Statements & Speeches

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  • 19 Sep 2016
  • Speech

Statement of Executive Director on addressing drivers of migration

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin to Roundtable 2 - "Addressing drivers of migration, particularly large movements, and highlighting the positive contributions of…

Statement of Executive Director on addressing drivers of migration

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin to Roundtable 2 - "Addressing drivers of migration,…

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  • 19 Aug 2016
  • Statement

Uniting as one humanity

This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone affected by crisis. We unite as one humanity.

Uniting as one humanity

This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone affected by crisis. We unite as one…

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  • 12 Aug 2016
  • Statement

Young People and the Road to 2030

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of young people in promoting the well-being of their families,…

Young People and the Road to 2030

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of…

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  • 08 Aug 2016
  • Statement

UNFPA calls for increased support to protect safety, health, rights of South Sudan’s women, girls

Statement of the United Nations Population Fund in response to reports of increased sexual violence in South Sudan. As fighting in South Sudan continues, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is…

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  • 11 Jul 2016
  • Statement

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time of increasing vulnerability and exclusion from rights and opportunities…

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time…

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  • 23 May 2016
  • Statement

Accelerating efforts to save lives, protect rights and dignity and leave no one behind

Today, 23 May 2016, as world leaders gather for the World Humanitarian Summit, we jointly commit to intensify support to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive…

Accelerating efforts to save lives, protect rights and dignity and leave no one…

Today, 23 May 2016, as world leaders gather for the World Humanitarian Summit, we jointly commit to intensify support to ensure…

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  • 05 May 2016
  • Statement

Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund: On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, salutes the…

Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund: On this International Day…

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  • 11 Apr 2016
  • Speech

Statement of Executive Director to the Commission on Population and Development

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin to the 49th session of the Commission on Population and Development on strengthening the demographic evidence base for achieving the…

Statement of Executive Director to the Commission on Population and Development

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin to the 49th session of the Commission on Population and…

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  • 10 Mar 2016
  • Statement

Voluntary family planning, including condoms, essential to prevent spread of Zika virus

Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly urges governments and all other partners to provide information and access…

Voluntary family planning, including condoms, essential to prevent spread of…

Concerned by reports of the Zika virus spreading through sexual contact, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, strongly…

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