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Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes
February 11, 2025Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.
Currently, there are still over 1.6 million people in need including 416,000 women and girls of reproductive age. 22,800 of them are pregnant.
Fatma, Mehtap, Selda and Saliha are just some of them. They are still feeling the pain and living in container cities with many challenges, including limited access to services.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them.
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Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls
February 10, 2025Over 2 million people have been impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Chad.
The climate crisis has also become a personal crisis for women like Gloria and Chanceline, who lost everything.
Hear their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.
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Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad
February 10, 2025Sudan’s brutal civil war destroyed Daralssalam’s life overnight.
She’s one of the more than 1 million refugees who have fled to Chad since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023.
“We need the war to stop,” she says.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency—is supporting her and other displaced Sudanese women in need.
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Equality for All 8 Billion People: World Population Day 2023
July 12, 2023This World Population Day, join UNFPA in promoting the rights of women and girls in a world that's 8 Billion Strong.
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Ending gender-based violence worldwide
November 28, 2022Every woman in every part of the world deserves to live without fear, threats and violence.
See how UNFPA is taking action to prevent, respond to and address gender-based violence (GBV) in more than 150 countries.
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Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the 2022 High Level Political Forum side event on "Equalizing Opportunities for Women and Girls through Innovation"
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Statement by the UNFPA Executive Director at the UNFPA Executive Board Annual session 2022
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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
September 28, 2021Dr. 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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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s Message at the launch of The State of World Population 2022
March 30, 2022Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Virtual Media Briefing on The State of World Population 2022.