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01 June 2020
News
“I thought I might die”: Pregnant women struggle to access care in Syria during COVID- 19
Seba, a pregnant woman in ninth month. She followed up her pregnancy at the Family Planning Center for Pregnant Women Care in Homs. She heard about courses and activities to…
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17 May 2020
Statement
Break the silence!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
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05 May 2020
Statement
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being born. Childbirth doesn't stop for pandemics, and neither do midwives. They are working…
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28 April 2020
Press Release
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
Press release for immediate release More than 47 million women could lose access to contraception, leading to 7 million unintended pregnancies in the coming months. …
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12 April 2020
Statement
OPEN LETTER FROM THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNPFA AND ESCWA IN THE ARAB STATES REGION TO GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION
OPEN LETTER FROM THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNPFA AND ESCWA IN THE ARAB STATES REGION TO GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION At…
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07 April 2020
Statement
World Health Day: Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
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26 March 2020
Statement
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,…
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16 March 2020
News
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…
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11 March 2020
Press Release
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…
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