- 11 Jul 2019
- Statement
The Secretary-General's Message on World Population Day
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated…
The Secretary-General's Message on World Population Day
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World…
Read story- 11 Jul 2019
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Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether, when and how often to become pregnant. That right was reaffirmed in 1994 in Cairo at the landmark International Conference on Population…
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand…
Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether, when and how often to become pregnant. That right was reaffirmed in…
Read story- 06 Jul 2019
- Speech
Celebration of 50th Anniversary of UNFPA and ICPD25 on eve of 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of UNFPA and ICPD25 on the eve of the 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union on the African…
Celebration of 50th Anniversary of UNFPA and ICPD25 on eve of 12th…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of UNFPA and ICPD25 on the eve…
Read story- 13 Jun 2019
- Statement
JOINT STATEMENT: Hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women
WHO, UNAIDS and UNFPA welcome the results of a large clinical research study known as the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) study that was conducted in four African…
JOINT STATEMENT: Hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women
WHO, UNAIDS and UNFPA welcome the results of a large clinical research study known as the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and…
Read story- 03 Jun 2019
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Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive Board 2019
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS 2019.
Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive…
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS…
Read story- 31 May 2019
- Statement
JOINT STATEMENT: 1 UN for Family Leave and Childcare
We, the Heads of UNICEF, UN WOMEN, UNDP and UNFPA, representing over 37,000 UN staff members under the United Nations Common System, are committed to strong gender-responsive, family-friendly…
JOINT STATEMENT: 1 UN for Family Leave and Childcare
We, the Heads of UNICEF, UN WOMEN, UNDP and UNFPA, representing over 37,000 UN staff members under the United Nations Common…
Read story- 17 May 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 17 May 2019
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution, discrimination and stigma.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International…
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence,…
Read story- 15 May 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 23 May 2019
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the birth canal after…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International…
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who…
Read story- 05 May 2019
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Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn – among the most basic human rights.
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her…
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