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03 October 2017
Press Release
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…
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17 September 2017
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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…
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17 September 2017
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…
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17 September 2017
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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…
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19 August 2017
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…
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09 July 2017
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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…
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20 June 2017
Press Release
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…
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12 June 2017
Creating a platform to inspire youth and deliver messages of hope restoration
First batch of the coding boot camp
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12 June 2017
3 Entrepreneurship Boot Camps for Young Syrians Startups in Damascus, Homs and Lattakia
UNFPA closes its first “Entrepreneurship Boot Camp” in Lattakia in collaboration with the Information, Communication and Technology Incubator (ICT Incubator). …
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