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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Girl Child
Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage pregnancy are declining, and female educational... Read more
Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United... Read more
Clone of Statement by Ali Al-Za’tari, the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria on UN supplies arriving in Deir-ez-Zor city, Syria
Damascus, 15 September 2017 United Nations supplies arrived in Deir-ez-Zor city yesterday where 93,500 people are in urgent need of assistance. After being besieged by ISIL for three years, the... Read more
UNFPA aid reaches Deir Ez-Zor City for the first time in three years
Damascus, Syria – For the first time in three years, UNFPA has been able to send aid to the city of Deir Ez-Zor, where tens of thousands of people are in urgent need. Relief was provided through a... Read more
Statement by Ali Al-Za’tari, the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria on UN supplies arriving in Deir-ez-Zor city, Syria
Damascus, 15 September 2017 United Nations supplies arrived in Deir-ez-Zor city yesterday where 93,500 people are in urgent need of assistance. After being besieged by ISIL for three years, the... Read more
Reproductive health and rights must be protected in crises
Message of UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2017 Every woman has the right to decide whether or when she will become pregnant, to give birth... Read more
MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY 2017
MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY 2017 Family planning: empowering people, developing nations Dr. Natalia Kanem Acting Executive Director UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 11 July 2017 *** ... Read more
Statement attributable to Dr Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Cairo, June 19, 2017 - In 2017, the United Nations Secretary-General reported that sexual violence continued to be used as a tactic of war in a number of conflict settings. Sexual violence has also... Read more
UNFPA MOURNS PASSING OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 June 2017—With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his... Read more
Creating a platform to inspire youth and deliver messages of hope restoration
"It was such a remarkable experience where we were exposed to a new science of which we didn't know it exists or at least had known it was available," Loulia Hilal expressed the impact of “... Read more