Statements and speeches
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Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November 2018
To commemorate this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Secretary-General’s UNiTE Campaign is calling upon us to stand in solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human rights defenders who are working to prevent and end violence against women and girls.
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Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development
30 October 2018
Opening remarks by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, at the Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development in Beirut, Lebanon.
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A Skilled GirlForce is a force for change!
11 October 2018
We believe in the power of girls to change this world for the better. Let’s give them the chance.
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Let’s talk about mental health – and let’s act!
10 October 2018
Today on World Mental Health Day, UNFPA calls for strengthened action to provide services for the mental health of young people.
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2018 Nobel Prize for Peace to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
05 October 2018
I congratulate Nobel Peace Prize recipients Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their remarkable efforts to stop rape and other forms of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to help survivors.
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Celebrate our older rights champions!
01 October 2018
Executive Director Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of Older Persons - 1 October 2018
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Message by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Executive Board
04 September 2018
This is an important moment for UNFPA. Next year we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, ICPD. The regional review process is already under way. Last month I attended the Third Regional Conference on Population and Development for Latin American and the Caribbean in Lima, Peru – the first in a series of regional review meetings to be held between now and November. I would like to begin by posing two questions that I hope you will think about during our session this morning: First, what does ICPD mean to you and the women and girls in your country? Second, what should the ICPD mean for the next generation, for a 10-year-old girl today poised on the threshold of adolescence?
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Urgent Efforts Needed to Protect Women and Girls in Crises
19 August 2018
Women and girls uprooted by war or disaster are at heightened risk of rape, exploitation and abuse. Yet reaching a refugee camp or other places where humanitarian services are available does not necessarily eliminate these risks.
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan
18 August 2018
As United Nations Secretary-General, he stood up for the rights, health and dignity of women and girls.
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Let’s put young people at the centre
10 August 2018
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day 2018 — We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and make good on our pledge to leave no one behind. We want to build lasting peace. Therefore, young people belong at the centre of our collective efforts.
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Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
07 August 2018
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Third Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in Lima, Peru.
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Global Disability Summit Spotlight session: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
24 July 2018
Should a disabled young woman or man be able to enjoy safe sexuality and keep well and healthy?
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