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23 November 2019
Press Release
UNFPA expressed grave concern over the shelling in Qah IDP camp
Press Release: Cairo, 22 November 2019 - UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, Dr. Luay Shabaneh expressed his grave concern over the shelling in Qah IDP camp near the Turkish…
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23 November 2019
Press Release
UNFPA/IDRC are holding the Regional Consultation On Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Workshop
UNFPA Arab States Regional Office (ASRO), UNFPA Population and Development Branch at headquarters and International Development Research Center MENA Regional Office (IDRC) are…
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14 November 2019
News
Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 day one recap
World leaders, representatives of non-governmental organizations, young people, business leaders and community groups began unveiling their commitments to end preventable maternal…
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14 November 2019
News
Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls
NAIROBI, Kenya, 14 November 2019 - The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded today in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all…
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15 October 2019
News
UNFPA calls for protection of women and adolescent girls in northeastern Syria and end to hostilities
Cairo, 15 October 2019 - “UNFPA is extremely concerned about the current situation in northeastern Syria,” said Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United…
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11 October 2019
Statement
GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable on the road to Nairobi and beyond!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October
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10 October 2019
News
Marking the International Day of the Girl, UNFPA launches publication to highlight the strength of Syrian adolescent girls
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the launch of "Unbroken," a publication that showcases the remarkable…
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08 October 2019
News
Preventable maternal deaths down from 2000, but rate of progress at a crawl
Data from 2017 show that approximately 810 women die each day of preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. This is a roughly 38 per cent decline in the global…
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02 October 2019
News
Life-saving services at risk as humanitarian funding dries up in Yemen
UNFPA’s procurement of medicines has already stopped due to lack of funds. By the end of August, 100 of the 268 hospitals UNFPA currently supports were closed, and another 75 will…
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