About UNFPA
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.Activities by UNFPA
ECHO: Amplifying citizen’s voices for the SDGs
Latin America and the Caribbean ColombiaECHO is an AI-powered tool that promotes citizens’ participatory planning and awareness about the SDGs through real-time guided public discussion. It uses Automatic Speech Recognition, Cognitive Computing, and Data Analytics to process large amounts of information from individuals, including minorities and vulnerable populations.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyBig Data for Family Planning Inequalities Analysis (BiDaFPInAs)
Asia and the Pacific PhilippinesThis project captured social media conversations of Filipinos about family planning and developed a machine learning (ML) algorithm that converts those conversations to insights. These insights helped provide real-time data on awareness and perception of Filipinos about family planning to government planners.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAI Tools/SolutionsHayati Chatbot
Africa South SudanHayati is a mobile application developed by Men4Women in collaboration with UNFPA South Sudan. The chatbot provides young people with a platform where they can access SRH and GBV information confidentially. It was developed as an Android-based Mobile Application with integrated services and features such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR) through the National Helplines, location pinning, and analytics.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsTechnical assistanceAwareness/AdvocacyUNFPA ESARO's iSAY
AfricaUNFPA's East and Southern Africa Regional Office's AI-based platform, iSAY, employs advanced machine learning and natural language processing to monitor and analyze public dialogues and social media trends related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR). The platform enables UNFPA to make real-time program predictions, follow-ups, and recommendations based on credible data.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/Assessments