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  • 15 Mar 2022
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Women and girls continue to pay a heavy price in Yemen as the conflict slips further from global view

Seven devastating years of fighting have left 23.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, a country that is struggling with a dire economic crisis, damaged infrastructure, and a…

Women and girls continue to pay a heavy price in Yemen as the conflict slips…

Seven devastating years of fighting have left 23.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, a country that is…

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  • 13 Dec 2021
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Women and girls’ needs require urgent attention as climate shocks, conflict and COVID fuel humanitarian crises

Natural disasters, intensified by climate change, conflict and the continuing coronavirus pandemic, are driving up humanitarian needs and displacement worldwide, taking a devastating and…

Women and girls’ needs require urgent attention as climate shocks, conflict and…

Natural disasters, intensified by climate change, conflict and the continuing coronavirus pandemic, are driving up humanitarian…

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  • 07 Dec 2021
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Das Race Goal, an Esports Competition Combining Soccer and RC Racing With The Virtual World held at BMW Welt, to Support United Nations Population Fund’s Mission

Popular esports personalities will race at BMW Welt in Munich to raise awareness and funds for social investment programmes

Das Race Goal, an Esports Competition Combining Soccer and RC Racing With The…

Popular esports personalities will race at BMW Welt in Munich to raise awareness and funds for social investment programmes

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  • 02 Dec 2021
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UNFPA launches bodyright, a new ‘copyright’ symbol to demand protection from online violence

In a bid to end rising online violence, UNFPA—the United Nations agency dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights and ending gender-based violence—has launched bodyright, a new…

UNFPA launches bodyright, a new ‘copyright’ symbol to demand protection from…

In a bid to end rising online violence, UNFPA—the United Nations agency dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health and…

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  • 15 Nov 2021
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In follow-up to the Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent, ambitious action to end alarming disparities in sexual and reproductive justice

The first report of the independent advisory body comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a harrowing setback in women and girls’ rights

In follow-up to the Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent,…

The first report of the independent advisory body comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a harrowing setback in…

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  • 09 Nov 2021
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Playing for Change and the United Nations announce "Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment"

  FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY BAABA MAAL, BEN HARPER, BLACK PUMAS, GIOVANNI HIDALGO, JACK JOHNSON, JAKE SHIMABUKURO, KEB’ MO’, LINIKER, MICKEY HART, PAULA FUGA, RHIANNON GIDDENS, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA,…

Playing for Change and the United Nations announce "Peace Through Music: A…

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  • 01 Oct 2021
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UN Secretary-General reappoints Dr. Natalia Kanem as UNFPA Executive Director

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez, has reappointed Dr. Natalia Kanem as the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, for a second…

UN Secretary-General reappoints Dr. Natalia Kanem as UNFPA Executive Director

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez, has reappointed Dr. Natalia Kanem as the Executive Director of UNFPA,…

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  • 29 Sep 2021
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UNFPA ramps up its support to civil registration and vital statistics – a cornerstone of gender equality

After five years at Canada’s International Development Research Centre, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has become the new institutional host of the Centre of…

UNFPA ramps up its support to civil registration and vital statistics – a…

After five years at Canada’s International Development Research Centre, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health…

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  • 25 Sep 2021
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova onstage at Global Citizen Live calls for urgent funding for reproductive health supplies and contraception

Paris, France, 25 September 2021 – Today at Global Citizen Live event in Paris, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova announced the creation of a Challenge Fund of up to $50 million for UNFPA,…

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova onstage at Global Citizen Live…

Paris, France, 25 September 2021 – Today at Global Citizen Live event in Paris, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova…

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