- 03 Feb 2022
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Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2022
Greetings! For UNFPA and for me, protection against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment is a priority expressed in our mandate and by the women and girls we serve. I invite you to watch a brief…
Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the…
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Read story- 01 Feb 2022
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A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital…
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the…
Read story- 01 Dec 2021
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Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2021 As the world endures a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the fifth…
Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do
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Read story- 24 Nov 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at home or in school or in…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International…
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Read story- 03 Nov 2021
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Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on the climate crisis
The global humanitarian community calls on world leaders at the climate summit to prioritize the most vulnerable and at-risk countries and communities. Members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee…
Statement by the Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on…
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Read story- 15 Oct 2021
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Statement by UNFPA
UNFPA is aware of the audio recordings circulating on social media that call into question the impartiality of the United Nations humanitarian response in Ethiopia.
Statement by UNFPA
UNFPA is aware of the audio recordings circulating on social media that call into question the impartiality of the United Nations…
Read story- 11 Oct 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it, the world. We see examples of this everywhere, in…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International…
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Read story- 22 Sep 2021
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High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during Roundtable 1, "Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent", at the High-Level Meeting to…
High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Durban…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during Roundtable 1, "Reparations, racial justice and equality for…
Read story- 13 Sep 2021
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Statement of the Executive Director at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates In Afghanistan, every two hours a woman dies from pregnancy-related complications; every two hours a motherless child is born. As a…
Statement of the Executive Director at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on…
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