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

Head of Office

Dr. Manuela Bello

Manuela started to work with UNFPA in March, 1994 as Deputy Director of UNFPA Maternal and Child Health Programme, and in 1997 National Programme Officer of UNFPA Country Programme. She holds a bachelor degree in General Medicine, specialized in Intensive Care & Anaesthesiology, and a Master Degree on Gender and Development from Tirana University. In her 20 years of work with UNFPA, Manuela brings in professionalism, commitment and dedication to development programmes, and vast managerial experience and skills of 18 years as Assistant Representative/Head of Office and member of the UN Country Team in Albania.
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