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22 May 2017
Statement
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2017 Over the past year, I witnessed the total…
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14 May 2017
This Mother’s Day, remembering the joys – and dangers – of motherhood
UNITED NATIONS, New York/HOMS, Syria – Motherhood should be a time of joy, but for too many women, it comes with something else: peril.
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08 May 2017
Statement
Statement attributable to Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, on the Syrians stranded between Algeria and Morocco
Cairo, 8 May 2017 – I am following with great concern the situation of 55 people, including 20 women and 22 children, who are stranded at the border area between Algeria and…
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07 May 2017
What Midwives need to continue their heroic, life-saving work in crisis settings
Sanaa, Yemen/ Mogadishu, Somalia/ Cairo, Egypt – Armed with a first aid kit mainly containing obstetric drugs and tools used for prompt resuscitation of babies, Mrs. Arwa Molatf…
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05 May 2017
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2017
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions…
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18 April 2017
Maternity wing of Field Hospital at Athba, Mosul now fully operational
Baghdad, Iraq, 18 April 2017 – Amidst harrowing accounts of displaced, including pregnant women escaping military activities in Mosul, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund is…
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18 April 2017
Press Release
Generous donation from the Government of Japan to meet the needs of women and girls in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq, 18 April 2017 – As the current humanitarian crisis in Iraq enters its fourth year, women and girls are facing extraordinary vulnerabilities related to their…
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11 April 2017
Statement
Statement attributable to Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region, on the Humanitarian Situation in Iraq
Cairo, 11 April 2017 –I am following closely with deep concern the alarming humanitarian situation of an estimated 300,000-350,000 civilians currently trapped in the ongoing…
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09 April 2017
Press Release
Sub-regional Youth Consultation on Youth, Peace and Security
UNFPA, United Nations Population in collaboration with UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Peacebuilding Support Office organized a…
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