Statements and speeches
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Caribbean Forum on Population and Development
04 September 2023
Opening Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Caribbean Forum on Population and Development in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.
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Women of African descent continue to carry the torch for justice amid longstanding inequities
29 August 2023
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for People of African Descent 2023
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Statement of the Executive Director to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board 2023
28 August 2023
Statement of the Executive Director to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board 2023, 10:00 a.m. on 28 August 2023 in New York.
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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2023
07 August 2023
Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving record levels of displacement and humanitarian need. UNFPA continues to deliver on our unwavering promise to leave no one behind, providing a lifeline of support for women and girls, who pay a steep price during humanitarian crises.
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Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference
04 August 2023
Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference
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World Population Day Statement 2023
05 July 2023
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, in observance of World Population Day 2023 (11 July)
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023
13 June 2023
Sexual violence in conflict: a hidden crisis Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news. Sometimes even in our own communities. Soldiers with guns run in front of shattered buildings, along streets strewn with debris and the remains of human lives.
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Opening Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress
12 June 2023
Opening Ceremony Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Sunday, 11 June 2023.
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Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023
08 June 2023
Statement of the Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, to the Annual Session of the Executive Board, 8 June 2023.
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Closing Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
02 June 2023
As we draw the curtain on the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, our call for change is loud. It is clear. It does not end with the closing of this session.
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Sexual Violence in Sudan
17 May 2023
UNFPA has received reports of horrific sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan. Using rape and other forms of sexual assault to terrorize and destabilize communities is an egregious violation of human rights and of international humanitarian law.
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Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive health care
05 May 2023
UNFPA condemns the attack on a maternity hospital in Khartoum yesterday, which underscores the horrific toll the fighting is exacting on Sudan’s women and families.
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