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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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  • 10 Oct 2023
  • Press Release

UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans

New York, 10 October 2023 – Women and girls are among the hardest hit by the climate emergency, but fewer than one third of countries that have published their climate plans have committed to…

UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing…

New York, 10 October 2023 – Women and girls are among the hardest hit by the climate emergency, but fewer than one third of…

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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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  • 05 Oct 2023
  • Media Advisory

Global Launch of the Equity 2030 Alliance

Global Launch of the Equity 2030 Alliance - A UNFPA-led Global Partnership on Equitable and Women-Centric Research and Innovation @the World Health Summit 2023 (Berlin, Germany)

Global Launch of the Equity 2030 Alliance

Global Launch of the Equity 2030 Alliance - A UNFPA-led Global Partnership on Equitable and Women-Centric Research and Innovation…

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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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  • 22 Sep 2023
  • Press Release

The High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up issues its final call for unity and justice in achieving sexual and reproductive rights

NEW YORK, 22 September 2023 – The High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up (HLC) concluded its work today by launching a report championing a universal, unifying call for…

The High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up issues its…

NEW YORK, 22 September 2023 – The High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up (HLC) concluded its work today…

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  • 19 Sep 2023
  • Press Release

Governments and philanthropies commit to increase investments to end the funding shortfall for lifesaving family planning supplies

As world leaders gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, a wave of new financial commitments for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and the GFF, the…

Governments and philanthropies commit to increase investments to end the…

As world leaders gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, a wave of new financial commitments for UNFPA, the United…

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  • 19 Sep 2023
  • Press Release

UNFPA Introduces Equity 2030 Alliance: Leading the way in gender-inclusive research & design for a more equitable future

NEW YORK, 20 September 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched the Equity 2030 Alliance, a pioneering global initiative to achieve gender equity in…

UNFPA Introduces Equity 2030 Alliance: Leading the way in gender-inclusive…

NEW YORK, 20 September 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched the Equity 2030…

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