News

When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls

24 January 2019
Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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Speech

Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2019

23 January 2019
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Prepositioning Supplies in Disaster-Prone Countries of Asia and the Pacific

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Prepositioning reproductive health supplies in areas vulnerable to natural disasters speeds up emergency assistance and saves lives; it also builds resilience in regular supply chains. In 2015, UNFPA established the Regional Prepositioning Initiative with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Supplies are procured and stored at hubs in Brisbane, Australia and Suva, Fiji and in strategic locations around the 11 focus countries.

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Updates

Canada funding supports sustainable reproductive health and protection services in Iraq

08 May 2018
New funding from Canada will support sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls in Iraq, as they rebuild their lives after conflict. © UNFPA Iraq
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Updates

Norway supports the health, protection and empowerment of adolescents and youth in Ethiopia

07 Dec 2018
The agreement was signed on 22 November in Addis Ababa, by (from left) Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative to Ethiopia; Merete Lundemo, Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Ethiopia; Hiwot Hailu, State Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affairs of Ethiopia; and UNFPA Country Representative Bettina Maas. © UNICEF Ethiopia
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Updates

Canada convenes parliamentarians to accelerate achievement of ICPD Programme of Action

23 Nov 2018
Parliamentarians and experts from over 70 countries assembled at the 7th International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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Updates

Canada supports greater access to contraceptives and medicines for women and girls worldwide

13 Nov 2018
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem (left) with Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, at the fifth International Conference on Family Planning in Kigali, Rwanda. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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News

A call to protect women and girls on the move

05 October 2018
Rohingya refugee girls participate in classes on sexual and reproductive health and life skills at a UNFPA-supported safe space in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The space offers a place to connect with peers and gain support, care and knowledge to help them stay healthy and safe amidst the hardships of forced displacement. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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News

Reaching pregnant women cut off from care in the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong

02 October 2018
Ginalyn Franco was nine months pregnant when the typhoon made landfall, forcing her to trek through treacherous conditions before reaching an evacuation centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor
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