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10 November 2020
Press Release
UNFPA cooperates with FOCP to reduce cervical cancer burden in the Arab Region
Sharjah/United Arab Emirates, 10 November 2020 - United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Friends of…
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28 October 2020
Press Release
KSRelief and UNFPA sign new agreement to improve women’s protection services in Yemen
Cairo, Egypt - 28 October 2020 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSRelief) announced a contribution of US$ 1.6 million today to support the efforts…
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22 October 2020
News
UNFPA, Arab States Regional Director, Dr. Luay Shabaneh condemn the killing of a pregnant women in Qalqilya, Palestine
Cairo- 22 October 2020 – The United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Director, Dr. Luay Shabaneh, is shocked and deeply disturbed by the killing of 24 years old…
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19 October 2020
News
Trusting statistics to tell the story
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World Statistics Day, 20 October 2020 A statistic is not only a number – it tells a human story. It speaks of people’s…
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10 October 2020
Statement
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl 11 October 2020 It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the…
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07 October 2020
News
A Decade of Action: Adolescent girls' power!
Mariam is our regional digital ambassador; she is a 15 years old Arab girl who advocates for change to improve the realities for many adolescents. Mariam is here to highlight the…
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04 October 2020
News
Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen
SANA’A, Yemen – Years of war, poverty and gender-based violence have taken a serious toll on the mental health of many women and girls in Yemen. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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24 September 2020
News
World Contraception Day: Achievements and Challenges
UNFPA defines unmet need for family planning as the percentage of women of reproductive age (15-49 years), who do not want to get pregnant, or want to delay childbearing for the…
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17 September 2020
Press Release
New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
NEW YORK - 17 September 2020 - A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the…
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