United Nations Population Fund

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was originally a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 urging the United Nations to provide technical support in the area of population; it was later established as the Trust Fund for Population Activities in 1967; it was named the United Nations Foundation for Population Activities (UNFPA) and became operational in 1969; it was officially renamed the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 1987 and is headquartered in New York. In 1969, it was named the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and became operational; in 1987, it was officially renamed the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with headquarters in New York. The organization aims to increase knowledge and capacity in population activities to respond to national, regional and global needs in population activities and family planning, and to assist developing countries in addressing population issues, such as through financial assistance.