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  • 05 Apr 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2024

On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo, which placed sexual…

Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day…

On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population…

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  • 05 Apr 2024
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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
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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
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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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  • 04 Mar 2024
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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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  • 29 Feb 2024
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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 and…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem

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  • 26 Feb 2024
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Joint statement by OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

The Brussels Offices of OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS welcome the European Union’s initiative to introduce the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The adoption of…

Joint statement by OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS on the EU…

The Brussels Offices of OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS welcome the European Union’s initiative to introduce the…

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  • 21 Feb 2024
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe

NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 21 February 2024 – In the less than five months that followed the brutal 7 October attacks and the ensuing escalation, tens of thousands of Palestinians – mostly women and…

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in…

NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 21 February 2024 – In the less than five months that followed the brutal 7 October attacks and the ensuing…

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  • 06 Feb 2024
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Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation

NEW YORK, 6 February 2024 – “Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reaffirm our dedication to the girls and women who have been subjected to this grave…

Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital…

NEW YORK, 6 February 2024 – “Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reaffirm our…

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