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20 June 2022
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UN HUMANITARIAN LEADERS CALL FOR THE RENEWAL OF CROSS-BORDER AID AUTHORIZATION TO NORTHWEST SYRIA
(New York/Geneva/Rome, 16 June 2022): In less than a month, the Security Council resolution that allows the United Nations and our implementing partners to provide lifesaving…
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19 June 2022
Press Release
#ThisIsNotNormal: A UNFPA campaign to disrupt the risks of gender-based violence becoming normal
Cairo, June 19, 2022 — On International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, Arab States…
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23 May 2022
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5 things you might not know about obstetric fistula
To have one’s life compromised for bringing forth new life is a devastating fate. But with awareness and will, the goal of eradicating the condition by 2030 is achievable.
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23 May 2022
Statement
Young people address challenges and explore opportunities of transition from learning to employment in the Middle East and North Africa/Arab States region
Current education systems and curricula do not match the evolving labour market and the changing nature of work. They do not provide young people with enough skills, critical to…
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17 May 2022
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The regional launch of the State of World Population 2022
Cairo, 17 May 2022 — Nearly half of all pregnancies, totaling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected, the most life-altering…
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12 May 2022
Statement
Killing of women and girls must stop
Cairo, May 11, 2022 - Shireen Abu Aqla, a Palestinian journalist and Al-Jazeera correspondent in Palestine, lost her life while covering the events in Jenin camp at dawn today,…
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05 May 2022
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Midwives’ role goes beyond childbirth: Let's empower them
Giving birth safely, comfortably and conveniently at home or in clinics should not be a luxury, but a basic human right. Midwife- led reproductive and maternal care should be…
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05 May 2022
Statement
Global health systems must invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife When heavy monsoon rains flooded refugee camps in Bangladesh, it was midwife…
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17 March 2022
News
A sense of despair and betrayal by the world
“The situation in Syria is worse than it has been in years,” explains UNFPA Arab States Regional Director, Dr. Luay Shabaneh. “The impacts of the deepening economic crises in…
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