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  • 15 Mar 2019
  • Statement

UNFPA Statement on the Terrorist Attacks in New Zealand

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply saddened and horrified by the senseless killing of worshipers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand.

UNFPA Statement on the Terrorist Attacks in New Zealand

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply saddened and horrified by the senseless killing of worshipers at two mosques…

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  • 11 Mar 2019
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, on the Ethiopian Airlines Crash

United Nations, New York, 11 March 2019 —On behalf of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, I offer my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines…

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  • 08 Mar 2019
  • Statement

International Women’s Day 2019

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Women and innovation: a blueprint for rights and choices   Everywhere, new technologies and innovations are transforming the way we…

International Women’s Day 2019

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  • 08 Mar 2019
  • Media Advisory

UNFPA’s Events during the Sixty-Third Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

UNITED NATIONS, New York--The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place here from 11 - 22 March 2019. During the session, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…

UNFPA’s Events during the Sixty-Third Session of the Commission on the Status…

UNITED NATIONS, New York--The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place here from 11 - 22…

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  • 13 Feb 2019
  • Press Release

UNFPA Opens New Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea

SEOUL, Republic of Korea—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is strengthening its longstanding relationship with the Republic of Korea by opening a liaison office in Seoul. The new office,…

UNFPA Opens New Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea

SEOUL, Republic of Korea—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is strengthening its longstanding relationship with the…

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  • 06 Feb 2019
  • Statement

Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

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…

Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

Mary Oloiparuni was 13 when she was mutilated. Restrained in a doorway early one morning in her home, she was cut, bled profusely…

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  • 01 Feb 2019
  • Media Advisory

UNFPA Exhibition to Highlight Continued Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is organizing a photography exhibition that…

UNFPA Exhibition to Highlight Continued Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…

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  • 31 Jan 2019
  • Media Advisory

UNFPA Exhibition to Highlight Continued Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is organizing a photography exhibition that…

UNFPA Exhibition to Highlight Continued Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…

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  • 18 Jan 2019
  • Press Release

The Nairobi Summit to Advance the ICPD Programme of Action

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019 — The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund today announced the convening of a high-level conference to advance the…

The Nairobi Summit to Advance the ICPD Programme of Action

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 January 2019 — The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund today…

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