The United Nations Fund for Population Activities
Salas, R.M.
International Journal of Health Services Planning Administration Evaluation 3(4): 679-687
1973
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-7314 PMID: 4596079 DOI: 10.2190/6cfa-n9fr-l6md-k5lrDocument Number: 275456
The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), established in 1968, aims to: 1) promote an awareness of social and economic implications of population problems and their solutions, 2) extend aid to developing countries, and 3) coordinate UN and other organizations' activities to plan and implement population projects. Financial assistance is usually supportive of national programs and includes equipment, supplies, personnel, fellowships to study abroad, collection of population data, and assistance with population dynamics and policy. By the end of January 1973, UNFPA was supporting almost 600 population projects in 76 developing countries and areas with cumulative resources of more than $80 million.