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ACTING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES
24 May 2019
One in three women experience sexual or gender-based violence in her lifetime. Men and boys are affected too. The risk is greatly exacerbated in humanitarian crises triggered by armed conflict and natural disasters.
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New independent assessment highlights UNFPA’s progress and overall strong organizational performance
24 May 2019
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has “a clear, focused, results-oriented strategy” with management and monitoring systems that link activities and expenditures to outcomes and strategic results, according to the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) report published today.
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World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report
10 April 2019
The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own futures. But despite the gains made over the past 50 years, since the establishment of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, the world still has a long way to go before rights and choices are claimed by all, according to the State of World Population 2019, released by UNFPA today.
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UNFPA and UNAIDS urge the Government of Brunei Darussalam to repeal new discriminatory and harmful criminal law provisions
04 April 2019
New York/GENEVA, 4 April 2019—UNFPA and UNAIDS are seriously concerned by new criminal law provisions that came into force yesterday, 3 April 2019, in Brunei Darussalam. The provisions, which impose…
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Countries agree to accelerate action to fully implement historic plan on population and development, emphasising importance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
01 April 2019
Agreement at 52nd session of the UN Commission on Population and Development calls for strengthening implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, adopted 25 years ago in Cairo
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UNFPA Opens New Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea
13 February 2019
SEOUL, Republic of Korea—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is strengthening its longstanding relationship with the Republic of Korea by opening a liaison office in Seoul. The new office, opened during an official ceremony today, will facilitate even closer cooperation on global population and development matters, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, population ageing and humanitarian response.
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The Nairobi Summit to Advance the ICPD Programme of Action
18 January 2019
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019 — The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund today announced the convening of a high-level conference to advance the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action. The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the promise will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 12-14 November, 2019.
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UNFPA and Cheer Up Luv join forces against sexual harassment on public transport in Sri Lanka
26 November 2018
Ninety per cent of women in Sri Lanka have faced sexual harassment on public transport, according to a recent study commissioned by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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The State of World Population 2018
17 October 2018
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows.
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European Union supports reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in Yemen with funding to UNFPA
19 September 2018
Sana’a – The European Union has provided UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with EUR 2 million to provide urgent life-saving reproductive health and protection services to women and girls in Yemen.
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Allegations against UNFPA staff member are unsubstantiated, independent investigation finds
10 August 2018
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Following allegations of sexual misconduct made by a former employee of a UNFPA contractor in Bihar, India, against the UNFPA Representative in India, the independent…
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Joint statement: UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women welcome Sweden's multi-year commitment to core funding
12 June 2018
NEW YORK, 12 June 2018 – UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women welcome the Government of Sweden’s decision to enter into multi-year core funding agreements with our agencies. These will enhance our ability to fulfil our mandates and carry out our work with the greatest possible flexibility and predictability.
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