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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world

calendar_today 08 March 2018

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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018 The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other…

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Closing of a workshop on humanitarian standards and emergency preparedness in Haiti: UNFPA partners come out strengthened

calendar_today 25 February 2018

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Closing of a workshop on humanitarian standards and emergency preparedness in Haiti: UNFPA partners come out strengthened

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 23 February 2018 … UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, closed a five-day workshop in Port-au-Prince on 23 February to strengthen the capacity…

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Qualified midwives adapted to meet Haiti's needs in maternal and child health

calendar_today 22 February 2018

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Qualified midwives adapted to meet Haiti's needs in maternal and child health

Port-au-Prince, February 22, 2018 --- The Minister of Public Health and Population, Marie Gréta Roy Clément, inaugurated on February 21, 2018, the new premises of the Midwifery…

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‘Freedom from fear’: Ending violence against women

calendar_today 14 December 2017

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‘Freedom from fear’: Ending violence against women

10 December 2017 A joint statement for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017, from the Executive Directors of UNFPA and UN Women, Natalia Kanem and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and the…

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We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions

calendar_today 12 December 2017

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We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions

10 December 2017 Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017 Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal…

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Towards the organization of the 5th General Census of Population and Housing in Haiti on a technological and thematic innovation background

calendar_today 08 December 2017

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Towards the organization of the 5th General Census of Population and Housing in Haiti on a technological and thematic innovation background

Port-au-Prince, December 7, 2017 ... The Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI) officially launched, on December 7, 2017, the fifth General Census of Population…

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Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030

calendar_today 01 December 2017

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Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030

1 December 2017 Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for World AIDS Day 2017 One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1…

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Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030

calendar_today 26 November 2017

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Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030

25 November 2017  Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2017 …

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Mapping care structures for gender-based violence to better respond to humanitarian settings

calendar_today 20 November 2017

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Mapping care structures for gender-based violence to better respond to humanitarian settings

Port-au-Prince, 20 November 2017 --- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with several partners, is mapping the medical, psychosocial and legal care…

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