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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Universal access to sexual and reproductive health—the key to gender equality
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health—the key to gender equality Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Gender... Read more
On the occasion of the Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA and Director for the Arab region visit to Syria
Damascus- 11 February 2017 Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Natalia Kanem has arrived in Damascus today on a 4-day visit to... Read more
Women’s needs staggering as winter grips Aleppo, UN convoy finds
ALEPPO, Syria – Women’s health, hygiene and protection needs are staggering in the bomb-scarred city of Aleppo, UNFPA observers reported following a United Nations interagency needs assessment... Read more
Investing In Hope For The People Of Aleppo To Move Forward
ALEPPO, 1 January 2017- Numbers and stories cannot convey the depth of suffering endured in each individual case of a Syrian in need in Aleppo. Exactly how many people have left east Aleppo is not... Read more
Situation in Aleppo
Statement attributable to UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin In the midst of the painstaking efforts to evacuate civilians and rebels from besieged eastern Aleppo, UNFPA... Read more
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016
It is past time to get serious about HIV prevention. We cannot hope to end the AIDS epidemic when every day almost 6,000 people are infected with HIV. Progress on prevention has stagnated. Since 2010... Read more
Executive Director's statement on The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on... Read more
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
The United Nations is extremely saddened and appalled by the recent escalation in fighting in several parts of Syria and calls on all parties to cease indiscriminate attacks on civilians and... Read more
Colorful & Captivating “Four Seasons” project in Tartous, Syria
In May, 2016 “Youth Innovation” project second batch was launched. Around 55 young persons, from Homs and Tartous, participated in ongoing workshops on “Business Startup and Communication” for 15... Read more
The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The world’s future will be determined by the fate of its 10-year-old girls. Age 10 is the beginning of adolescence, when girls start to see life's possibilities expanding... Read more