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04 October 2017
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Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
On 3 October 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. She brings to the…
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01 October 2017
Statement
Tapping the talents and contributions of older persons
A new narrative about the role of older persons is in the making—one that acknowledges their potential to contribute to societies and economies.
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28 September 2017
Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings
The crisis in Yemen has left some 20.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and displaced 10.4 per cent of the country’s population, among them 2.2 million women and…
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24 September 2017
Press Release
UNFPA and the Government of Japan upscale humanitarian response to meet the needs of Displaced Women and Girls from West Anbar
As the West Anbar military efforts started, the urgent humanitarian needs of internally displaced women and girls continue to escalate. To meet the needs of these women and girls,…
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20 September 2017
Leaders at United Nations address sexual violence as a weapon of war
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Our girls were not born to be sexual slaves. Each one of them had a dream or goal for future,” Zina Salim Hassan, a 21-year-old…
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15 September 2017
UNFPA aid reaches Deir Ez-Zor City for the first time in three years
For the first time in three years, UNFPA has been able to send aid to the city of Deir Ez-Zor, where tens of thousands of people are in urgent need. Relief was provided through a…
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22 August 2017
Shattering five myths about sexual violence in emergencies
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Sexual violence is widespread throughout the world. This is true even in times of peace and stability, but it escalates during humanitarian crises.
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19 August 2017
Statement
Reproductive health and rights must be protected in crises
Every woman has the right to decide whether or when she will become pregnant, to give birth safely and to be protected from gender-based violence. Yet every day, untold millions…
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10 August 2017
News
When school holidays mean FGM
For some girls, school holidays are not all fun and sunshine. In countries like Guinea, Nigeria and Somalia, the vacation period could be called "cutting season," when the break…
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