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  • 07 Aug 2023
  • Statement

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2023

Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving record levels of displacement and humanitarian need. UNFPA continues…

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian…

Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving…

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  • 04 Aug 2023
  • Speech

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African…

Keynote address by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 4th African Philanthropy Conference

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  • 05 Jul 2023
  • Statement

World Population Day Statement 2023

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, in observance of World Population Day 2023 (11 July)

World Population Day Statement 2023

Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, in observance of World Population Day 2023 (11 July)

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  • 13 Jun 2023
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023

Sexual violence in conflict: a hidden crisis Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news. Sometimes even in our own communities. Soldiers with guns run in front of…

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

Sexual violence in conflict: a hidden crisis Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news.…

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  • 12 Jun 2023
  • Statement

Opening Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress

Opening Ceremony Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Sunday, 11 June 2023.

Opening Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 33rd…

Opening Ceremony Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial…

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  • 08 Jun 2023
  • Statement

Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023

Statement of the Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, to the Annual Session of the Executive Board, 8 June 2023.

Statement of the Executive Director to the Annual Session of the Executive…

Statement of the Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, to the Annual Session of the Executive Board, 8 June 2023.

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  • 02 Jun 2023
  • Speech

Closing Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

As we draw the curtain on the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, our call for change is loud. It is clear. It does not end with the closing of this session. 

Closing Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Second…

As we draw the curtain on the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, our call for change is loud. It…

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  • 17 May 2023
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Sexual Violence in Sudan

UNFPA has received reports of horrific sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan. Using rape and other forms of sexual assault to terrorize and destabilize communities is an egregious violation of…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Sexual Violence in…

UNFPA has received reports of horrific sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan. Using rape and other forms of sexual assault to…

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  • 05 May 2023
  • Statement

Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive health care

UNFPA condemns the attack on a maternity hospital in Khartoum yesterday, which underscores the horrific toll the fighting is exacting on Sudan’s women and families.

Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive…

UNFPA condemns the attack on a maternity hospital in Khartoum yesterday, which underscores the horrific toll the fighting is…

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