New Year, New Beginnings
12 January 2018
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Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
The new year is a time for reflection and for resolutions -- a time to take stock of our successes and challenges, to strengthen our resolve…
New Year Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
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New Year, New Beginnings
Advancing Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
14 December 2017
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Introductory remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the High-level Technical Meeting on Advancing Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
Introductory remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the High-level Technical Meeting on Advancing Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 14 December 2017, Oslo, Norway.
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Advancing Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Achieve the 2030 Agenda for…
We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions
10 December 2017
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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017
Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we celebrate the…
Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we celebrate the foundations that the Declaration provides for the right to sexual and reproductive health, and the growing recognition that these are fundamental human rights. This takes these rights and freedoms to new levels.
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We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free…
‘Freedom from fear’: Ending violence against women
10 December 2017
https://aa.unfpa.org/press/%E2%80%98freedom-fear%E2%80%99-ending-violence-against-women
A joint statement for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017, from the Executive Directors of UNFPA and UN Women, Natalia Kanem and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and the Administrator of UNDP, Achim Steiner…
Human beings are born free and equal, both in rights and in dignity. This is the fundamental principle enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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‘Freedom from fear’: Ending violence against women
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd named Time Magazine Person of the Year 2017
07 December 2017
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Ashley Judd was one of the “silence breakers” named by Time magazine as Person of the Year 2017. This designation makes us even prouder than ever to be working with Ms. Judd as UNFPA Goodwill…
Ashley Judd was one of the “silence breakers” named by Time magazine as Person of the Year 2017. This designation makes us even prouder than ever to be working with Ms. Judd as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd named Time Magazine Person of the Year…
Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030
01 December 2017
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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for World AIDS Day 2017
One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1.8 million.
In adopting the Sustainable…
One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1.8 million.
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Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030
Advancing Justice and Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Care
30 November 2017
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Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
Ladies and…
What kind of future do we wish to create for Asia and the Pacific? The answer to that sweeping question, in large part, lies in how we care for the girls of today – in particular the more than 325 million girls aged 10 to 19 across this vast region.
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Advancing Justice and Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Care
Improving Maternal and Child Health in the Urban Context
28 November 2017
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Keynote statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, at the 14th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development, Technical Session on "Improving Maternal and…
Keynote statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, at the 14th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development, Technical Session on "Improving Maternal and Child Health in the Urban Context: Sustainable Cities, Human Mobility and International Migration".
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Improving Maternal and Child Health in the Urban Context
Remarks at the 14th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development
28 November 2017
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Welcome remarks by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, at the 14th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
H.E. Madam…
Welcome remarks by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, at the 14th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Remarks at the 14th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population…
Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030
25 November 2017
https://aa.unfpa.org/press/commit-ending-gender-based-violence-2030
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women25 November 2017
Rohingya refugees fleeing into Bangladesh have…
Rohingya refugees fleeing into Bangladesh have reported horrific stories of sexual violence. One woman, Shakila, said she was raped after being forced to watch the murder of her husband and infant daughter.
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Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030
Statement of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the Situation in Yemen
09 November 2017
https://aa.unfpa.org/press/statement-unfpa-united-nations-population-fund-situation-yemen
UNITED NATIONS, New York -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is concerned about the effects of the total closure of air, sea and land access to Yemen on the people in the country,…
UNITED NATIONS, New York -- UNFPA, the United Nations Populations Fund, is concerned about the effects of the total closure of air, sea and land access to Yemen on the people in the country, particularly the 2.2 million women of childbearing age, among whom some 352,000 are pregnant.
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Statement of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the Situation in…
Statement at the Global Symposium on Ageing, Seoul 2017
23 October 2017
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Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening session of the Global Symposium on Ageing 2017 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Mr. Tim Thompson, Asia Pacific…
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening session of the Global Symposium on Ageing 2017 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Statement at the Global Symposium on Ageing, Seoul 2017