The United Nations Population Fund, known as UNFPA, is the United Nations agency that deals with sexual and reproductive health and population questions. It began operating in the late 1960s as a trust fund and became a full agency in the 1980s. It supports family planning, maternal health care, the prevention of child marriage and violence against women, and the collection of census data. UNFPA is funded by voluntary contributions from governments, and its work in some areas has been controversial, particularly over abortion and family planning policy. Its headquarters are in New York.
Before and after
- 1969Discovery of the Murchison meteorite
- 1969Invention of ed
- 1969Introduction of special drawing rights
- 1969Establishment of Simien Mountains National Park
- 1969Founding of United Nations Population Fund
- 1969Construction of Melilla Airport
- 1969Creation of B
- 3 January 1969Birth of Michael Schumacher
- 4 January 1969International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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- 1945Founding of International Court of Justice
- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 15 June 1954Founding of Union of European Football Associations
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
- 4 February 2004Founding of Facebook
The era
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