- 24 Aug 2021
- Press Release
UNFPA scaling up humanitarian assistance in Haiti to help survivors of earthquake
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 August 2021 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is scaling up its humanitarian assistance in Haiti following the 7.2 magnitude quake that…
UNFPA scaling up humanitarian assistance in Haiti to help survivors of…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 24 August 2021 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is scaling up its…
Read story- 15 Jul 2021
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Pioneering female police superintendent from Niger and General Directorate of Population for Oaxaca, Mexico, win 2021 UN Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 July 2021 – Announced in a virtual ceremony today, the 2021 United Nations Population Award individual laureate is Commissaire Hassane Haousseize Zouera from Niger’s…
Pioneering female police superintendent from Niger and General Directorate of…
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Read story- 07 Jun 2021
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Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes renewed support from the United States Government in first meeting with U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
New York, 7 June 2021 – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today met with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Today marks the first…
Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes renewed support from the United States Government in…
New York, 7 June 2021 – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today met with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S.…
Read story- 28 May 2021
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“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health
New York / Paris, 28 May 2021 - The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia Vodianova and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive…
“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador…
New York / Paris, 28 May 2021 - The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia…
Read story- 28 May 2021
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Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of women and adolescent girls remain in urgent need of life-saving…
Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of…
Read story- 04 May 2021
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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year. UNITED NATIONS, New York -- Millions of lives of…
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
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Read story- 14 Apr 2021
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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more NEW YORK, 14 April 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to…
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA…
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Read story- 31 Mar 2021
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As crisis facing women in Venezuela deepens, UNFPA appeals for urgent funding to save lives and protect their rights
More and more women and girls are facing the deadly consequences of the crisis that grips Venezuela. The health system is collapsing and international funding for sexual and reproductive health…
As crisis facing women in Venezuela deepens, UNFPA appeals for urgent funding…
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Read story- 24 Mar 2021
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As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA Executive Director appeals for peace and increased support
Aden/Sana’a - The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, called for peace in Yemen and urgent funding for women’s health and protection as she…
As more than one million pregnant women face malnutrition in Yemen, UNFPA…
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