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“We’ve had enough of violence against women and girls. It’s time for justice.” New UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Isha Sesay joins the fight to end violence against women, female genital mutilation and child marriages
25 November 2020
New York, 25 November 2020 -- Acclaimed journalist, activist and writer, Isha Sesay was today appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, where…
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Playing for change and the United Nations Population Fund announce "Peace Through Music: A Global Event For Social Justice" - A Facebook exclusive in celebration of the United Nations 75th anniversary
23 November 2020
Los Angeles, CA — November 23, 2020 — In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and GivingTuesday, Playing For Change and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, are thrilled to announce Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice, produced by Playing For Change and Blackbird Presents, exclusively on Facebook Live on December 1st, 2020.
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Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit
11 November 2020
New York, 12 November 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world, governments, non-governmental organizations,…
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Queen Mother of Bhutan and HelpAge India receive 2020 UN Population Award
11 November 2020
UNITED NATIONS, New York - Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan, was announced as the individual laureate for the 2020 United Nations Population Award.…
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Funding shortfall, lack of protection for four million women and girls further destabilizes Central Sahel
19 October 2020
Rising violence in the Central Sahel region has created a protection crisis for women and girls, who face fear and trauma in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie leads UN, U.S. Congressional leadership calling for prevention and prosecution of gender-based violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic
09 October 2020
In a candid conversation just published by TIME, Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, describes the horrors experienced by survivors of gender-based violence she has met…
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New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
17 September 2020
A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the November 2019 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 stay on track, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is blocking access to essential services, such as family planning and antenatal care.
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COVID-19: Germany commits additional €30 million to uphold women’s sexual and reproductive health
15 July 2020
UNITED NATIONS, New York/BERLIN, Germany - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce that the Government of Germany has increased its flexible funding by…
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Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
30 June 2020
Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities, according to the State of World Population 2020, released today by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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UNFPA calls for urgent funding to protect health and safety of women and girls affected by Syria crisis
29 June 2020
29 June 2020, NEW YORK, USA – Millions of Syrian women and girls continue to suffer from gender-based violence (GBV), harassment and increasingly restricted access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services, warns UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, ahead of tomorrow’s Syria conference in Brussels, Belgium. As the conflict enters its 10th year, UNFPA is appealing for urgent funding to meet critical reproductive health and protection needs of women, adolescent girls and young people affected by the Syria crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The total funding requirements amount to $137 million for inside Syria and neighbouring countries.
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UNFPA announces appointment of new Deputy Executive Directors for Management and Programme
24 June 2020
UNFPA, The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, welcomed today the appointment of Ms. Diene Keita and Mr. Ib Petersen as new Deputy Executive Directors for Programme and for…
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UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND AND PREZI LAUNCH #YOUTHAGAINSTCOVID19 VIDEO CAMPAIGN TO INFORM AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE
20 May 2020
Prezi, a leading visual communications software company, and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have launched a joint COVID-19 awareness campaign to encourage and equip young people to lead the charge against the pandemic. UNFPA and Prezi are teaming up with global youth organisations to encourage young people to take action by staying informed and doing their part to flatten the curve of the infection – and urging their peers to do the same.
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