Statements and speeches
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Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
05 May 2020
Here are 3 ways to say THANK YOU to midwives battling the pandemic in 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
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Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
07 April 2020
Life goes on despite the pandemic; pregnancy and childbirth are no exception.
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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
26 March 2020
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
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Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination and continued injustice
25 March 2020
Eliminating the systemic racism caused by enslavement is crucial to achieving a world of universal rights and choices for all.
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I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world
08 March 2020
Let’s carry forward the goals of the feminists who came before us in partnership with those who uphold feminist ideals today.
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar
05 March 2020
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar
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UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
05 March 2020
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation
06 February 2020
Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
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Statement of the Executive Director to the 1st Regular Session 2020 of the Executive Board
05 February 2020
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the 1st Regular Session 2020 of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS.
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Commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the CEDAW
18 December 2019
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women -- "CEDAW@40: Past achievements, ongoing challenges and future action”, at United Nations Headquarters.
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Youth Standing up for Human Rights
10 December 2019
Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2019
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Communities make the difference
01 December 2019
This World AIDS Day, UNFPA recognizes the vital role of communities in delivering sexual and reproductive health services that help prevent HIV transmission and improve the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS. By putting communities at the centre, we can reach those furthest behind and achieve zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS-related deaths and zero stigma and discrimination.
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