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  • 23 May 2020
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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
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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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  • 25 Mar 2020
  • Statement

Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination and continued injustice

Eliminating the systemic racism caused by enslavement is crucial to achieving a world of universal rights and choices for all.

Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination…

Eliminating the systemic racism caused by enslavement is crucial to achieving a world of universal rights and choices for all.

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  • 08 Mar 2020
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I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world

Let’s carry forward the goals of the feminists who came before us in partnership with those who uphold feminist ideals today.

I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world

Let’s carry forward the goals of the feminists who came before us in partnership with those who uphold feminist ideals today.

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  • 05 Mar 2020
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuellar

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de…

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