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26 March 2020

Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem    With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and alarming. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, stands in solidarity with all those responding to the novel coronavirus: from the

25 March 2020

Standing up together against the legacy of enslavement: racism, discrimination and continued injustice

Statement by the Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Remeberance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 25 March   Although the transatlantic enslavement trade ended in the nineteenth century, its legacy of racism endures. Today, descendants of enslaved Africans continue to be

1 December 2019

Communities make the difference

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day   1 December 2019   This World AIDS Day, UNFPA recognizes the vital role of communities in delivering sexual and reproductive health services that help prevent HIV transmission and improve the wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS. By putting

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This report entitled “Safety & Dignity for Women, Adolescent Girls & Young...
The 2018 Haiti humanitarian response plan estimates 2.8 million people will be in need...

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