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21 April 2024
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Unpacking 5 truths about equality in sexual and reproductive health and rights today
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Over the past 30 years, global commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights have made remarkable advances: Maternal death rates have dropped…
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09 April 2024
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End discrimination to ensure the right to health for all
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo,…
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01 April 2024
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Together, the EU and UNFPA protect Syrian women and girls in need, provide them with life-saving services in northeastern Syria
“I asked my mother to help me by borrowing some money and accompanying me to a gynecologist,” said Rama. Rama’s mother made a call to a gynecologist whom she used to visit. And…
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15 March 2024
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13 years on, the Syria crisis is pushing women and girls to the brink
“I don’t think the world understands what it means to be a woman living in Syria today,” says Shatha, a woman from Deir-ez-Zor, who is a survivor of gender-based violence.
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06 March 2024
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International Women’s Day 2024 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179…
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06 February 2024
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Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on one-year anniversary of the earthquakes
Damascus and Amman, 6 February 2024 - Today marks one year since the devastating earthquakes hit Syria and Türkiye. In Syria, some 6,000 people have been killed and nearly 13,000…
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11 December 2023
Statement
Human rights require bodily autonomy for all – at all times
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 75 years ago. Yet its promise to humanity still speaks to us today, louder than ever,…
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03 December 2023
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All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by…
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03 December 2023
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Ending inequalities and empowering communities are key to vanquishing AIDS pandemic
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on World AIDS Day The world has made remarkable strides in curbing the AIDS pandemic. There is much to celebrate: New HIV infections have…
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