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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s message on the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All

Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP) at the UNGA high-level week.

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Pandemic, conflict continue to upend life for women in Yemen

29 June 2021
A reproductive health worker exits a tent in a displacement camp where she is providing services. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health services in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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  • Intergenerational Action for Bodily Autonomy: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goal 3

Intergenerational Action for Bodily Autonomy: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goal 3

08 July - 08 July 2021

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In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

26 February 2021
Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen
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  • Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations

Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations

24 October - 24 October 2020

New York

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The future we want for women and girls

23 October 2020
A young woman advocates to end female genital mutilation and other harmful practices in Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia
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Progress towards gender equality at risk, say leaders at 25th anniversary of Beijing women’s conference

02 October 2020
The UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. © UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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Amid pandemic disruptions, Haiti’s midwives urge pregnant women to continue antenatal care

24 August 2020
UNFPA is distributing personal protective equipment and hygiene supplies to help Haiti's midwives and other health workers battle the pandemic. © UNFPA Haiti
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