- 04 Apr 2023
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. Most of these deaths are preventable. They are not…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
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Read story- 29 Mar 2023
- Speech
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Towards Eliminating Racism and Discrimination Against People of African Descent
UNFPA is committed to improving the health, wellbeing and lives of Africans and people of African descent, including bodyright, bodily autonomy, sexual and reproductive health and rights, because…
Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Towards Eliminating…
UNFPA is committed to improving the health, wellbeing and lives of Africans and people of African descent, including bodyright,…
Read story- 28 Mar 2023
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the attempted criminalization of homosexuality
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and these rights are guaranteed for every person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the attempted…
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and these rights are guaranteed for every person, regardless of gender or sexual…
Read story- 28 Feb 2023
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023.
Read story- 24 Feb 2023
- Press Release
Women and girls still suffering immense hardship as war in Ukraine passes one year mark
New York/Kyiv, 24 February 2023 – One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, warns of the war’s continuing devastating…
Women and girls still suffering immense hardship as war in Ukraine passes one…
New York/Kyiv, 24 February 2023 – One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
Read story- 24 Feb 2023
- Press Release
12.6 million women and girls in Yemen need life-saving support
New York/Geneva, 27 February 2023 – As governments meet in Geneva to raise funds for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency,…
12.6 million women and girls in Yemen need life-saving support
New York/Geneva, 27 February 2023 – As governments meet in Geneva to raise funds for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen,…
Read story- 23 Feb 2023
- Press Release
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 23rd February 2023 — Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies…
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 23rd February 2023 — Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the…
Read story- 18 Feb 2023
- Press Release
Earthquake survivors include 356,000* pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
New York/Geneva, 18 February 2023 – Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000* pregnant women who urgently need access to reproductive…
Earthquake survivors include 356,000* pregnant women who urgently require…
New York/Geneva, 18 February 2023 – Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around…
Read story- 07 Feb 2023
- Press Release
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to scale up its emergency response to reach women…
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and…
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and…
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