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19 August 2018
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan
I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Kofi Annan, who throughout his exemplary career worked tirelessly for a more just and peaceful world, based on our shared humanity…
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19 August 2018
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2018
Urgent Efforts Needed to Protect Women and Girls in Crises
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12 August 2018
Statement
Let’s put young people at the centre
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day 2018
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12 August 2018
News
Safe spaces for Syrian women and girls: havens from despair
The conflict in Syria has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, displaced half the population and left 13.1 million people in need of humanitarian assistance…
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04 August 2018
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States, Dr. Luay Shabaneh, on the attack on Al Tharwa Hospital in Hodeidah
Cairo, 4 August 2018 – We are extremely shocked by the attack on Yemen’s largest hospital in Hodeidah. Al-Thawra hospital serves as a major neonatal care…
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02 August 2018
News
First prosecution of an FGM case in Somalia
Somalia announces its first ever prosecution of an FGM case after the passing of a 10-year-old child from severe bleeding due to an FGM occurrence.
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01 August 2018
Press Release
90,000 pregnant women at risk from the escalating conflict in Hodeidah
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund is extremely concerned of the escalating situation in Hodeidah, placing women and girls of childbearing age at extreme risk, in…
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01 July 2018
Statement
Statement attributable to Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, on the Humanitarian Situation in southern Syria
We are following with utter concern the devastating news out of southern Syria, and are dismayed at confirmed reports that two maternal health facilities that UNFPA supports in…
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25 June 2018
News
Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care
Najat, a trained midwife, was well aware of the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth. But when her own health needs and professional judgment clashed with her husband’s traditional…
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