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1 April 2020
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UNFPA study shows limits on women’s reproductive decision-making worldwide - one quarter of women cannot refuse sex
NEW YORK, USA - Approximately a quarter of women cannot refuse sex or make their own decisions about accessing proper health care, a major international study has found. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive... Read more
16 March 2020
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UNFPA sounds the alarm on dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as conflict enters its 10th year
UNFPA expresses increasing concern about the women and girls trapped in the escalating humanitarian situation in Syria, especially in the north-west, as the conflict enters its 10th year.
6 February 2020
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UNFPA launches humanitarian aid appeal to urgently reach 48 million women and youth
UNFPA needs $683 million to urgently provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in 57 conflict-affected countries.
19 December 2019
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New partnership between UNFPA, Center for Women’s Global Leadership aims to end gender-based violence
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) from Rutgers University to work towards eliminating all... Read more
14 November 2019
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Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls
The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded today in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning and gender-based violence... Read more
12 November 2019
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Major commitments made by governments, civil society, private sector on opening day of landmark sexual and reproductive health summit
Nairobi, 12 November 2019 – World leaders, representatives of non-governmental organizations, young people, business leaders and community groups today began unveiling their commitments to end preventable maternal death... Read more
12 November 2019
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New study shows ending maternal deaths, gender-based violence and unmet family planning needs is affordable, within reach
The price tag to achieve three world-transforming results in the next decade – ending preventable maternal deaths, eliminating gender-based violence and harmful practices, and meeting the family planning needs of women... Read more
12 November 2019
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Private sector partners commit billions to help advance ICPD agenda
Private sector organizations including the Ford Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, Philips, World Vision and many others announced today at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 they will mobilize some $8 billion in combined new... Read more
11 November 2019
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World leaders, civil society and private sector gathering in Nairobi to commit to actions for ending maternal death, meeting demand for family planning and stopping gender-based violence by 2030
Actions to save mothers’ lives, meet the global demand for contraception and stop violence against women and girls by 2030 are the focus of a three-day global summit that begins here tomorrow.
29 August 2019
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One million Yemeni women at risk due to lack of funding says UNFPA
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, echoes the urgent call by UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Lise Grande for donors to provide the funding promised earlier this year.

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