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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2020
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2020 More than a billion people: that’s how many live with a disability today... Read more
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World AIDS... Read more
New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the... Read more
"It was time for this nightmare of my life to end": I have been the victim of child marriage - which I would like to be included in the priorities of the government.
My name is Narindra, 19 years old. I've lived with my mother since my parents split up twelve years ago. Four years ago, when I was 15, I was in... Read more
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a... Read more
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against... Read more
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more
Save the date to CSW64 High-Level Event – 12 March 2020, UN HQ, Trusteeship Council Chamber, New York.
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On the road to Nairobi : Madagascar committed to accelerate ICPD25 promise.
As with other countries in the world, Madagascar joins the global consensus on the urgency of addressing population and development issues in order to advance the promise of the International... Read more
TICAD7: DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT OF THE AFRICAN FIRST LADIES FOR DEVELOPMENT (OAFLAD) ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE -Yokohama, August 28, 2019
This is the declaration of commitments by OAFLAD First Ladies members to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the end of the side event "Zero VGender Based Violence for Africa's Future -... Read more