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23 December 2020
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Four UN agencies launch first global consultation on Strategic Plans 2022-2025

UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women host joint online discussions from 18 December 2020 to 17 January 2021 on engagement platform SparkBlue

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14 December 2020
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UN partnership set to prevent more than 140 million unintended pregnancies, 320 thousand maternal deaths by 2030, but major investment required

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 14 December 2020 — As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, announces today the next phase of the UNFPA Supplies... Read more

8 December 2020
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Playing for Change and the United Nations Population Fund stand for human rights with a special release of "Peace Through Music," a global virtual event for social justice

WATCH ON YOUTUBE DECEMBER 10, 2020 AT 12PM PST/3PM EST/8PM GMT

Los Angeles, CA — December 8, 2020 — After accumulating more than 4 million views... Read more

7 December 2020
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Staggering challenges face 54 million women and young people as COVID-19 adds to humanitarian emergencies

$818 million is needed to provide essential and life-saving services to women and girls affected by crises in 2021

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 7 December 2020... Read more

25 November 2020
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“We’ve had enough of violence against women and girls. It’s time for justice.” New UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Isha Sesay joins the fight to end violence against women, female genital mutilation and child marriages

New York, 25 November 2020 -- Acclaimed journalist, activist and writer, Isha Sesay was today appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, where she will help... Read more

23 November 2020
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Playing for change and the United Nations Population Fund announce "Peace Through Music: A Global Event For Social Justice" - A Facebook exclusive in celebration of the United Nations 75th anniversary
Los Angeles, CA — November 23, 2020 — In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and GivingTuesday, Playing For Change and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, are thrilled to announce Peace Through... Read more
11 November 2020
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Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit

New York, 12 November 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world, governments, non-governmental organizations, international... Read more

11 November 2020
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Queen Mother of Bhutan and HelpAge India receive 2020 UN Population Award

UNITED NATIONS, New York - Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan, was announced as the individual laureate for the 2020 United Nations Population Award. HelpAge India... Read more

19 October 2020
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Funding shortfall, lack of protection for four million women and girls further destabilizes Central Sahel
Rising violence in the Central Sahel region has created a protection crisis for women and girls, who face fear and trauma in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
9 October 2020
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie leads UN, U.S. Congressional leadership calling for prevention and prosecution of gender-based violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic

In a candid conversation just published by TIME, Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, describes the horrors... Read more

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