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18 March 2024
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Strengthening United Nations Inter-Agency Collaboration: A Path to High-Impact Results
The Regional Director for West and Central Africa of UNFPA recently welcomed the newly appointed Regional Directors of UNICEF, Giles Fagninou, and UNOWAS, Khassim Diagne,…
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14 March 2024
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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 (SWEDD) Project convened from…
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06 March 2024
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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. Thirty years ago, at the…
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01 March 2024
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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, it will expose many individuals to the…
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06 February 2024
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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 Women Executive Director Sima…
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01 February 2024
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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 horrifying. As the Secretary…
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26 January 2024
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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, will strengthen maternal and…
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15 January 2024
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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 reverse development gains. In…
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13 December 2023
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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 address the mounting crises…
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