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8 March 2019
News
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2019
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8 March 2019
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the strong partnership between his government and UNFPA during a meeting with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, at State House in... Read more
28 February 2019
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The 25th anniversary of ICPD is an opportunity to reflect on the road traversed, to strengthen resolve, and for renewal and revitalization, said Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma... Read more
22 February 2019
Press Release
UNFPA receives $13M support from Sweden for sexual and reproductive health and rights in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Sweden have signed an agreement worth 120 million Swedish Krona (approximately US$13 million) to boost sexual and... Read more
15 February 2019
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BENI, Democratic Republic of the Congo—When Jémima Masika, 26, lost her parents to the deadly Ebola virus in August last year, she thought the disease was a myth. Then her worst nightmare came true:... Read more
14 February 2019
News
South Sudan–UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has launched its global Humanitarian Action Overview 2019 to appeal for $536 million to reach 35 million women, girls and young people in 64... Read more
12 February 2019
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IGANGA DISTRICT, Uganda—“It was a mistake! Getting married early robbed me of everything,” Naiga Zaina*, 14, says about the encounter that led to her early pregnancy, which she now wishes had never... Read more
6 February 2019
Statement
Mary Oloiparuni was 13 when she was mutilated. Restrained in a doorway early one morning in her home, she was cut, bled profusely and experienced agonizing pain. The scarring she endured then... Read more
1 February 2019
News
GABORONE, Botswana—She was just ten years old when she found out she was infected with HIV: “I had been on treatment for some time and I kept on questioning why I was on medication. My aunt then took... Read more
23 January 2019
Press Release
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019—The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced the convening of a high-level conference to advance the... Read more