UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

UNFPA is currently operating in more than 150 countries and territories around the world. UNFPA especially works on Goals 3 “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” and 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and utilizes population data in order to research and predict the needs of developmental countries and works to achieve these goals. UNFPA also works on capacity development of local partners through guidance, training, and support. As a basis, UNFPA promotes sexual and reproductive health/rights for women and young people as a crucial factor necessary for development.

Since UNFPA started in 1969, the number and ratio of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are smaller and healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before.

Japan is a crucial partner and donor of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UNFPA Tokyo Representation Office was established in 2002 to promote better understanding of population and development issues as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights to the Japanese Government and the public.

UNFPA works to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goal 3 “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages,” and Goal 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.”

Specifically, the key activities of UNFPA Tokyo Representation Office include:

1) Share understanding of population issues with the people of Japan and widen collaboration
2) Advise government to adopt adequate policies concerning sexual and reproductive health and rights
3) Conduct lectures and organise campaigns and public events
4) Outreach to wider public and disseminate information using media/social media
5) Collaborate with NGOs and other civil society organizations to conduct advocacy activities