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  • 02 Jun 2020
  • Speech

CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy 2020 Commencement Address

City University of New York School of Public Health and Health Policy 2020 Commencement Address by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy 2020 Commencement Address

City University of New York School of Public Health and Health Policy 2020 Commencement Address by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive…

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  • 02 Jun 2020
  • Speech

High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis of Yemen

Statement of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, at the High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis of Yemen.

High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis of Yemen

Statement of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, at the High-level Pledging Event…

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  • 28 May 2020
  • Statement

STATEMENT ON YEMEN BY PRINCIPALS OF THE INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE

We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country already experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, driven by an unabated…

STATEMENT ON YEMEN BY PRINCIPALS OF THE INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE

We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the country already…

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  • 23 May 2020
  • Statement

End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!

We must accelerate efforts if we are to achieve our global ambition of ending fistula by 2030.

End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!

We must accelerate efforts if we are to achieve our global ambition of ending fistula by 2030.

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  • 17 May 2020
  • Statement

Break the silence!

LGBTQI people should not face discrimination nor fear retribution for seeking health care amid the COVID-19 crisis. 

Break the silence!

LGBTQI people should not face discrimination nor fear retribution for seeking health care amid the COVID-19 crisis. 

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  • 13 May 2020
  • Statement

Joint statement on Libya by OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM

Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk. Close to 400,000 Libyans have been displaced…

Joint statement on Libya by OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM

Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire…

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  • 05 May 2020
  • Statement

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

Here are 3 ways to say THANK YOU to midwives battling the pandemic in 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

Here are 3 ways to say THANK YOU to midwives battling the pandemic in 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.

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  • 07 Apr 2020
  • Statement

Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Life goes on despite the pandemic; pregnancy and childbirth are no exception.

Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Life goes on despite the pandemic; pregnancy and childbirth are no exception.

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  • 26 Mar 2020
  • Statement

Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem 

Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem 

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