Human rights & gender equality

Statement

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, on the Newly Established UN Women

06 July 2010
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In the News

UN Officials Debate the Role of Culture in Women's Empowerment

30 June 2010
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Statement

On the Brink of Sweeping Change for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV

18 July 2010
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How do the many the different components of the UNFPA mandate contribute to poverty reduction? This publication analyzes this question in detail, looking at both the micro level (impacts on individuals and households) and the larger picture. The document concludes that the strength of UNFPA's contribution to poverty reduction resides in the complementarity of different interventions and the synergies by which population dynamics, gender equality and reproductive health work together to reduce poverty.

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This report documents how UNFPA Country Offices in Latin America, Asia and Africa are supporting indigenous issues in the areas of population and development, sexual and reproductive health and gender equality.

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This report summarizes the proceedings and recommendations of the November 2010 global consultation on violence against women that brought together various stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the 10 pilot countries selected under the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality.