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03 December 2023
Statement
All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by…
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26 November 2023
Statement
Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, on the 16 Days of Activism Campaign
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Every year, this day also kicks off the global 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based…
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22 November 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the Security Council open briefing on the Situation in the Middle East
May I thank Malta, the United Arab Emirates and the Members of the Security Council for convening this important briefing and for affording me the opportunity to address you. …
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29 October 2023
Statement
Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza
Civilians in Gaza are living in a state of peril. Heavy bombardments are having devastating impacts on the population. With the communication blackout, UNFPA is unable to reach…
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17 October 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
“Each step felt like a race against death.” That is what one pregnant woman told UNFPA after being forced to evacuate her home – just one among many of the desperate testimonials…
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15 October 2023
Story
By Ensuring Fatima’s Safe Childbirth Despite Displacement and Absence of Family, UNFPA Delivers to Leave No One Behind
A heavily pregnant Fatima jolted awake in the early hours of morning to the sounds of gunfire and screams as violent clashes escalated in Deir Ezzor Governorate in Eastern Syria…
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15 October 2023
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By Ensuring Fatima’s Safe Childbirth Despite Displacement and Absence of Family, UNFPA Delivers to Leave No One Behind
A heavily pregnant Fatima jolted awake in the early hours of morning to the sounds of gunfire and screams as violent clashes escalated in Deir Ezzor Governorate in Eastern Syria…
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13 September 2023
Press Release
The Sixth Regional Review of the International Conference on Population and Development in the Arab Region kicks off in Beirut
Beirut, 13 September 2023 - To take stock of achievements and offer recommendations on means for placing population issues at the heart of sustainable development, the UN Economic…
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22 August 2023
Press Release
UNFPA welcomes USD $500,000 contribution from the Republic of Korea in support of lifesaving humanitarian activities for women and girls in Syria
19 August 2023, Damascus: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) welcomes the contribution of USD $500,000 by the Republic of Korea in support of lifesaving humanitarian…
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