Who we are

Who We Are

UNFPA Global

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures. We work with partners in more than 150 countries to provide access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services, with the goal of ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage female genital mutilation by 2030.

Our moto is "Ensuring rights and choices for all"

UNFPA in CO

UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

Leadership

Executive Director

Dr. Natalia Kanem

In a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Natalia Kanem has dedicated her life to improving the health and lives of women and children by championing their rights and choices. She leverages her combined expertise in science, public health and philanthropy to advance the reproductive health and rights of women and girls, and to uphold the human dignity of all.

As United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, Dr. Kanem oversees its life-saving policy, development and humanitarian work in over 120 countries, with the aim of assuring that ‘every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.’

UNFPA Representative to Ukraine, a.i.

Ms. Ulla Müller

Before joining the UNFPA Nordic Representation Office as a Director in August 2023, Ulla served as UNFPA’s representative in Nigeria for three and a half years, where she successfully positioned UNFPA as a key partner to Federal and State Governments, the international community, national civil society, and academia. In addition, she assumed the role of COVID-19 Coordinator for the UN System in Nigeria. Prior to this, she served as the Humanitarian and Nexus Coordinator in Ethiopia, establishing a strong humanitarian team and response. Ulla has been President and CEO of Engender Health and Regional Director for East and Southern Africa in MSI Reproductive Choices. Ulla has worked in humanitarian assistance, early recovery, and development for 30 years, while also advocating for gender equality and the rights of women and girls.
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