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22 January 2019
Press Release

THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC STATEMENT EXPRESSING CONCERN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN HAJIN AND CONDITIONS IN RUKBAN

DAMASCUS, 15 January 2019 The United Nations in Syria is gravely concerned about the protection of thousands of people who are estimated to remain trapped by ongoing hostilities in ISIL-held areas of... Read more

26 November 2018
Press Release

Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, calling for solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human rights defenders who are working to prevent and... Read more

3 November 2018
Press Release

UNFPA joins SARC and UN-interagency convoy to deliver humanitarian assistance to women and girls stranded at Rukban camp

  UNFPA joins SARC and UN-interagency convoy to deliver humanitarian assistance to women and girls stranded at Rukban camp Damascus, 03 Nov 2018   The United Nations and Syrian Arabic Red Crescent (... Read more

1 November 2018
Statement

Opening Remarks by Dr. Natalia , UNFPA Executive Director

Check against delivery     Arab Regional ICPD@25 Review Conference   Opening Remarks by Dr. Natalia Kanem UNFPA Executive Director     9:00-10:45 a.m. Tuesday, 30 October 2018 Beirut, Lebanon   Dr.... Read more

29 October 2018
News
"Her psychological disposition has remarkably changed. I can see her smiling more often, especially when she knows she has a lesson", Nivine’s mother

Women and Girls in Syria build resilience through Safe Spaces

Women and girls are often left behind when investments, and dialogue on social services, education, employment and health care take place. Women and girls represent the most vulnerable group in their... Read more

17 October 2018
Press Release

The State of World Population 2018

  HQ / 2018 / 4   17 October 2018     The State of World Population 2018   The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA... Read more

11 October 2018
News

Executive Director's Statement on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl

We believe in the power of girls to change this world for the better.  Let’s give them the chance.   Too many girls face roadblocks on their journey to adulthood. Child marriage and adolescent... Read more

19 August 2018
Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2018

Urgent Efforts Needed to Protect Women and Girls in Crises Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2018   Women and girls uprooted by war or disaster are at... Read more

10 July 2018
News

Family planning is a human right MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

Fifty years ago, the world declared that “parents have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and the spacing of their children,” at the United Nations International... Read more

2 July 2018
Press Release
UNFPA’s medical material amidst the destruction. المستلزمات الطبية الذي قدمها صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان وسط الدمار

Statement attributable to Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, on the Humanitarian Situation in southern Syria

Statement attributable to Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, on the Humanitarian Situation in southern Syria     Cairo, 1 July 2018 – We are following with utter concern the... Read more

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