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09 July 2021
Press Release
The United Nation Population Fund and the Government of Tunisia launch a Centre of Excellence for Youth in the Arab Region
Tunis, Tunisia, 9 July 2021- The Government of Tunisia, represented by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Professional Inclusion, and the UNFPA Arab States Regional Office (UNFPA…
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Statement
World Population Day Statement
The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population. For some, it has led some to postpone childbearing. For others, disruptions in health care have led to…
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02 July 2021
Statement
Support from France to safeguard health and lives of millions of women and girls
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
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23 June 2021
Press Release
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director and the Prime Minster of the Kurdistan Region discuss census, population development and women rights
The UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Ib Petersen; UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States, Dr. Luay Shabaneh; and the UNFPA…
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22 June 2021
Press Release
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director meets the President of Iraq and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Baghdad, Iraq, 20 June 2021 - The UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Ib Petersen; UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States, Dr. Luay…
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19 June 2021
News
Joint Statement by Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis and Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Regional Director
Today, as we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we firmly reiterate the United Nation’s commitment to making the prevention of and…
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19 June 2021
Press Release
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director and UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States arrive in Iraq
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) and United Nations Population Fund Deputy Executive Director (DED), Mr. Ib Petersen, and UNFPA Regional Director for the…
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18 June 2021
Statement
STATEMENT ON THE RENEWAL OF HUMANITARIAN LIFELINE TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN NORTH-WEST SYRIA
Millions of people are pressed up against the border in an active war zone in north-west Syria and remain in need of humanitarian aid to survive. The UN needs cross-border and…
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14 June 2021
Statement
Statement of the Regional Director on the killing of a young pregnant wife in Palestine
Statement by UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, Dr. Luay Shabaneh on the killing of a young pregnant wife in Palestine
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