Media Advisory
Launch of the UNFPA Humanitarian Action 2024 Overview
07 December 2023
Members of the press are invited to attend the virtual launch of the UNFPA Humanitarian Action 2024 Overview on Tuesday, 12 December 2023, from 10:00 to 11:00 am EST.
UNFPA is appealing for $1.2 billion in 2024 to provide reproductive health services and run gender-based violence programmes for 48 million women, girls, and young people in 58 countries in humanitarian crises.
In 2023 the world was ravaged by climate emergencies, outbreaks of conflict, and the deepening of multiple complex crises. Some 114 million people were displaced in just the first half of 2023, half of whom are women and girls, who have unique vulnerabilities related to their reproductive health and safety. Next year, 2024, promises grim prospects for them if leaders do not do more to address humanitarian suffering the world over.
Chaired by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, and including a keynote speech by UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd, the event will bring together donors and partners committed to safeguarding the health, safety, dignity, and rights of women and girls. Speakers will highlight humanitarian reproductive health and protection needs in 2024 and showcase UNFPA's humanitarian achievements in 2023.
EVENT DETAILS
Tuesday, December 12 2023
10:00 - 11:00 am EST
The event will be broadcast live on UN Web TV.
The Humanitarian Action 2024 Overview, accompanying press release and factsheet will be published on Tuesday December 12 at 00:00. For interested journalists, these assets are available for viewing under embargo - please contact zialam@unfpa.org for a copy. Interviews can be arranged by request.
Press Contact: Zina Alam, Media Specialist; zialam@unfpa.org; media@unfpa.org
