- 18 Jun 2021
- Statement
Joint Statement on the Renewal of Humanitarian Lifeline to Millions of People in North-west Syria
Millions of people are pressed up against the border in an active war zone in north-west Syria and remain in need of humanitarian aid to survive. The UN needs cross-border and cross-line access to…
Joint Statement on the Renewal of Humanitarian Lifeline to Millions of People…
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Read story- 07 Jun 2021
- Press Release
Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes renewed support from the United States Government in first meeting with U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
New York, 7 June 2021 – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today met with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Today marks the first…
Dr. Natalia Kanem welcomes renewed support from the United States Government in…
New York, 7 June 2021 – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem today met with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S.…
Read story- 28 May 2021
- Press Release
“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health
New York / Paris, 28 May 2021 - The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia Vodianova and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive…
“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador…
New York / Paris, 28 May 2021 - The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia…
Read story- 28 May 2021
- Press Release
Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of women and adolescent girls remain in urgent need of life-saving…
Women in Tigray need immediate support: Race against time to save lives
New York, 28 May 2021 - In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of…
Read story- 10 May 2021
- Statement
UNFPA statement on the attack of the Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school, in Kabul, Afghanistan
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, condemns the horrifying attack in Kabul, Afghanistan near the Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school, which killed and injured many school…
UNFPA statement on the attack of the Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school, in Kabul,…
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Read story- 05 May 2021
- Statement
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the health and well-being of entire communities.
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the health and well-being of entire…
Read story- 04 May 2021
- Press Release
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year. UNITED NATIONS, New York -- Millions of…
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
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Read story- 28 Apr 2021
- Statement
Statement on UK government funding cuts
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom intends to implement an approximate 85 per cent cut to UNFPA Supplies, the…
Statement on UK government funding cuts
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom…
Read story- 14 Apr 2021
- Press Release
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more NEW YORK, 14 April 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to…
Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA…
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