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Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at United Nations Correspondent Press Briefing, UN Headquarters, New York
07 November 2023
Chad today faces multiple challenges, and a humanitarian emergency. Instability, violence in neighbouring countries, and the disproportionate impact of a climate crisis - not of its own making - not to mention socio-economic and other development challenges.
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire"
05 November 2023
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart.
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Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn
03 November 2023
East Jerusalem/Geneva/ New York, 3 November 2023 - Women, children and newborns in Gaza are disproportionately bearing the burden of the escalation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian…
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Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza
28 October 2023
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the situation in Gaza.
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Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza
21 October 2023
21 October 2023 - A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20 trucks, passing through the Rafah…
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
16 October 2023
“Each step felt like a race against death.” That is what one pregnant woman told UNFPA after being forced to evacuate her home – just one among many of the desperate testimonials women and girls have shared with us as bombs fall and the siege in Gaza continues.
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Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want
09 October 2023
Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the infinite possibilities of the world’s 600 million adolescent girls. They represent a generation of innovation and action, leading calls for justice and a world that works for all.
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Getting it right on family planning
27 September 2023
By Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Director, UNFPA Technical Division
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Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the UNGA 2023 Side Event on Sustainable Financing for Family Planning
19 September 2023
Excellencies, distinguished special guests and very dear friends. We are most grateful for your presence. Today, UNFPA is very proud - we are proud to join together with the Global…
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Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the 'Renewing the Promise for Women, Children and Adolescents' High-level event on the occasion of the 78th UN General Assembly
18 September 2023
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the 'Renewing the Promise for Women, Children and Adolescents' High-level event on the occasion of the 78th UN General Assembly, 18 September 2023 at UNICEF House, New York.
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Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the SDG Action Weekend Closing Plenary
17 September 2023
Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Dear colleagues, dear friends, dear young people, It’s a pleasure here with you at the end of an incredible day of commitment and energy. As the Secretary-General reminded us yesterday: “The SDGs are not about checking boxes. They’re about the hopes, dreams, rights and expectations of people and the health of our natural environment.”
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Challenges and Prospects Ten Years After the 2013 Cairo Declaration
13 September 2023
Opening Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development in Beirut, Lebanon.
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