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06 July 2023
Statement
World Population Day Statement 2023 UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Imagine a world where everyone – all 8 billion of us – has a future bursting with promise and potential. Now open your eyes to the current reality that 4 billion women and girls –…
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25 June 2023
Press Release
EU-UNFPA partnership brings urgent care and protection to Syrian women and girls
(Amman, 25 June, 2023) — Humanitarian funding from the European Union (EU) totalling EUR 8.6 million will enable the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to deliver much-need…
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15 June 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023
Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news. Sometimes even in our own communities. Soldiers with guns run in front of shattered buildings, along…
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18 May 2023
News
On the occasion of the World Midwives Day, UNFPA Syria celebrates the stories of " Light Workers"
Thirty kilometers east of the city of Hama in central Syria, resides the midwife Amna Rizk, 76, in Salamiyah city. A 54-year career journey full of stories that “Oum Khattar”…
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05 April 2023
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. Most of these deaths are preventable…
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18 March 2023
News
5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye need your support right now
SYRIA/TÜRKIYE – The numbers are beyond comprehension: Nearly 16 million people in Türkiye and 9 million in Syria affected by two massive earthquakes. Among them, some 350,000…
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16 March 2023
News
Syria: Rights of women and girls hang in the balance as conflict passes 12-year mark and earthquakes deepen suffering
SYRIA – “For most people in Syria, life today carries very few prospects for a better future,” Rima, a young woman from Aleppo, told UNFPA. “People are giving up.” She is one…
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14 March 2023
News
When the earthquake happened, the 1st thing that came to my mind was my children
“When the earthquake happened, the 1st thing that came to my mind was my children. I rushed to their bedroom to wake them up and go down the street,” says Yousra, 40 years,…
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13 March 2023
News
“Since we were displaced to the school, I was stressed about the time of giving birth, where and how would it be ?
“Since we were displaced to the school, I was stressed about the time of giving birth, where and how would it be ? because our home has been demolished”. Sawsan passed the 40…
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