Its formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN organization. The work of the
UNFPA involves promotion of the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and
equal opportunity. This is done through major national and demographic surveys and with population
censuses. The data generated are used to create programmes to reduce poverty and address issues
concerning the rights of particular minority population groups. One of their aims is to ensure that "every
pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV and sexually transmitted
diseases, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect".[1] Their work involves the
improvement of reproductive health; including creation of national strategies and protocols, and
providing supplies and services to these minority groups, as well as internal migrants and refugees, the
elderly and the handicapped. The organization has recently been known for its worldwide campaign
against obstetric fistula and female genital mutilation. UNFPA supports programs in more than 150
countries, territories and areas spread across four geographic regions: Arab States and Europe, Asia and
the Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Around three quarters of the staff
work in the field. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its Executive
Committee.
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