United Nations Population Fund

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An organization created by the United Nations and charged with promoting reproductive health. It provides funding for programs to discourage the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, to promote the use of contraceptives and to support healthy pregnancies and childbirths. The alleged role of the United Nations Population Fund in funding abortions and forced sterilizations has been a source of controversy.

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No references found			In 2001, Bush re-activated the Mexico City Policy, which precluded the US from funding any international organisation that provides abortion services or counselling, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a key player in promoting family planning in Africa. US funding revamps African contraceptive drive by AFP / AFP American Edition In 2001, Bush re-activated the Mexico City Policy, which precluded the US from funding any international organisation that provides abortion services or counselling, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a key player in promoting family planning in Africa. US funding revamps African contraceptive drive by AFP / AFP Global Edition The United Nations Population Fund supported the roundtable "Role of religious community in prevention of gender violence" that opened today in Bishkek. UNFPA supports roundtable on role of religious community in ... by AKIpress News Agency			Unit Load Unit of Account Unit of Trading Unit Sales Unit Share Unit Share Investment Trust Unit Trust Unitary Falloff Unitary Tax Unitary Thrift United Arab Republic United Auto Workers United Nations United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Commission on International Trade Law United Nations Conference on Environment and Development United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Africa United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization United Nations Environment Programme United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Institute for Training and Research United Nations Population Fund United Nations Regional Economic Commissions United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Special Commission United Nations University United Nations Volunteers United Parcel Service United States Citizen United States Customs Service United States Department of the Treasury United States Government Life Insurance United States Government Securities United States Junior Chamber United States Merchant Marine United States Savings Bond United States Treasury Money Mutual Fund United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association unities unitization Unity of Command Universal Banking Universal life Universal Life Insurance Universal Market Integrity Rules Universal Product Code Universe			United Nations Participation Act of 1945 United Nations Partisan Forces Korea United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea United Nations Peace Building Commission United Nations Peace Keeping Force United Nations Peace Keeping Force United Nations Peace-Building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces United Nations Peacebuilding Commission United Nations Peacebuilding Fund United Nations peacekeepers United Nations Peacekeeping United Nations Peacekeeping Force United Nations Peacekeeping Forces United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues United Nations Philatelists Inc. United Nations Plan of Action to Combat Desertification United Nations Platform for Action Committee United Nations Police Commander Course United Nations Police Officers Course United Nations Police Support Group United Nations Political Office in Bougainville United Nations Political Office in Somalia United Nations Population Agency United Nations Population Division United Nations Population Fund United Nations Population Fund Activities United Nations Postal Administration United Nations Preventive Deployment Force United Nations Procurement Division United Nations Program for Development United Nations Programme of Action United Nations Programme on Space Applications United Nations Project Office on Governance United Nations Protected Area United Nations Protection Force United Nations Public Administration Network United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development United Nations Quick Reaction Force United Nations Refugee Agency United Nations Refugee Fund United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference United Nations Regional Economic Commissions United Nations Regional Economic Commissions United Nations Regional Information Centre United Nations Regional Task Force United Nations Register of Conventional Arms United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees

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