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06 April 2017
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UNFPA Statement on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life…
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03 April 2017
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Statement attributable to UNFPA’s regional director for the Arab states Luay Shabaneh
On the occasion of the Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region 3 April 2017 The dignity, protection, health and psychological wellbeing of women…
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24 March 2017
GROWING A HEALTHY BABY BUMP IN SYRIA
How WFP & UNFPA are making a difference in the lives of pregnant women and new mothers in Homs governorate
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12 March 2017
Joy amid uncertainty: Syrian women enter motherhood in displacement
DAMASCUS, Syria – Fatima and Rasha welcomed new children into the world on the same day – an experience that would be completely unremarkable if not for their…
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08 March 2017
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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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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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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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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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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