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  • 11 Nov 2023
  • Statement

UNFPA statement on the dire situation of hospitals in Gaza

UNFPA vehemently condemns the reported attacks on or around Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest healthcare facility, as well as those on other health facilities across Gaza which are already…

UNFPA statement on the dire situation of hospitals in Gaza

UNFPA vehemently condemns the reported attacks on or around Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest healthcare facility, as well…

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  • 07 Nov 2023
  • Speech

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at United Nations Correspondent Press Briefing, UN Headquarters, New York

Chad today faces multiple challenges, and a humanitarian emergency. Instability, violence in neighbouring countries, and the disproportionate impact of a climate crisis - not of its own making - not…

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at United Nations…

Chad today faces multiple challenges, and a humanitarian emergency. Instability, violence in neighbouring countries, and the…

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  • 05 Nov 2023
  • Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire"

NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling…

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the…

NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the…

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  • 03 Nov 2023
  • Statement

Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn

East Jerusalem/Geneva/ New York, 3 November 2023 - Women, children and newborns in Gaza are disproportionately bearing the burden of the escalation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian…

Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn

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  • 28 Oct 2023
  • Statement

Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the situation in Gaza.

Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the situation in Gaza.

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  • 21 Oct 2023
  • Statement

Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza

21 October 2023 - A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20 trucks, passing through the Rafah…

Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies…

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  • 16 Oct 2023
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

“Each step felt like a race against death.” That is what one pregnant woman told UNFPA after being forced to evacuate her home – just one among many of the desperate testimonials women and girls have…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

“Each step felt like a race against death.” That is what one pregnant woman told UNFPA after being forced to evacuate her home –…

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  • 09 Oct 2023
  • Statement

Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want

Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world.  Today, on the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the infinite possibilities of…

Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to…

Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world.  Today, on the…

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  • 27 Sep 2023
  • Opinion

Getting it right on family planning

By Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Director, UNFPA Technical Division

Getting it right on family planning

By Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Director, UNFPA Technical Division

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