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19 August 2020
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day
Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records, with hundreds of humanitarian workers assaulted, injured, kidnapped or killed. This year, threats to…
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19 August 2020
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Bold and Strong after Surviving Early Marriage
“I gave birth to my first child at the age of fifteen, and after four years, I got divorced and was not welcomed home by my father because of my daughter. We returned to be…
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13 August 2020
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UNFPA calls for urgent funding to respond to the emerging needs in Lebanon
UNFPA is urgently appealing for USD 19.6 million to meet the lifesaving needs of women and girls impacted by the 4 August explosion at the Beirut Port, which killed at least 160…
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11 August 2020
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Youth Day 12 August 2020
As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young people are taking action to solve problems in their communities.Young people have been…
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10 August 2020
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UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, scales up its support to Lebanon
In response to the horrific explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on 4 August 2020, the United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Director,…
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29 July 2020
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We must win the battle against human trafficking
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem - World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020
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23 July 2020
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Through her eyes: A painful journey and quest for self-resilience
“Maybe from society’s perspective, I am a cruel woman, who has given up on her husband and family, but I only wanted to live with respect, and I will never allow my children to…
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11 July 2020
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Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19
Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in his call for a global ‘ceasefire’ on gender-based violence – a pandemic within…
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02 July 2020
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Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their…
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