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03 February 2016
Press Release
UNFPA to Strengthen Support for Health, Safety of Syrian Women, Girls
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is seeking $107.1 million to meet the urgent needs of more than 5 million women and girls from Syria affected by the world’s largest…
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20 January 2016
Press Release
Report warns refugee women on the move in Europe are at risk of sexual and gender-based violence
Oumo, a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa is fleeing persecution that has left her brother-in-law dead and her sister missing. Fearing for her life, she made the dangerous and…
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29 December 2015
Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN
The United Nations was founded 70 years ago. In that time, the world has seen enormous advances in sexual and reproductive health. Health care and family planning have saved…
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22 December 2015
Health needs paramount as refugees and migrants stream through Serbia
Every day, thousands of refugees and migrants stream through Serbia, one leg of their perilous journey towards safety and stability.
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09 December 2015
Security Council calls for youth role in building peace, ending violence
The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution calling on countries to engage young people in building peace and countering violent extremism.
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03 December 2015
507 maternal deaths take place every day in emergencies, flagship report says
“The health and rights of women and adolescents should not be treated like an afterthought in humanitarian response,” Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA’s Executive Director, said…
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25 November 2015
Empowering girls to take a stand against violence, abuse
Violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most pervasive human rights abuses. It happens every day, in every region, country and community on the planet, sometimes in…
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18 November 2015
Highlighting the efforts to end FGM/C in the Arab States
While the world today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) under the theme: "Synergy of action by Governments,…
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18 November 2015
Statement
Statement for the International Day of the Midwife
Joint statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund and Frances Day-Stirk, President, International Confederation of Midwives
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