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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
DAMASCUS, Syria – This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade into the catastrophe, about half the country’s entire... Read more
Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
DAMASCUS, Syria – This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade into the catastrophe, about half the country’s entire... Read more
Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
DAMASCUS, Syria – This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade into the catastrophe, about half the country’s entire... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem - International Women’s Day
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day 8 March 2021 All over the world,... Read more
The War on Women and Girls in Syria
This week, the conflict in Syria will have been ongoing for a decade. In that time, 500,000 people have been killed, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes including to other... Read more
UNFPA statement on the US decision to reinstate its funding
The United States decision to restore financial and political support to UNFPA will have an enormous impact on the work of UNFPA and on the people we serve. It sends a powerful message to women and... Read more
UN sexual and reproductive health agency welcomes USA intention to reinstate funding: millions of women and girls will benefit
New York / Washington DC, 28 January 2021. The President of the United States today announced his intention to restore US funding to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.... Read more
PRESS RELEASE
Syria – Damascus 21 January 2021 As the humanitarian situation in Syria remains a serious concern, with around 13.4 million people in need of humanitarian aid. According to the World Food... Read more
Second Regional Cervical Cancer Forum to convene on 27-28 January
Sharjah/Cairo, January 21, 2021 - The UAE-based civil society organization Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), is partnering with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to host the second... Read more
Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 10 December Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of any... Read more