- 01 Dec 2021
- Statement
Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2021 As the world endures a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the…
Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do
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Read story- 24 Nov 2021
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International…
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Read story- 15 Nov 2021
- Press Release
In follow-up to the Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent, ambitious action to end alarming disparities in sexual and reproductive justice
The first report of the independent advisory body comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a harrowing setback in women and girls’ rights
In follow-up to the Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent,…
The first report of the independent advisory body comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a harrowing setback in…
Read story- 09 Nov 2021
- Press Release
Playing for Change and the United Nations announce "Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment"
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY BAABA MAAL, BEN HARPER, BLACK PUMAS, GIOVANNI HIDALGO, JACK JOHNSON, JAKE SHIMABUKURO, KEB’ MO’, LINIKER, MICKEY HART, PAULA FUGA, RHIANNON GIDDENS, RODRIGO Y…
Playing for Change and the United Nations announce "Peace Through Music: A…
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Read story- 03 Nov 2021
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Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on the climate crisis
The global humanitarian community calls on world leaders at the climate summit to prioritize the most vulnerable and at-risk countries and communities. Members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee…
Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on…
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Read story- 15 Oct 2021
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA
UNFPA is aware of the audio recordings circulating on social media that call into question the impartiality of the United Nations humanitarian response in Ethiopia.
Statement by UNFPA
UNFPA is aware of the audio recordings circulating on social media that call into question the impartiality of the United Nations…
Read story- 11 Oct 2021
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it, the world. We see examples of this everywhere, in…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International…
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Read story- 01 Oct 2021
- Press Release
UN Secretary-General reappoints Dr. Natalia Kanem as UNFPA Executive Director
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez, has reappointed Dr. Natalia Kanem as the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, for a second…
UN Secretary-General reappoints Dr. Natalia Kanem as UNFPA Executive Director
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez, has reappointed Dr. Natalia Kanem as the Executive Director of UNFPA,…
Read story- 29 Sep 2021
- Press Release
UNFPA ramps up its support to civil registration and vital statistics – a cornerstone of gender equality
After five years at Canada’s International Development Research Centre, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has become the new institutional host of the Centre of…
UNFPA ramps up its support to civil registration and vital statistics – a…
After five years at Canada’s International Development Research Centre, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health…
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