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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem New York, 26 March 2020 - With each passing day, the scale... Read more
UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as conflict enters its 10th year
UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as conflict enters its 10th year NEW YORK, USA, 16 March 2020 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health... Read more
UNFPA Arab States Regional Office launches ‘A Women Even Here’ campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNFPA Arab States Regional Office launches ‘A Women Even Here’ campaign Cairo, 8 March 2020 – UNFPA Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) is marking this year’s International... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day, 8 March 2020
This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality. We now look to today’s generation of activists, women who are shaping a vision of a better... Read more
Statement on the events taking place in Northwestern Syria
For Immediate Release Statement on the events taking place in Northwestern Syria Cairo, 18 February 2020 - UNFPA is gravely alarmed about the current humanitarian situation unfolding in... Read more
Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation
Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-... Read more
As fighting rages in north-eastern Syria, UNFPA and partners rush to meet the needs of women
AL TAPQQA, Syria – As clashes rage on in north-eastern Syria, the toll on civilians and health systems continue to mount. Mass displacements have... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day
This World AIDS Day, UNFPA recognizes the vital role of communities in delivering sexual and reproductive health services that help prevent HIV... Read more
Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The crime of rape is a severe human rights violation, yet it remains widespread around the globe. Sexual violence is an epidemic that thrives in... Read more
REMARKS AT OPENING OF NAIROBI SUMMIT TO ADVANCE THE ICPD PROGRAMME OF ACTION
"We must continue to work even harder towards preventable maternal and child mortality, achieving the unmet need for family planning, and... Read more