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My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?
The ICPD marked a revolution in thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights. © UN Photo UNITED NATIONS, New York – This year marks the 25th anniversary of the ICPD – a milestone in... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, 17 May 2019
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 17 May 2019 Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every... Read more
Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Twenty-five years ago, the world was transforming. South Africa held its first multiracial elections, electing Nelson Mandela as President. Sweden began to allow the... Read more
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2019 Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a... Read more
Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria
Al-Hassakeh, Syria – Vulnerable civilians were caught in the crossfire as hostilities intensified in north-eastern Syria in recent weeks. “I took out around 160 pieces of shrapnel from the bodies of... Read more
Executive Director's Statement on International Women's Day, 8 March 2019
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2019... Read more
THE UNITED NATIONS AND SYRIAN ARAB RED CRESCENT DELIVER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO 50,000 PEOPLE IN MENBIJ, ALEPPO GOVERNORATE
United Nations Nations Unies الأمم المتحدة THE UNITED NATIONS AND SYRIAN ARAB RED CRESCENT DELIVER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO 50,000 PEOPLE IN MENBIJ, ALEPPO GOVERNORATE STATEMENT... Read more
The UN in Syria expresses grave concern about the plight of civilians fleeing Deir-ez-Zor; calls for urgent funding to scale up response
DAMASCUS, 28 FEBRUARY 2019 The United Nations (UN) in the Syrian Arab Republic remains gravely concerned about the plight of thousands of civilians fleeing the last ISIL-held areas of Al-Baghouz in... Read more