News

Preventable maternal deaths down from 2000, but rate of progress at a crawl

19 September 2019
The decline in maternal deaths is far from adequate, UNFPA officials say. In Yemen, a pregnant woman with cholera receives care. © UNFPA Yemen
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Statement

My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation

12 August 2019
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News

Women belong at the centre of peace efforts, women UN leaders urge in Afghanistan

24 July 2019
Women UN leaders meet with female leaders and advocates in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's voices must be heard, they emphasized. © Fardin Waezi / UNAMA
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Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.

11 July 2019
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International Women’s Day 2019

08 March 2019
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Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

25 November 2018
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Statement

Joint Statement on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

06 February 2015
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Press release

UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director

05 June 2017
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Statement

2018 Nobel Prize for Peace to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad

05 October 2018
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Statement

Message by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Executive Board

04 September 2018
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