Press Release

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

12 July 2023

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Speech

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

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Resources

Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

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News

Ensuring critical maternal health services after cyclone Freddy wreaks havoc in Malawi

Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting and most travelled tropical storm on record, has caused severe flooding and mudslides, with hundreds killed, health centres submerged and entire villages left stranded as roads and bridges were washed away. © UNFPA/Eldson Chagara
  • 29 March 2023
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Speech

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Towards Eliminating Racism and Discrimination Against People of African Descent

29 March 2023

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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2023

25 March 2023

Global

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023

21 March 2023

Global

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News

Least responsible, hardest hit: New UNFPA brief explores climate change’s disproportionate harm on people of African descent

UNFPA’s new advocacy brief, “In Our Words: Voices of Women of African Descent for Reproductive and Climate Justice”, explores how climate change disproportionately harms women of African descent. © UNFPA Brasil/Eduardo Cavalcanti
  • 21 March 2023
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Publication

In our words: Voices of Women of African Descent for Reproductive and Climate Justice

Number of pages: 34

Publication date: 31 Dec 2022

Publisher: UNFPA

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Speech

First Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

05 December 2022

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