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  • 29 Sep 2020
  • Speech

Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Meeting of Heads of State and Government on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond on…

Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19…

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Meeting of Heads of State and Government on Financing the 2030…

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  • 23 Sep 2020
  • Statement

UNFPA deeply concerned about reports of violations of women's reproductive rights

Recent news reports from around the world about invasive, life-altering reproductive health procedures performed without knowledge or consent, if true, are a serious cause for alarm. Whenever a woman…

UNFPA deeply concerned about reports of violations of women's reproductive…

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  • 12 Sep 2020
  • Statement

South-South cooperation takes us further on the road to global solidarity

In the past 40 years, our world has transformed. Many developing countries in the Global South have emerged from poverty and built thriving economies and societies. They drive much of the global…

South-South cooperation takes us further on the road to global solidarity

In the past 40 years, our world has transformed. Many developing countries in the Global South have emerged from poverty and…

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  • 02 Sep 2020
  • Speech

Second Regular Session 2020 of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS on 2 September 2020.

Second Regular Session 2020 of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and…

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  • 19 Aug 2020
  • Statement

Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters

Saving lives has never been more harrowing. Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records, with hundreds of humanitarian workers assaulted, injured, kidnapped or killed.…

Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters

Saving lives has never been more harrowing. Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records, with…

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  • 12 Aug 2020
  • Statement

Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions

Young people have been frontline responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobilizing across the world. They are health workers, activists, innovators, and social and community workers.

Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions

Young people have been frontline responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobilizing across the world. They are health workers,…

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  • 30 Jul 2020
  • Statement

We must win the battle against human trafficking

Every year, tens of thousands of people are trafficked across and within national borders. While men and boys tend to be trafficked into forced labour, women and girls tend to be trafficked into…

We must win the battle against human trafficking

Every year, tens of thousands of people are trafficked across and within national borders. While men and boys tend to be…

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  • 11 Jul 2020
  • Statement

Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19

Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in his call for a global ‘ceasefire’ on gender-based violence – a pandemic within the COVID pandemic.…

Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even…

Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in his call for a global ‘…

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  • 11 Jul 2020
  • Statement

Secretary-General's message on World Population Day

The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere, but it does not affect everyone equally.  It is deepening existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, particularly for women and girls. With many…

Secretary-General's message on World Population Day

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