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28 November 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day (1 December)
The path to a world free of AIDS begins and ends with human rights. The right to knowledge that is accurate and unbiased. The right to be treated with dignity and respect. The…
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26 November 2024
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What women and girls need most as climate disasters and displacement wreak havoc across the world
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Across dozens of countries, the global climate crisis is not impending – it has arrived. In 2023, climate disasters drove millions of the world’s most…
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26 November 2024
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Even as they flee crisis and disaster, women and girls have the right to safety and support
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November)
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10 November 2024
Story
Songs of Resilience
Since 2019, Nadia has called this sprawling refugee settlement home, her arrival coinciding with her husband's imprisonment. Residents of Athis camp are forced to contend with a…
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07 November 2024
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UNFPA Innovation Fair 2024 : Five Innovations for Women, Girls and Youth in the Arab States
UNFPA’s Innovation Fair 2024, “Innovators in the Digital Spotlight,” concludes with a celebration of transformative approaches aimed at improving the lives of women and girls…
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05 November 2024
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In the West Bank, mobile healthcare teams are a lifeline amid crisis
WEST BANK, State of Palestine – In the small village of Bethlehem’s Al Uqban, 55-year-old Mariam Al Zeer waited in line while a mobile healthcare team arrived at the clinic. The…
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03 November 2024
Statement
Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 1 November 2024 We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet…
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31 October 2024
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Mass displacement of pregnant women requires mobilization of maternal health services in Lebanon, Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon/ DAMASCUS, Syria – More than 11,000 pregnant women have been impacted by the escalated bombardment of Lebanon. Some 1,300 of them are expected to give birth in the…
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30 October 2024
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In Sudan, city’s last remaining hospital shelled: “We need support now”
AL FASHER, Sudan – A succession of five artillery shells struck Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital, the last remaining hospital in Al Fasher, on 13 October. The blasts injured 10 medical…
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