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06 December 2023
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Women victims of violence clinical management
Strengthening the capacity of health service providers in the clinical management of women/girls victims of violence: Crucial step in the response chain.
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03 December 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities -3 December
For the 1 billion people in the world with disabilities, bodily autonomy is a right but not always a reality. Too often, persons with disabilities go unprotected from violence or…
Read story25 November 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
With the global population recently reaching 8 billion, we can celebrate many signs of human progress. Better health and longer lives brought us to this point. Yet a sobering…
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25 November 2021
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International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped.
Read story17 November 2021
Press Release
In follow-up to the Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent, ambitious action to end alarming disparities in sexual and reproductive justice
The first report of the independent advisory body comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a harrowing setback in women and girls’ rights New York…
Read story08 November 2021
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For breast cancer survivors and supporters in Palestine, a chance to come together
Gaza Strip, Palestine – When Bahia was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had to contend not only with a frightening disease but also with a social stigma that…
Read story07 October 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it, the world. We see…
Read story23 September 2021
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New partnership between UNFPA and ESC to advance sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Cairo/Istanbu/lBrussels, 23 September 2021 - The United Nations Population Fund Arab States (UNFPA ASRO), and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Offices (UNFPA EECARO)…
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14 September 2021
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In Libya, a chance at a future after violence and rejection
TRIPOLI, Libya – After a divorce following a violent marriage, Muna* found herself facing a different set of challenges. “I suffered abuse, mistreatment and…
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