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20 March 2025
Press Release
Burundi faces growing refugee crisis as UNFPA scales up life-saving support
As over 64,000 refugees flee conflict in eastern DRC, UNFPA is scaling up life-saving health and protection services for women, girls, and young people arriving in Burundi. With…
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17 March 2025
News
Why I write: Hussein’s two years of humanitarian work in South Sudan
For the past two years, I have had the privilege of working as an Emergency Coordinator with UNFPA in South Sudan. This role has taken me to remote villages, crowded transit…
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07 March 2025
Statement
From a past marked with 'shame,' I now proclaim pride
Although the conviction to disclose my status was very strong, I had to deal with a lot of internal conflicts before disclosing publicly. I knew that I had to check in with my…
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07 March 2025
News
Invest. Sustain. Empower. UNFPA stands #WithHer
When resources dwindle, it’s women and girls who bear the heaviest burden, their health and dignity compromised. The progress made to advance women and girls' rights is undeniable…
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06 March 2025
Statement
Those with Less Share More: What the World Must Do for Rights, Equality, Empowerment
The road stretched endlessly, dust curling in the air, and the sun hanging heavy, unrelenting, pressing down on the parched earth. I was in northern Uganda, and I stopped in a…
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28 February 2025
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the United States Government funding cuts
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret the termination of all funding agreements by the United States Government. These 48 grants,…
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25 February 2025
News
Unshackling from the chains of stigma
As the only one of three siblings living with HIV, I struggled with the silence surrounding the virus at home. I was filled with resentment and failed to understand why my older…
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24 February 2025
Statement
UNFPA statement on sexual violence perpetrated against women and girls in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women and girls are experiencing staggering rates of gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, in the latest outbreak of fighting that has engulfed the…
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24 February 2025
News
A Bond Beyond Borders: Standing with Women and Girls in the DRC
As a South African, the DRC is more than just a neighboring country just beyond our borders. Indeed we are connected by geography, history, but beyond that, we share the same…
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