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28 May 2018
News
On the occasion of the First Regional Menstrual Health Management Symposium on 28-29 May in Johannesburg, South Africa Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director, United Nations Population Fund, East... Read more
23 May 2018
Statement
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2018
Pregnancy and childbirth should be among the happiest of occasions in a woman’s... Read more
30 April 2018
News
The theme of this year’s International Day of the Midwife, “Midwives Leading the Way with Quality Care”, is well in line with the national government agenda of Universal Health Coverage. The midwives... Read more
8 March 2018
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality,... Read more
8 March 2018
Statement
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality,... Read more
22 February 2018
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The morning of August 20th, 2017 began like any other day for Lena Towai aged 35, and a mother of seven. Living in a pastoral community in Tangulbei in East Pokot County, her day involved taking care... Read more
6 February 2018
Statement
Joint Statement UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 February... Read more
6 February 2018
Statement
JOINT STATEMENT
UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. NATALIA KANEM
UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HENRIETTA H. FORE
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 February... Read more
2 December 2017
Statement
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director for World AIDS Day 2017
One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1.8 million.
In adopting the Sustainable Development Goals, the... Read more
30 November 2017
Statement
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 2017
Rohingya refugees fleeing into Bangladesh have... Read more