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  • 05 Apr 2024
  • Press Release

Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and Youth Involvement in Reproductive Health and Rights

Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries called for decisive action by leaders on the issues that matter most to…

Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and…

Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries…

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  • 05 Apr 2024
  • Statement

Statement by the Executive Director at the ICPD30 Global Youth Dialogue's Closing Ceremony

Mr. Deputy Chief of Staff representing His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Bio Tchane, Minister of Planning and Development Excellencies, Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, Commissioner ECOWAS Youth Ambassador Sophie…

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  • 04 Apr 2024
  • Speech

Speech by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth Dialogue

I begin by quoting a proud daughter of Benin, a cultural artist of world renown, Angelique Kidjo. Angelique has said: “Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart and you can go…

Speech by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth…

I begin by quoting a proud daughter of Benin, a cultural artist of world renown, Angelique Kidjo. Angelique has said: “Your brain…

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  • 27 Mar 2024
  • Statement

Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza

The threat of famine is looming over Gaza.   Hunger and malnutrition, driven wholly by manmade causes and by a lack of humanitarian access, have spread through Gaza at frightening speed, causing…

Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza

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  • 20 Mar 2024
  • Press Release

Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa

Partnership combines Unitaid’s record of innovative solutions in treating major diseases in low-and middle-income countries with UNFPA’s global maternal health leadership and network of midwives…

Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the…

Partnership combines Unitaid’s record of innovative solutions in treating major diseases in low-and middle-income countries with…

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  • 05 Mar 2024
  • Press Release

UNFPA receives EDGE Move and EDGEplus certifications, reconfirming its commitment to Gender and Intersectional Equity

United Nations, New York, 05 March 2024 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has earned EDGE Move, the second level of EDGE certification, the leading global business…

UNFPA receives EDGE Move and EDGEplus certifications, reconfirming its…

United Nations, New York, 05 March 2024 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has earned EDGE Move,…

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  • 04 Mar 2024
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024

A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179 countries agreed that…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’…

A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference…

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  • 04 Mar 2024
  • Press Release

Prada Group and UNFPA Expand their First-of-Its-Kind Fashion Training Program to Mexico

“Fashion Expressions: The Stories She Wears” - UNFPA and PRADA Partnership – Supporting Aspiring Fashion Professionals expands its scope to women in Querétaro, Mexico

Prada Group and UNFPA Expand their First-of-Its-Kind Fashion Training Program…

“Fashion Expressions: The Stories She Wears” - UNFPA and PRADA Partnership – Supporting Aspiring Fashion Professionals expands…

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  • 29 Feb 2024
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem

I note with deep concern the Parliament of Ghana’s passage of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill''.  If the bill becomes law, it will expose many individuals to the risk of arrest…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem

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