Media Contacts

The UNFPA media contacts listed below can answer your questions about UNFPA's work in the areas of population and reproductive health and can arrange interviews with experts who can give you more details. They can put you in touch with experts on the following topics:

sexual and reproductive health ( including voluntary family planning, maternal health, midwifery, fistula, HIV interventions and access to commodities, ranging from oxytoxin to condoms)
adolescents and youth (including teen pregnancy, female genital mutilation/cutting, child marriage and other harmful practices)
demographic trends (including ageing and urbanization) and their implications on development
women's empowerment (including gender-based violence and discriminatory practices, such as gender-biased sex selection)
giving priority to the needs of women and young people in humanitarian crises
post-2015 development priorities.

NY Headquarters (for media inquiries only)

Mr. Abubakar Dungus
Chief, Media and Communications Branch
[email protected]
Tel: +1 212 297 5031
Languages: English

Mr. Omar Gharzeddine
Media Specialist
[email protected]
Tel: +1 212 297 5028
Languages: English, Arabic

Mr. Eddie Wright
Communication Specialist, Youth and Population
[email protected]
Tel: +1 212 297 2717
Languages: English, French

Regional Communications Advisers

Please see our 'Worldwide' page for more information on UNFPA's geographical organization.

Ms. Tamara Alrifai
Regional Communications Adviser for Arab States (Cairo)
[email protected]

Mr. Jens-Hagen Eschenbächer
Regional Communications Adviser for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Istanbul)
[email protected]
Tel. +90 212 705 36 72

Mr. Adebayo Fayoyin
Regional Communications Adviser for South and East Africa (Johannesburg)
[email protected]
Tel. +27 11 603 5303

Mr. Nelson Muffuh
Regional Communications Adviser West and Central Africa (Dakar)
[email protected]
Tel. +221 33 859 82 33

Mr. Alvaro Serrano
Regional Communications Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean (Panama)
[email protected]
Tel. +507 305 5549

Mr. Roy Wadia
Regional Communications Adviser for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok)
[email protected]
Direct: +66 2 687 0111
Mobile: +66 848 752 634