06 February 2021
Statement
Two million additional cases of female genital mutilation may occur over the next decade as COVID-19 shutters schools and disrupts programmes that help protect girls from this…
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Press Release
UNFPA ASRO is launching its regional #MenAgainstFGM campaign aimed at actively engaging men, youth and boys in the fight against of Female Genital Mutilation.
Read story21 January 2021
Press Release
The Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) organization and UNFPA ASRO will host the Second Regional Cervical Cancer Forum virtually on 27-28 January 2021.
Read story31 December 2020
News
The decade-long conflict in Libya has been a source of violence and unrest causing displacements, and loss of precious human lives and livelihood opportunities. The turbulent…
Read story17 December 2020
Statement
The Arab region has witnessed unprecedented levels of human mobility in recent years. It continues to be marked by complex migration patterns, with many Arab countries serving as…
Read story15 December 2020
Press Release
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Press Release
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is appealing for a total of US$ 333.5 million to support its humanitarian programmes throughout the Arab States in…
Read story10 December 2020
News
Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of any society. Human rights are universal principles, yet as Eleanor…
Read story07 December 2020
News
UNITED NATIONS, New York – A new Humanitarian Action Overview report released today by UNFPA names Yemen as the country where the needs of women and girls in humanitarian…
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