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11 July 2019
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Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether, when and how often to…
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23 May 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2019 Fistula is a human rights violation – end it now!
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the…
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15 May 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 17 May 2019
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution, discrimination and stigma. …
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18 April 2019
News
Return on the International Women's Day with the national theme of commemoration "Peace and progress / development is also women's business"
Port-au-Prince, April 10, 2019 --- The Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Women's Rights (MCFDF in French), with the support of UN Women and UNFPA, commemorated the…
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10 December 2018
Statement
Human Rights Day 2018
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On this day, 70 years ago, United Nations Member States adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,…
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24 November 2018
Statement
Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November 2018 Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, calling for solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human…
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08 November 2018
News
New Representative of the United Nations Population Fund in Haiti takes office
Port-au-Prince, 06 November 2018 --- The new Representative of the United Nations Population Fund in Haiti (UNFPA), Yves Sassenrath, presented on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 his…
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18 October 2018
Press Release
The State of World Population 2018
17 October 2018 The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows UNITED NATIONS, New…
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11 October 2018
Statement
A Skilled GirlForce is a force for change!
Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl 11…
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