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02 December 2021
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UNFPA launches bodyright, a new ‘copyright’ symbol to demand protection from online violence
“It’s time for technology companies and policymakers to take digital violence seriously,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. “Right now,…
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01 December 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2021
Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do As the world endures a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the fifth…
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25 November 2021
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at…
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15 November 2021
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In follow-up to the Nairobi Summit, High-Level Commission calls for urgent, ambitious action to end alarming disparities in sexual and reproductive justice
>> Review the report The first report of the independent advisory body comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a harrowing setback in women and girls…
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11 November 2021
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Second Anniversary of Nairobi Summit on ICPD25
In 1994, the landmark International Conference on Population and Development fundamentally changed the way we look at our societies. It put people, rights and choices at the…
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01 November 2021
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Five ways climate change hurts women and girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York – In a year that has seen a global onslaught of catastrophic heat waves, wildfires, floods and drought, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
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08 October 2021
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
International Day of the Girl 11 October Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should…
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11 July 2021
Statement
The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population.
Statement by Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA on the occasion of World Population Day The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population. …
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11 July 2021
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Mensaje del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas por el Día Mundial de la Población
La pandemia de COVID-19 sigue trastornando nuestro mundo y alcanzando un sombrío hito tras otro. Además de la…
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