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  • 07 Aug 2023
  • Statement

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2023

Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving record levels of displacement and humanitarian need. UNFPA continues…

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian…

Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving…

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  • 04 Aug 2023
  • Speech

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African…

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference

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  • 20 Jul 2023
  • Press Release

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

20 July 2023, Kigali (Rwanda) – UNICEF and UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, welcome the commitment of CA$35 million by the Government of Canada to support the third phase of the…

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of…

20 July 2023, Kigali (Rwanda) – UNICEF and UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, welcome the commitment of CA$35…

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  • 12 Jul 2023
  • Press Release

H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of Burundi, and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) receive the 2023 United Nations Population Award

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 July 2023 – The laureates of the 2023 United Nations Population Award are H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, the First Lady of Burundi, in the individual category and the…

H.E. Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of Burundi, and the African…

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 July 2023 – The laureates of the 2023 United Nations Population Award are H.E. Mrs. Angeline…

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  • 12 Jul 2023
  • Press Release

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

New York, 12 July 2023 - Afrodescendent women and girls across the Americas are more likely to die during childbirth, a fact often attributed to their individual failure to seek timely treatment,…

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to…

New York, 12 July 2023 - Afrodescendent women and girls across the Americas are more likely to die during childbirth, a fact…

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  • 05 Jul 2023
  • Press Release

Sudan: Top UN Officials sound alarm at spike in violence against women and girls

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 5 July 2023 — Senior United Nations officials today voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan – including conflict-related sexual violence…

Sudan: Top UN Officials sound alarm at spike in violence against women and girls

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 5 July 2023 — Senior United Nations officials today voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of…

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  • 05 Jul 2023
  • Statement

World Population Day Statement 2023

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, in observance of World Population Day 2023 (11 July)

World Population Day Statement 2023

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, in observance of World Population Day 2023 (11 July)

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  • 20 Jun 2023
  • Press Release

Women and girls hit hard by attacks on health in Sudan, UN agencies warn

New York, 20 June 2023 - The World Health Organization and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today warned that the continuing attacks on healthcare facilities,…

Women and girls hit hard by attacks on health in Sudan, UN agencies warn

New York, 20 June 2023 - The World Health Organization and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency,…

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  • 19 Jun 2023
  • Press Release

UNFPA calls for urgent health and protection support for women and girls affected by Sudan crisis

As the conflict in Sudan enters its third month, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, appeals for $106.7 million to provide lifesaving reproductive health and protection…

UNFPA calls for urgent health and protection support for women and girls…

As the conflict in Sudan enters its third month, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, appeals for $…

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