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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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Leaders demand protection for women and girls affected by conflict

28 September 2018

Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih

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UN Youth Strategy commits support to a new generation of leaders

25 September 2018

Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake (left, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at a pre-launch panel), opened the launch with a call to listen to young people who have “broken barriers and shaken systems.” © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet

The 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly

18 September - 25 September 2018

United Nations Headquarters, New York

Established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly is the chief policymaking of the United Nations. Composed all 193 Members of the United Nations, it is also the organization’s most representative body, providing a unique forum for discussions on the full range of international issues.

This September marks the beginning of the General Assembly's 73rd session, where the United Nations will address issues of critical global importance.

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Sir Prince Ramsey, Guttmacher Institute and Save a Child’s Heart recognized with UN Population Award

26 June 2018

Martha Pobee, Ghana's Permanent Representative and Chair of the Committee for the United Nations Population Award, together with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, who serves as the Award Committee's Secretary, at the 2018 UN Population Awards. © UNFPA/ Usenabasi Esiet

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United Nations Ceremony to Honour 2018 Population Award Laureates

20 June 2018

UN Population Award Ceremony

26 June 2018

United Nations Headquarters, New York

14th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

06 April 2018

United Nations, New York

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Physician, Two NGOs Win 2018 UN Population Award

29 March 2018

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World leaders adopt ground-breaking plan to address refugee and migrant crisis

19 September 2016

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