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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

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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…

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On the occasion of the Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA and Director for the Arab region visit to Syria

calendar_today 11 February 2017

Press Release

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…

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Women’s needs staggering as winter grips Aleppo, UN convoy finds

calendar_today 25 January 2017

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…

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Investing In Hope For The People Of Aleppo To Move Forward

calendar_today 03 January 2017

Statement

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…

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Situation in Aleppo

calendar_today 17 December 2016

Statement

Situation in Aleppo

  Statement attributable to UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin    In the midst of the painstaking efforts to…

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Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016

calendar_today 30 November 2016

Statement

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016

HIV prevention goes beyond access to services – it’s about more inclusive societies

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Executive Director's statement on The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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Statement

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

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Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator

calendar_today 19 November 2016

Press Release

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…

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Colorful & Captivating “Four Seasons” project in Tartous, Syria

calendar_today 16 November 2016

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 &ldquo…

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