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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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13 June 2021
Press Release
European Union supports UNFPA for lifesaving aid to women, girls and the displaced in Yemen
Sana’a, 13 June 2021 – Nearly half a million of the most vulnerable women and girls in Yemen will receive emergency relief, life-saving reproductive health and mental health…
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01 June 2021
Press Release
Women and girls share their first experiences with menstruation
Cairo, 1 June 2021 - Women and girls from the Arab region participated in a campaign led by Mariam, UNFPA Arab States Regional Office’s Virtual Ambassador, to break the silence on…
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30 May 2021
News
The Republic of Korea partners with UNFPA to improve access to maternal health services for women and girls in Yemen
Sana’a, 30 May 2021 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund has received a contribution of USD 500,000 from the Republic of Korea to improve access to lifesaving maternal…
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27 May 2021
News
Women and girls share with Mariam their first experience with menstruation
Mariam, the UNFPA Arab States Regional Office Digital Ambassador, signalled the beginning of a new story for adolescent girls in the Arab region, she aims to raise awareness on,…
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