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".

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.

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.

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening session of the Global Symposium on Ageing 2017 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the OECD-UNFPA-MOHW-KIHASA Joint Conference on Low Fertility, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the London launch of The State of World Population 2017 — "Worlds Apart: Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality"

Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage pregnancy are declining, and female educational attainment and participation in the labour force are on the rise.

A new narrative about the role of older persons is in the making—one that acknowledges their potential to contribute to societies and economies.

Remarks by UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the ministerial event "Reaffirming Commitment to the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda" during the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Opening Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem, Acting Executive Director, UNFPA, to the African Union side event "Demographic Dividend Roadmap for Africa: Moving from Commitment to Action" on the margins of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Opening remarks by UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the side event "Securing Health, Hope and Dignity for All to Achieve the SDGs: Ending Obstetric Fistula within a Generation", held on the margins of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Statement of UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS.