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29 January 2021
News
New York / Washington DC, 28 January 2021. The President of the United States today announced his intention to restore US funding to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.... Read more
28 January 2021
Statement
The United States decision to restore financial and political support to UNFPA will have an enormous impact on the work of UNFPA and on the people we serve. It sends a powerful message to women and... Read more
10 December 2020
Statement

Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day
10 December 2020
Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable... Read more
3 December 2020
Statement

The health systems we build back after COVID-19 must reach everyone
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 December, 2020
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1 December 2020
Statement

COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2020
On World AIDS Day, as we... Read more
25 November 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against women... Read more
19 November 2020
News

Three stories of three young girls from Odisha. These are stories of strength and of triumph.
Since 2018, the Life Skills Education Initiative supported by the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative (... Read more
12 November 2020
Press Release
New Delhi, 12 November 2020 -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world, governments, non-governmental organizations,... Read more
12 November 2020
Press Release

BANGKOK, 12 November 2020 – The UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office is relaunching Humans of ICPD, a compelling online initiative that showcases inspiring personal stories of individuals who work to... Read more
20 October 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
On World Statistics Day, 20 October 2020
A statistic is not only a number – it tells a human story. It speaks of people’s health and well-... Read more