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Press Release
Learning from Sulawesi
28 September 2020
Two years on from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, UNFPA and government partners are reflecting on the lessons learned and the road ahead.
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New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
17 September 2020
NEW YORK -- A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the…
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Statement
World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters
19 August 2020
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day Saving lives has never been more harrowing. Last year saw attacks against aid workers…
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Serving on the front lines, India’s midwives and nurses save lives
15 August 2020
When Sugandha Sadappa met her three-year-old daughter after 21 days, she couldn’t hold back her tears. "I had been on duty for seven straight days and then in…
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Statement
Youth leading the way in COVID19 solutions
12 August 2020
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, International Youth Day As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young…
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Statement
We must win the battle against human trafficking
30 July 2020
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020 Every year, tens of thousands of people are trafficked across and…
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Pivoting to remote research on violence against women during COVID-19
24 July 2020
kNOwVAWdata contributed to this resource published by the Sexual Violence Research Initiative about the challenges of safely measuring violence against women during the COVID-19…
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Press Release
UN helps monsoon-affected river communities in Bangladesh before peak flooding hits
15 July 2020
In an innovative approach to dealing with the effects of severe flooding in Bangladesh, the United Nations is using the latest in data and predictive analytics to forecast the…
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Press Release
Second National Study on Violence Against Women in Viet Nam is Released
14 July 2020
HA NOI, 14 July 2020 – The National Study on Violence Against Women conducted in Viet Nam has yielded a comprehensive and updated picture of this scourge, one that the…
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