Björn Andersson joined the United Nations Population Fund Asia-Pacific Regional Office as its director in September 2017. Prior to this, he served as chief of staff to two UNFPA executive directors.
As the world struggles to emerge from COVID-19 and the shadow pandemic of violence against women, UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office Director Björn Andersson calls on all governments to adopt an integrated four-step strategy.
It is not too late to prioritize sex-disaggregated data. Two U.N. directors in Asia and the Pacific discuss how gender statistics can inform the response to COVID-19.
