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08 March 2022
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Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day
More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them, displacement will bring increased…
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08 March 2022
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International Women’s Day
The world is in crisis. In Yemen, a woman dies every two hours in childbirth for lack of obstetric care, and more than one million pregnant and breastfeeding women are acutely…
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17 February 2022
News
In her words: A child bride from Yemen forced to grow up too fast
Ibtisam* is a 16-year-old girl living in Yemen who shared her story of marrying at 14. Of the 4 million girls married before the age of 18 in Yemen, 1.4 million were married…
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10 February 2022
News
In Somalia, 100 mothers pledge not to subject daughters to female genital mutilation
MOGADISHU, Somalia – When Halima* was eight, she underwent female genital mutilation under the blade of her mother, a traditional birth attendant (TBA). “The procedure was painful…
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07 February 2022
Press Release
UNFPA and UNICEF call for a region free of Female Genital Mutilation
AMMAN/CAIRO, 7 February 2022- “Today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The theme of this year is ‘Accelerating Investment to end…
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06 February 2022
Statement
A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital…
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01 February 2022
News
For gender-based violence survivors in Palestine, a little assistance goes a long way
WEST BANK, Palestine – After receiving psychosocial and well-being services at the UNFPA-supported Women and Girls Safe Space for gender-based violence survivors in Nablus, women…
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25 January 2022
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United Nations Population Fund and TENA bring empowering theme of ‘Age of Renewal’ to EXPO 2020
Dubai, UAE – 25 January 2022 - In an effort to dispel social stigma around menopause in the Arab world, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - the United Nations sexual and…
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20 December 2021
News
Mobile health units are saving lives in Libya
“I feared for the life of my child more than my own but thankfully we both were saved,” said Rahma, a migrant from Niger.
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