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14 May 2021
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UNFPA calls all parties to ensure the full protection of women and adolescent girls

Cairo, 13 May 2021 - The United Nations Population Fund is alarmed by the number of civilian casualties, including children and women caused by the current escalation between the Israelis and the... Read more

5 May 2021
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Trust the evidence: invest in midwives

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Day of the Midwife   Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the health... Read more

5 May 2021
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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives

Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year.  UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 -- Millions of... Read more

29 April 2021
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Statement on UK government funding cuts

28 April 2021 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom... Read more

20 April 2021
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My body, My choice: 5 means to uphold the right of bodily autonomy

My body, My choice: 5 means to uphold the right of bodily autonomy  Bodily Autonomy is central to UNFPA mandate where all women and girls can lead healthy, productive and dignified lives free of all... Read more

20 April 2021
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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own

Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more   Egypt, 21 April 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to... Read more

2 April 2021
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United Nations chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for Syrians and the region

(New York/Geneva, 29 March 2021) – On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, the United Nations humanitarian, refugee and development... Read more

29 March 2021
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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

CRATER, Yemen –  “It was the morning of a normal working day before fighting escalated close to the hospital. I heard a mother screaming at the gate,” midwife Shrook Khalid Saeed told UNFPA this week... Read more

27 March 2021
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As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA Executive Director appeals for peace and increased support

Aden/Sana’a - The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, called for peace in Yemen and urgent funding for women’s health and protection as she... Read more

26 March 2021
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In visit to Sudan, UNFPA Executive Director commends progress in transition to democracy, says continued support of international community remains critical

Khartoum, 21 March 2021 - Wrapping up a 5-day visit to Sudan, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem congratulated the transitional government and people of Sudan for the democratic transition... Read more

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