Dr. Natalia Kanem

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15 March 2019

Statement

UNFPA Statement on the Terrorist Attacks in New Zealand

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply saddened and horrified by the senseless killing of worshipers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand.

11 March 2019

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, on the Ethiopian Airlines Crash

United Nations, New York, 11 March 2019 —On behalf of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, I offer my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which went... Read more

8 March 2019

Statement

International Women’s Day 2019

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Women and innovation: a blueprint for rights and choices Everywhere, new technologies and innovations are transforming the way we work, the way we communicate,... Read more

6 February 2019

Statement

Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

Mary Oloiparuni was 13 when she was mutilated. Restrained in a doorway early one morning in her home, she was cut, bled profusely and experienced agonizing pain. The scarring she endured then continues to cause her pain... Read more

23 January 2019

Speech

Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2019

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the First Regular Session of the 2019 Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS.

10 December 2018

Statement

Human Rights Day 2018

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2018

7 December 2018

Speech

UN Central Emergency Response Fund Pledging Conference

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the annual High-Level Pledging Conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund.

3 December 2018

Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

More than 1 billion people live with a disability, and nearly 200 million are between the ages of 10 and 24. Yet young people with disabilities are often invisible in statistics, excluded from education and health... Read more