Friends of UNFPA is a non-profit organization, headquartered in New York, that supports the work of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the sexual and reproductive health and rights agency of the United Nations.
The organization was founded in 1998 to raise political and financial support within the United States for UNFPA.
Initially known as Americans for UNFPA, the non-profit changed to its current name in 2012 to reflect its global scope.
[2] UNFPA works in 155 countries to ensure that women and girls everywhere have access to reproductive healthcare.
In particular, UNFPA works to end preventable maternal death, provide family planning, and end gender-based violence, including practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation.