- 18 Feb 2023
- Press Release
Earthquake survivors include 356,000* pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
New York/Geneva, 18 February 2023 – Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000* pregnant women who urgently need access to reproductive…
Earthquake survivors include 356,000* pregnant women who urgently require…
New York/Geneva, 18 February 2023 – Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around…
Read story- 07 Feb 2023
- Press Release
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to scale up its emergency response to reach women…
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and…
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and…
Read story- 02 Feb 2023
- Statement
World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023
World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including…
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the…
Read story- 02 Jan 2023
- Statement
UN humanitarian leaders urge Security Council to preserve cross-border aid lifeline to north-west Syria
United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is set to expire in eight days. If…
UN humanitarian leaders urge Security Council to preserve cross-border aid…
United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west…
Read story- 28 Dec 2022
- Statement
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Afghanistan, Women’s participation in aid delivery must continue
The decision by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to ban women from working in humanitarian non-governmental organizations is a major blow for vulnerable communities, for women, for…
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Afghanistan,…
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Read story- 26 Dec 2022
- Statement
Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian organizations
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA
Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian…
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA
Read story- 14 Dec 2022
- Press Release
Long-awaited life-saving reproductive health supplies reach Tigray, Ethiopia amid one of the world’s most extreme humanitarian crises
New York, 14 December 2022 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has resumed distribution of humanitarian aid in Tigray, following the recent peace agreement. On 8…
Long-awaited life-saving reproductive health supplies reach Tigray, Ethiopia…
New York, 14 December 2022 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has resumed distribution of…
Read story- 13 Dec 2022
- Press Release
Largest ever: UNFPA launches 1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises prove devastating for women and girls’ health and rights
New York, 13 December 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has outlined record-breaking funding needs to respond to women and girls facing crisis around the world.…
Largest ever: UNFPA launches 1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises prove…
New York, 13 December 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has outlined record-breaking…
Read story- 08 Dec 2022
- Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2022
As we mark this year’s Human Rights Day, we call on people everywhere to #StandUp4HumanRights. All 8 billion people alive today should enjoy all human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration…
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2022
As we mark this year’s Human Rights Day, we call on people everywhere to #StandUp4HumanRights. All 8 billion people alive today…
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