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  • 10 Jun 2025
  • Press Release

UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of the future

NEW YORK, 10 June, 2025 – Millions of people are unable to have the number of children they want, but not because they are rejecting parenthood; economic and social barriers are stopping them. This…

UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of…

NEW YORK, 10 June, 2025 – Millions of people are unable to have the number of children they want, but not because they are…

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  • 09 Jun 2025
  • Press Release

UNFPA and Partners Drive Strategic Shift in Women’s Health with Launch of Global WomenX Hub in Nairobi

Nairobi, 9 June 2025 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is proud to launch its WomenX Collective (WomenX) Nairobi Hub on 9 June 2025 at the Aga Khan University…

UNFPA and Partners Drive Strategic Shift in Women’s Health with Launch of…

Nairobi, 9 June 2025 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is proud to launch its WomenX Collective…

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  • 04 Jun 2025
  • Press Release

Sudan: Rape survivors and pregnant women cut off from life-saving services as funding collapses

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in Sudan are being left without access to emergency obstetric care or support after rape, as conflict, access constraints and devastating funding cuts cut off…

Sudan: Rape survivors and pregnant women cut off from life-saving services as…

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in Sudan are being left without access to emergency obstetric care or support after rape…

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  • 19 May 2025
  • Statement

UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in Neglected Crises

In a world marked by protracted conflicts and accelerating climate change, humanitarian needs have soared in recent years, yet, the funding to match them has not. Now the humanitarian sector is…

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  • 09 May 2025
  • Statement

Statement in response to the United States decision to deny future funding to UNFPA

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret that the United States of America has announced its intention to deny future funding to the organization by…

Statement in response to the United States decision to deny future funding to…

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret that the United States of America has…

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  • 05 May 2025
  • Press Release

UNFPA Warns of Devastating Impact of Funding Cuts on Midwife Support in Crisis-Hit Countries

NEW YORK, NY, 05 May, 2025 – Severe funding cuts are forcing UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to dramatically scale back its support for midwives in crisis settings,…

UNFPA Warns of Devastating Impact of Funding Cuts on Midwife Support in Crisis-…

NEW YORK, NY, 05 May, 2025 – Severe funding cuts are forcing UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to…

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  • 01 May 2025
  • Statement

Midwives on the front line: Health workers, humanitarians, heroes

When bombs fall or floods wash away roads and homes, where services are severed and infrastructure has collapsed, midwives are often the first responders and the last line of defence. They often…

Midwives on the front line: Health workers, humanitarians, heroes

When bombs fall or floods wash away roads and homes, where services are severed and infrastructure has collapsed, midwives are…

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  • 23 Apr 2025
  • Press Release

DRC: UN Officials Raise Alarm at the Dramatic Impact of Prolonged Conflict on Women and Children, Including Increased Risk of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on Displaced People

New York/Geneva, 23 April 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for  Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on…

DRC: UN Officials Raise Alarm at the Dramatic Impact of Prolonged Conflict on…

New York/Geneva, 23 April 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for  Children and Armed Conflict, Ms.…

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  • 15 Apr 2025
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on two years of conflict in Sudan

Two years into the conflict in Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of this crisis.

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on two years of…

Two years into the conflict in Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of this crisis.

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