- 17 Apr 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia
Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal…
Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights
Read story- 15 Apr 2024
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Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent
Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent
Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd…
Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African…
Read story- 13 Apr 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem as war in Sudan reaches one year mark
Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with 1.2 million pregnant and…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem as war in Sudan reaches…
Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered…
Read story- 10 Apr 2024
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Keynote address by the Executive Director at the 8th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation
Keynote address by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 8th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI) in Oslo, Norway.
Keynote address by the Executive Director at the 8th International…
Keynote address by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 8th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the…
Read story- 05 Apr 2024
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Statement by the Executive Director at the ICPD30 Global Youth Dialogue's Closing Ceremony
Mr. Deputy Chief of Staff representing His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Bio Tchane, Minister of Planning and Development Excellencies, Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, Commissioner ECOWAS Youth Ambassador Sophie…
Statement by the Executive Director at the ICPD30 Global Youth Dialogue's…
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Read story- 05 Apr 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2024
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo, which placed sexual…
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day…
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population…
Read story- 04 Apr 2024
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Speech by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth Dialogue
I begin by quoting a proud daughter of Benin, a cultural artist of world renown, Angelique Kidjo. Angelique has said: “Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart and you can go…
Speech by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth…
I begin by quoting a proud daughter of Benin, a cultural artist of world renown, Angelique Kidjo. Angelique has said: “Your brain…
Read story- 27 Mar 2024
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Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza
The threat of famine is looming over Gaza. Hunger and malnutrition, driven wholly by manmade causes and by a lack of humanitarian access, have spread through Gaza at frightening speed, causing…
Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza
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Read story- 04 Mar 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024
A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179 countries agreed that…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’…
A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference…
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