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UNFPA Reaches 16 Million with Humanitarian Assistance in 2017
26 January 2018
UNITED NATIONS, New York. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing for $463 million to provide life-saving services to about 30 million women of childbearing age, including over 4 million pregnant women, who will be affected by humanitarian crises in countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria. UNFPA humanitarian actions focus on providing sexual and reproductive health services, promoting access to family planning as well as preventing and responding to violence against women and girls.
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The State of World Population 2017
17 October 2017
UNITED NATIONS, New York--Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and threats to peace and development, according the The State of World Population 2017, published today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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UNAIDS, UNFPA launch road map to stop new HIV infections
10 October 2017
GENEVA—As part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and partners have launched a new road map to reduce new HIV infections. The HIV prevention 2020 road map was launched at the first meeting of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition. The coalition is chaired by the Executive Directors of UNAIDS and UNFPA and brings together United Nations Member States, civil society, international organizations and other partners as part of efforts to reduce new HIV infections by 75 per cent by 2020.
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Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
03 October 2017
Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General.
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UNFPA takes the lead in supporting survivors of sexual assault and other gender-based violence in the Rohingya refugee crisis
26 September 2017
Cox’s Bazar, BANGLADESH, - Since 25 August, violence and conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has caused up to 480,000 Rohingya civilians to flee across the border into the Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh. UNFPA estimates that at least 120,000 of these refugees are women of reproductive age and 24,000 are women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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UNFPA, Baby Box Co., help Haitian mothers protect their babies during disasters
20 September 2017
UNITED NATIONS, New York -- Under the joint campaign Safe Birth Even Here, the Ministry of Public Health and Population of Haiti and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, have launched the Baby Box project, a new initiative to allow mothers to protect their infants in harsh situations. The project, which is supported by Johnson & Johnson, will provide 2,500 Baby Boxes to Haitian mothers and babies still living with the consequences of Hurricane Matthew, which devastated much of the South West of the country in October 2016.
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UNFPA Scales Up Response for Women, Girls in Eye of Hurricane Irma
13 September 2017
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Hurricane Irma brought devastation across much of the Eastern Caribbean, with more than 4 million people affected, including 875,000 women and girls of childbearing age.
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UNFPA Appeals to World Community for Women, Young People
21 July 2017
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing for $308 million to deliver life-saving work in 2017 to support about 38 million people, including more than 5.6 million pregnant women across 56 countries in conflict or natural disasters. The funds will provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health services, as well as programmes to address gender-based violence in countries such as Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen.
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Global Leaders Commit Support for UNFPA at London Family Planning Summit
13 July 2017
LONDON – On World Population Day, 11 July, international donors at the landmark Family Planning Summit in London committed a total of $207 million to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The new funding will help support UNFPA’s work in more than 150 countries and territories to expand access to voluntary family planning commodities and services and strengthen national health systems.
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Nutrition International and UNFPA partner to improve women and adolescent girls’ health
11 July 2017
London, United Kingdom, 11 July 2017― Nutrition International and UNFPA, the United Nations Populations Fund, announced today at the Family Planning Summit 2020 in London, a partnership to provide…
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UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
05 June 2017
With profound sadness UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He was 68 years old. “This is a devastating loss for UNFPA and for the people, especially women, girls and youth, he dedicated his life to serving, starting from when he became a doctor in Nigeria. UNFPA expresses its deep sympathy to his family and prays that they have the fortitude to bear this great loss.”
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Investments in male condoms save lives, make economic gains for countries
17 May 2017
UNITED NATIONS, New York - Increasing investments in procuring and distributing male condoms provides a significant economic returns for countries with scarce resources, a new study finds. The study…
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