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Governments and philanthropies commit to increase investments to end the funding shortfall for lifesaving family planning supplies
19 September 2023
As world leaders gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, a wave of new financial commitments for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and the GFF, the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents, a partnership hosted at the World Bank, is a major step in backing country-owned progress to transform the financing landscape for family planning.
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UNFPA Introduces Equity 2030 Alliance: Leading the way in gender-inclusive research & design for a more equitable future
19 September 2023
NEW YORK, 20 September 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched the Equity 2030 Alliance, a pioneering global initiative to achieve gender equity in science, technology and financing by 2030.
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UNFPA announces winners of the AccessAbility innovation challenge
21 August 2023
New York, 21 August 2023 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the winners of the first of its kind AccessAbility innovation challenge, a competition to provide funding for social enterprises with innovative solutions that disrupt inequalities and empower young people with disabilities.
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UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage
20 July 2023
20 July 2023, Kigali (Rwanda) – UNICEF and UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, welcome the commitment of CA$35 million by the Government of Canada to support the third phase of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage until 2030.
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H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of Burundi, and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) receive the 2023 United Nations Population Award
12 July 2023
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 July 2023 – The laureates of the 2023 United Nations Population Award are H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, the First Lady of Burundi, in the individual category and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) in the institutional category.
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Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds
12 July 2023
New York, 12 July 2023 - Afrodescendent women and girls across the Americas are more likely to die during childbirth, a fact often attributed to their individual failure to seek timely treatment, poor lifestyle choices or hereditary predispositions. New analysis by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, categorically refutes these misconceptions, finding a systemic and historical pattern of racist abuse in the health sector across the continents.
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Sudan: Top UN Officials sound alarm at spike in violence against women and girls
05 July 2023
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 5 July 2023 — Senior United Nations officials today voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan – including conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls – since fighting erupted in the country more than 11 weeks ago.
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Women and girls hit hard by attacks on health in Sudan, UN agencies warn
20 June 2023
New York, 20 June 2023 - The World Health Organization and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today warned that the continuing attacks on healthcare facilities, equipment and workers in Sudan are depriving women and girls of life-saving healthcare, with pregnant women hardest hit.
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UNFPA calls for urgent health and protection support for women and girls affected by Sudan crisis
19 June 2023
As the conflict in Sudan enters its third month, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, appeals for $106.7 million to provide lifesaving reproductive health and protection services to women and girls in Sudan and neighbouring countries.
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UNFPA urges international community to put women’s and girls’ rights at the centre of humanitarian response in Syria
14 June 2023
New York, 14 June 2023 – UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, calls on the international community to prioritize the health and rights of women and girls impacted by the Syria crisis as the Brussels VII conference on supporting Syria and the region approaches.
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UNFPA celebrates Catarina Furtado’s 23 years of service as Goodwill Ambassador, global champion for women and girls
18 May 2023
New York, 18 May 2023 – Today, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recognized and thanked Catarina Furtado for her extraordinary contributions during 23 years of service as a Goodwill Ambassador, fighting for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls worldwide.
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Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN
09 May 2023
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 9 May 2023 – Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new report from the United Nations (UN). The report shows that over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth - equivalent to 1 death happening every 7 seconds - mostly from preventable or treatable causes if proper care was available.
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