Statements & Speeches

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  • 12 Aug 2016
  • Statement

Young People and the Road to 2030

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of young people in promoting the well-being of their families,…

Young People and the Road to 2030

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of…

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  • 08 Aug 2016
  • Statement

UNFPA calls for increased support to protect safety, health, rights of South Sudan’s women, girls

Statement of the United Nations Population Fund in response to reports of increased sexual violence in South Sudan. As fighting in South Sudan continues, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is…

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  • 11 Jul 2016
  • Statement

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time of increasing vulnerability and exclusion from rights and opportunities…

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time…

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  • 23 May 2016
  • Statement

Accelerating efforts to save lives, protect rights and dignity and leave no one behind

Today, 23 May 2016, as world leaders gather for the World Humanitarian Summit, we jointly commit to intensify support to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive…

Accelerating efforts to save lives, protect rights and dignity and leave no one…

Today, 23 May 2016, as world leaders gather for the World Humanitarian Summit, we jointly commit to intensify support to ensure…

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  • 05 May 2016
  • Statement

Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund: On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, salutes the…

Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund: On this International Day…

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  • 11 Apr 2016
  • Speech

Statement of Executive Director to the Commission on Population and Development

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin to the 49th session of the Commission on Population and Development on strengthening the demographic evidence base for achieving the…

Statement of Executive Director to the Commission on Population and Development

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin to the 49th session of the Commission on Population and…

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  • 10 Mar 2016
  • Statement

Voluntary family planning, including condoms, essential to prevent spread of Zika virus

Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly urges governments and all other partners to provide information and access…

Voluntary family planning, including condoms, essential to prevent spread of…

Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly…

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  • 08 Mar 2016
  • Statement

Step it up for gender equality

For millions of women and girls around the world, gender equality and the full enjoyment of human rights remain elusive.

Step it up for gender equality

For millions of women and girls around the world, gender equality and the full enjoyment of human rights remain elusive.

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  • 04 Feb 2016
  • Statement

UNFPA closely monitors Zika outbreak, urges access to sexual and reproductive health care and information

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Zika virus and warning about its potentially adverse effects on the health of women and babies, particularly in…

UNFPA closely monitors Zika outbreak, urges access to sexual and reproductive…

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Zika virus and warning about its potentially…

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