Statements and speeches
Statement
Statement on the United States Decision to Again Withhold Critical Funding for UNFPA, amid Global Pandemic
01 July 2020
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with regret the determination by the United States of America to withhold funds from UNFPA for the fourth consecutive year.
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A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
19 June 2020
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a weapon of war, it subjugates women and men and destabilizes entire societies.
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On the Black Lives Matter Protests and other Mass Demonstrations against Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
14 June 2020
A desperate yearning for a long-departed mother. Reaching deep from the bowels of fragile humanity. Grasping for breath. Begging for mercy. The entire world heard the tragic cry. The family of nations saw his face pounded against the harsh tarmac. Unbearable pain in broad daylight. A neck buckling under the knee and weight of history. A gentle giant, desperately clinging to life. Yearning to breathe free. Till his last breath.
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Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
12 June 2020
We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against racism and support the peaceful struggle against all forms of discrimination, marginalization and injustice.
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Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS
05 June 2020
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS
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Statement of the Executive Director at the Joint Segment of the 2020 Annual Session of the Executive Board
03 June 2020
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the joint segment of the 2020 annual session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS
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CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy 2020 Commencement Address
02 June 2020
City University of New York School of Public Health and Health Policy 2020 Commencement Address by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis of Yemen
02 June 2020
Statement of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, at the High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis of Yemen.
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STATEMENT ON YEMEN BY PRINCIPALS OF THE INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE
28 May 2020
We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country already experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, driven by an unabated conflict. But we are ready to stay and deliver life-saving assistance to those who need it.
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End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
23 May 2020
We must accelerate efforts if we are to achieve our global ambition of ending fistula by 2030.
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Break the silence!
17 May 2020
LGBTQI people should not face discrimination nor fear retribution for seeking health care amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Joint statement on Libya by OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM
13 May 2020
Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk. Close to 400,000 Libyans have been displaced since the start of the conflict nine years ago – around half of them within the past year, since the attack on the capital, Tripoli, started.
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