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Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark announced as Patron of UNFPA
31 May 2024
The Royal House of Denmark has announced that Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark will engage as Patron of UNFPA, The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
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UNFPA Launches World’s First Initiative to Include Reproductive Health in ESG Standards
30 May 2024
First-of-its kind metrics to track progress on key social issues in the workplace including maternity leave, fertility treatments, sexual harassment protocols
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Climate emergency threatens 41 million people, their livelihoods and health care in low-elevation coastal areas in Latin America and Caribbean
28 May 2024
Tens of millions of people living in low-elevation coastal areas in Latin America and the Caribbean are facing the consequences of extreme weather events that threaten their lives and livelihoods and the hospitals they depend on.
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UNFPA's Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity reaffirms the need for hard-fought rights to be upheld despite emerging global trends
15 May 2024
More than 200 participants are gathering in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 15 and 16 May to discuss how to achieve sustainable and equitable development in a world more demographically diverse than ever before.
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Urgent call for country leadership and global solidarity to End Maternal and Newborn Deaths by 2030
29 April 2024
New York 29 April 2024 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will join global leaders to call for renewed commitment towards progress on eradicating preventable maternal and newborn deaths at a 29 April event during the 57th Session of the Commission on Population and Development.
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New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has mostly ignored the most marginalized communities
16 April 2024
Geneva 17 April 2024 – Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have not benefited because of who they are or where they were born, according to the 2024 State of World Population report, released today by UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency.
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“Life or death is a political decision” – Parliamentarians from over 100 countries reaffirm commitment to universal sexual and reproductive health and rights.
15 April 2024
At the eighth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, 172 parliamentarians from 112 countries issued a forward-looking inclusive declaration confirming their commitment to upholding universal sexual and reproductive health and rights, as was agreed at the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994.
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International parliamentarians gather in Norway to boost global progress on sexual and reproductive health for women and girls
09 April 2024
Oslo, 9 April 2024 – Over 170 parliamentarians from more than 110 countries are gathering in Oslo this week at a key global conference focusing on how they can help advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls and all individuals everywhere. The conference marks the thirtieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo – a landmark moment for human rights and gender equality, when 179 governments committed to placing sexual and reproductive health and rights at the core of sustainable development.
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Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and Youth Involvement in Reproductive Health and Rights
05 April 2024
Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries called for decisive action by leaders on the issues that matter most to them: sexual and reproductive health, education, human rights and gender equality, resilience amid crisis, and youth participation in decision-making.
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Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa
20 March 2024
Partnership combines Unitaid’s record of innovative solutions in treating major diseases in low-and middle-income countries with UNFPA’s global maternal health leadership and network of midwives saving lives.
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UNFPA receives EDGE Move and EDGEplus certifications, reconfirming its commitment to Gender and Intersectional Equity
05 March 2024
United Nations, New York, 05 March 2024 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has earned EDGE Move, the second level of EDGE certification, the leading global business certification standard for gender equality. It has also reconfirmed its commitment to intersectional equity by renewing its EDGEplus certification, which it first obtained in 2022.
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Prada Group and UNFPA Expand their First-of-Its-Kind Fashion Training Program to Mexico
04 March 2024
“Fashion Expressions: The Stories She Wears” - UNFPA and PRADA Partnership – Supporting Aspiring Fashion Professionals expands its scope to women in Querétaro, Mexico
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