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  • 18 Jul 2018
  • Statement

Message of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, 18 July 2018

Today, on Nelson Mandela International Day, I hope that his legacy of equality and dignity will continue to inspire the world community, and will serve to guide future generations in the quest for…

Message of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations…

Today, on Nelson Mandela International Day, I hope that his legacy of equality and dignity will continue to inspire the world…

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  • 06 Jul 2018
  • Statement

Family planning is a human right

Fifty years ago, the world declared that “parents have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and the spacing of their children,” at the United Nations International…

Family planning is a human right

Fifty years ago, the world declared that “parents have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and the…

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  • 18 Jun 2018
  • Statement

Joint Statement by Pramila Patten and Natalia Kanem on the urgent need for more support for Rohingya refugees

Based on observations from our recent visits to the refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh, we call on the international community to urgently step up its efforts to help all…

Joint Statement by Pramila Patten and Natalia Kanem on the urgent need for more…

Based on observations from our recent visits to the refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh, we call on the…

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  • 05 Jun 2018
  • Speech

Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive Board 2018

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS 2018.

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…

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  • 24 May 2018
  • Statement

UNFPA STATEMENT ON PERSONNEL RELEASE IN AFGHANISTAN

UNITED NATIONS, New York—At UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, we welcome the release of our colleague, Zarmina Zafar, and her son, who were abducted in Kabul in January.

UNFPA STATEMENT ON PERSONNEL RELEASE IN AFGHANISTAN

UNITED NATIONS, New York—At UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, we welcome the release of our colleague, Zarmina Zafar,…

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  • 23 May 2018
  • Statement

Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fistula now!

Pregnancy and childbirth should be among the happiest of occasions in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many of the world’s poorest and most marginalized women.

Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fistula now!

Pregnancy and childbirth should be among the happiest of occasions in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, this is not the case for…

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  • 17 May 2018
  • Statement

Statement for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2018

On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, stands with all members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)…

Statement for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia…

On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, stands with…

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  • 09 Apr 2018
  • Speech

Statement of the Executive Director to the Commission on Population and Development

Opening statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development on sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration.

Statement of the Executive Director to the Commission on Population and…

Opening statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the 51st session of the Commission on Population and…

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  • 21 Mar 2018
  • Statement

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes release of girls abducted from Dapchi, Nigeria

I am happy to learn of today’s release of some of the girls who had been abducted by insurgents in Dapchi, Nigeria. Like their families and community, I am deeply concerned about their physical and…

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes release of girls abducted…

I am happy to learn of today’s release of some of the girls who had been abducted by insurgents in Dapchi, Nigeria. Like their…

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