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18 January 2019
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UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019 — The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund today announced the convening of a high-level conference to advance the implementation of the... Read more
26 November 2018
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Ninety per cent of women in Sri Lanka have faced sexual harassment on public transport, according to a recent study commissioned by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
17 October 2018
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The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows.
19 September 2018
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Sana’a – The European Union has provided UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with EUR 2 million to provide urgent life-saving reproductive health and protection services to women and girls in Yemen.
10 August 2018
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UNITED NATIONS, New York—Following allegations of sexual misconduct made by a former employee of a UNFPA contractor in Bihar, India, against the UNFPA Representative in India, the independent investigative body of UNFPA... Read more
12 June 2018
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NEW YORK, 12 June 2018 – UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women welcome the Government of Sweden’s decision to enter into multi-year core funding agreements with our agencies. These will enhance our ability to fulfil our... Read more
24 May 2018
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UNITED NATIONS, New York--Nearly 700,000 Rohingya refugees currently live in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, in the largest and most densely populated refugee camp in the world. Many are women and girls who have suffered... Read more
23 April 2018
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UNITED NATIONS, New York–The United Nations and the European Union will host a Syrian Crisis Donors Conference in Brussels this week to raise funds to help millions of people affected by the Syria conflict.
29 March 2018
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UNITED NATIONS, New York–Sir Prince Ramsey, a family physician from Antigua and Barbuda, was today announced as the individual winner of the 2018 United Nations Population Award. Non-governmental organizations Save a... Read more
7 February 2018
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UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has welcomed the Secretary General’s appointment today of Dereje Wordofa, an Ethiopian, as Deputy Executive Director (Programme).