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  • 26 Mar 2020
  • Statement

Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem 

Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem 

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  • 25 Mar 2020
  • Statement

Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination and continued injustice

Eliminating the systemic racism caused by enslavement is crucial to achieving a world of universal rights and choices for all.

Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination…

Eliminating the systemic racism caused by enslavement is crucial to achieving a world of universal rights and choices for all.

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  • 16 Mar 2020
  • Press Release

UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as conflict enters its 10th year

UNFPA expresses increasing concern about the women and girls trapped in the escalating humanitarian situation in Syria, especially in the north-west, as the conflict enters its 10th year.

UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as…

UNFPA expresses increasing concern about the women and girls trapped in the escalating humanitarian situation in Syria,…

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  • 08 Mar 2020
  • Statement

I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world

Let’s carry forward the goals of the feminists who came before us in partnership with those who uphold feminist ideals today.

I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world

Let’s carry forward the goals of the feminists who came before us in partnership with those who uphold feminist ideals today.

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  • 05 Mar 2020
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar

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

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de…

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  • 05 Mar 2020
  • Statement

UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy

UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19),…

UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy

UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies…

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  • 06 Feb 2020
  • Statement

Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation

Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom…

Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female…

Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive…

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  • 06 Feb 2020
  • Press Release

UNFPA launches humanitarian aid appeal to urgently reach 48 million women and youth

UNFPA needs $683 million to urgently provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in 57 conflict-affected countries.

UNFPA launches humanitarian aid appeal to urgently reach 48 million women and…

UNFPA needs $683 million to urgently provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in 57 conflict-affected…

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  • 05 Feb 2020
  • Media Advisory

UNFPA exhibition: A Piece of Me stresses that globally 4.1 million girls are at risk of FGM in 2020

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is organizing an interactive exhibition and…

UNFPA exhibition: A Piece of Me stresses that globally 4.1 million girls are at…

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…

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