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  • 26 Dec 2022
  • Statement

Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian organizations

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA

Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian…

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA

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  • 14 Dec 2022
  • Press Release

Long-awaited life-saving reproductive health supplies reach Tigray, Ethiopia amid one of the world’s most extreme humanitarian crises

New York, 14 December 2022 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has resumed distribution of humanitarian aid in Tigray, following the recent peace agreement. On 8…

Long-awaited life-saving reproductive health supplies reach Tigray, Ethiopia…

New York, 14 December 2022 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has resumed distribution of…

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  • 13 Dec 2022
  • Press Release

Largest ever: UNFPA launches 1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises prove devastating for women and girls’ health and rights

New York, 13 December 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has outlined record-breaking funding needs to respond to women and girls facing crisis around the world.…

Largest ever: UNFPA launches 1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises prove…

New York, 13 December 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has outlined record-breaking…

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  • 08 Dec 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2022

As we mark this year’s Human Rights Day, we call on people everywhere to #StandUp4HumanRights. All 8 billion people alive today should enjoy all human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2022

As we mark this year’s Human Rights Day, we call on people everywhere to #StandUp4HumanRights. All 8 billion people alive today…

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  • 01 Dec 2022
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

For the 1 billion people in the world with disabilities, bodily autonomy is a right but not always a reality. Too often, persons with disabilities go unprotected from violence or are prevented from…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International…

For the 1 billion people in the world with disabilities, bodily autonomy is a right but not always a reality. Too often, persons…

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  • 29 Nov 2022
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2022

Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle discriminatory barriers to rights and choices is nowhere…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2022

Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call…

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  • 23 Nov 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2022

With the global population recently reaching 8 billion, we can celebrate many signs of human progress. Better health and longer lives brought us to this point. Yet a sobering reality is how uneven…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International…

With the global population recently reaching 8 billion, we can celebrate many signs of human progress. Better health and longer…

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  • 16 Nov 2022
  • Press Release

UNFPA appeals for $113.7 million as women’s and girls’ needs soar in Horn of Africa

New York, 16 November 2022 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched an appeal for US$113.7 million to scale up life-saving reproductive health and protection…

UNFPA appeals for $113.7 million as women’s and girls’ needs soar in Horn of…

New York, 16 November 2022 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched an appeal for US$113.7…

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  • 15 Nov 2022
  • Press Release

UNFPA and Artist Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm Launch AI-Generated NFT Collection to Celebrate Global Population Reaching 8 Billion

PATTAYA CITY, THAILAND, 15 November 2022 - On the day the global population reaches 8 billion, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and award-winning digital artist…

UNFPA and Artist Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm Launch AI-Generated NFT Collection…

PATTAYA CITY, THAILAND, 15 November 2022 - On the day the global population reaches 8 billion, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…

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