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18 June 2020
Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our…
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17 June 2020
Statement
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the Fight Against Systemic Racism and Discrimination
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16 June 2020
Press Release
UN and partners launch guidelines to address the needs of most vulnerable groups during COVID-19
CAIRO, 15 June 2020 Vulnerable groups, particularly women, displaced people, migrants, older persons and people with disabilities, may experience the most…
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11 June 2020
Press Release
UNFPA Arab States to hold media symposium on gender-based violence during pandemics
Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the United Nations Population Fund will explore with journalists and experts the impact of…
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02 June 2020
News
COVID19 Response- PPE Donation to BOUFARIK Hospital
BOUFARIK Hospital- Wilaya of BLIDA on June 02nd 2020. UNFPA Algeria team and the Algerian Red Crescent have jointly distributed PPE personal…
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01 June 2020
News
A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up
Hajjah, Yemen – In mid-May, just as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Yemen, funding for UNFPA’s life-saving reproductive health services dried up. UNFPA has been…
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28 May 2020
News
Nine things you need to know about periods and the pandemic
This article is a joint collaboration between UNFPA and UNICEF, lead agencies in the effort to ensure the health and rights of all people who menstruate. See a version of this…
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22 May 2020
Statement
End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2020 Last November, the world convened in Nairobi to…
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22 May 2020
News
Amidst conflict a fistula survivor embraces life again
Marwa* is 22 years old, and lives in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. At the age of 17, which makes her a child bride, Marwa got married, and soon after the wedding, she became an expectant…
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