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.[1] 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.[2]

Leadership

Officers of Board of Directors [3]

  • Wendy Cai-Lee (Chair of the Board)Senior Managing Director, East West Bank.
  • Nicholas Groombridge (Vice Chair of the Board) Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
  • Bruce Tully (Vice Chair of the Board)Founding member, Beehive Ventures, LLC.
  • Laura Philips, MBA, PhD. Independent consultant and board member for early stage companies in the health care arena.

UNFPA’s work

UNFPA works in 150 countries to help women to give birth safely, especially in preventing obstetric fistula or other childbearing injuries.[4] UNFPA improves maternal health by increasing access to voluntary family planning, training skilled birth attendants, and increasing access to emergency obstetric care.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7][8][9]

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References
  1. About UNFPA
  2. History
  3. Friends of UNFPA board of directors2012-2013
  4. United Nations population fund (UNFPA)
  5. "In the news". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  6. Millions need family planning help, advocates say
  7. Maternal Health Thematic Fund is Taking Action!
  8. Campaign to End Fistula
  9. Assisting in Emergencies
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