspective. In light of this, UNFPA Nepal collaborates with the government to make sure that national, sectoral, and decentralized policies and plans take into account population dynamics as well as the connections to gender equality, poverty reduction, the needs of young people, and reproductive health, including family planning.