- 23 Sep 2021
- Press Release
UNFPA calls for urgent funding for the health and safety of 1.5 million Yemeni women and girls at risk
As world leaders gather at the United Nations for a high-level event on Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, calls for the prioritization of the health, safety and…
UNFPA calls for urgent funding for the health and safety of 1.5 million Yemeni…
As world leaders gather at the United Nations for a high-level event on Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive…
Read story- 13 Sep 2021
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As women and girls bear the brunt of the crisis, UNFPA urgently seeks $29.2 million to save and protect lives in Afghanistan
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is appealing for funding to respond to the urgent needs of Afghan women and girls as a humanitarian catastrophe looms in the country...
As women and girls bear the brunt of the crisis, UNFPA urgently seeks $29.2…
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is appealing for funding to respond to the urgent needs of…
Read story- 24 Aug 2021
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UNFPA scaling up humanitarian assistance in Haiti to help survivors of earthquake
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 August 2021 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is scaling up its humanitarian assistance in Haiti following the 7.2 magnitude quake that…
UNFPA scaling up humanitarian assistance in Haiti to help survivors of…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 August 2021 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is scaling up its…
Read story- 15 Jul 2021
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Pioneering female police superintendent from Niger and General Directorate of Population for Oaxaca, Mexico, win 2021 UN Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 July 2021 – Announced in a virtual ceremony today, the 2021 United Nations Population Award individual laureate is Commissaire Hassane Haousseize Zouera from Niger’s…
Pioneering female police superintendent from Niger and General Directorate of…
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Read story- 07 Jun 2021
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Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes renewed support from the United States Government in first meeting with U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
New York, 7 June 2021 – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today met with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Today marks the first…
Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes renewed support from the United States Government in…
New York, 7 June 2021 – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today met with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S.…
Read story- 28 May 2021
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“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health
New York / Paris, 28 May 2021 - The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia Vodianova and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive…
“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador…
New York / Paris, 28 May 2021 - The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia…
Read story- 28 May 2021
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Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of women and adolescent girls remain in urgent need of life-saving…
Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of…
Read story- 04 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 -- Millions of…
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
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Read story- 14 Apr 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 NEW YORK, 14 April 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to…
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA…
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