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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child

calendar_today 12 October 2016

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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child

Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11…

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Statement attributable to Massimo Diana, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordination a.i. for Syria, and Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis

calendar_today 21 September 2016

Statement attributable to Massimo Diana, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordination a.i. for Syria, and Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis

Statement attributable to Massimo Diana, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordination a.i. for Syria

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Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin   World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2016

calendar_today 18 August 2016

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Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2016

This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone affected by crisis. We unite as one humanity. We share a common responsibility to…

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Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Youth Day

calendar_today 12 August 2016

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Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Youth Day

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of young people in promoting the well-being of their…

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Saving the lives of Syrian women and adolescent girls

calendar_today 15 July 2016

Saving the lives of Syrian women and adolescent girls

Across Syria, the biggest humanitarian and refugee crisis of our time in the region, the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA- Syria continues to provide lifesaving supplies,…

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

calendar_today 11 July 2016

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time of increasing vulnerability and exclusion from…

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Syrian Girl Bags UNFPA Social Innovation Grant For Online Learning Platform for Arabic ‘Coding’

calendar_today 16 June 2016

Syrian Girl Bags UNFPA Social Innovation Grant For Online Learning Platform for Arabic ‘Coding’

Leen Darwish, 23 years, is like a Syrian girl next door, except that she has dreams to teach computing and software coding in Arabic language to thousands of Syrians and Arabs in…

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