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![Regional Steering Committee of SWEDD Project Convenes in Ouagadougou, Celebrating Empowering Achievements](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/dir_str_swedd_unfpa_moment3.jpg?itok=2BVBlsY8)
Regional Steering Committee of SWEDD Project Convenes in Ouagadougou, Celebrating Empowering Achievements
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - The 7th ministerial session of the Regional Steering Committee of the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (... Read more
![Dr Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/natalia_kanem_6_0.png?itok=s2sF7R-S)
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024
Invest in women and girls: Inspire inclusion, promote prosperity A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls.... Read more
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem
I note with deep concern the Parliament of Ghana’s passage of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill''. If the bill becomes law,... Read more
![Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/fgm_2024_advocacy_sheet_final_1.jpg?itok=4CQ_N0JQ)
Joint Statement by UNFPA, UNICEF, OHCHR, UN Women, WHO on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Türk, UN... Read more
![Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/gaza.png?itok=S0z6xKEy)
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 30 January 2024 – The allegations of involvement of several UNRWA staff in the heinous attacks on Israel on 7 October are... Read more
![Enhancing maternal health in the Central African Republic with Italy’s support](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/beneficiare1_.jpg?itok=u7gSktt4)
Enhancing maternal health in the Central African Republic with Italy’s support
BANGUI, The Central African Republic – A €5 million funding injection from Italy to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency,... Read more
![One in five people in the Central Sahel needs humanitarian aid: Now is the time to turn words into action](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/_dsc5219_1.jpg?itok=mbzy8hmu)
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, One in five people in the Central Sahel needs humanitarian aid: Now is the time to turn words into action
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 12 January 2024 – The crises gripping the Central Sahel are exacerbating humanitarian and protection needs and threatening to... Read more
![Humanitarian Action 2024](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_1000x560px.jpg?itok=I4kNfi-a)
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency launches US $1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises devastate women and girls’ health and rights
New York, 12 December 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has issued a pressing call for US$1.2 billion to... Read more
![International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November)](https://wcaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/un7932298_5-3-22_ed_7831_1000_560_0.jpg?itok=6nP4lp7T)
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November)
For many women and girls, no place is completely safe. Violence invades their homes, schools and workplaces, and now, it is becoming alarmingly... Read more
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UNFPA reinforces Humanitarian Leadership in West & Central Africa
The UNFPA West and Central Africa regional office recently organized a groundbreaking Regional Humanitarian Leadership Programme aimed at equipping... Read more