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Empowering Women in Governance: A significant step forward for the Women's Political Participation Project
Despite The Gambia’s patriarchal nature, women are making significant strides in the country’s political arena. While women have proven to be... Read more
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2024
End discrimination to ensure the right to health for all On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994... Read more
Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa
Partnership combines Unitaid’s record of innovative solutions in treating major diseases in low- and middle-income countries with UNFPA’s global... Read more
UNFPA leaders from West and Central Africa gather in Côte d’Ivoire to drive forward transformative agenda for regional progress.
The annual UNFPA WCA Regional Leadership Meeting kicked off on March 18th 2024 in Abidjan,Côte d’Ivoire on the theme: Accelerating progress on the... Read more
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... Read more
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
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
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
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
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