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  • 17 Apr 2024
  • Speech

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the launch of the State of World Population 2024

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the launch of the State of World Population 2024 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. (Check against delivery.)

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the launch of…

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the launch of the State of World Population 2024 at the Palais…

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  • 17 Apr 2024
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia

Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal…

Turning back the clock on FGM in the Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights

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  • 16 Apr 2024
  • Press Release

New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has mostly ignored the most marginalized communities

Geneva 17 April 2024 – Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have not benefited…

New UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health…

Geneva 17 April 2024 – Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred…

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  • 15 Apr 2024
  • Speech

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd…

Opening remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 3rd Session of the Permanent Forum for People of African…

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  • 15 Apr 2024
  • Press Release

“Life or death is a political decision” – Parliamentarians from over 100 countries reaffirm commitment to universal sexual and reproductive health and rights.

At the eighth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, 172 parliamentarians from 112 countries issued a forward-looking inclusive declaration confirming their commitment to…

“Life or death is a political decision” – Parliamentarians from over 100…

At the eighth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, 172 parliamentarians from 112 countries issued a…

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  • 13 Apr 2024
  • Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem as war in Sudan reaches one year mark

Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with 1.2 million pregnant and…

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem as war in Sudan reaches…

Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered…

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  • 10 Apr 2024
  • Speech

Keynote address by the Executive Director at the 8th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation

Keynote address by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 8th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI) in Oslo, Norway.

Keynote address by the Executive Director at the 8th International…

Keynote address by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 8th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the…

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  • 09 Apr 2024
  • Press Release

International parliamentarians gather in Norway to boost global progress on sexual and reproductive health for women and girls

Oslo, 9 April 2024 – Over 170 parliamentarians from more than 110 countries are gathering in Oslo this week at a key global conference focusing on how they can help advance the sexual and…

International parliamentarians gather in Norway to boost global progress on…

Oslo, 9 April 2024 – Over 170 parliamentarians from more than 110 countries are gathering in Oslo this week at a key global…

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  • 05 Apr 2024
  • Press Release

Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and Youth Involvement in Reproductive Health and Rights

Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries called for decisive action by leaders on the issues that matter most to…

Global Youth Dialogue in Benin Highlights Urgency for Swifter Progress and…

Cotonou, Benin, April 5, 2024 – At the Global Youth Dialogue in Cotonou, Benin, more than 400 young people from 130 countries…

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