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12 August 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day
From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed... Read more
10 July 2019
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated... Read more
10 July 2019
Statement
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity?
Expand contraceptive choice.
Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether,... Read more
30 June 2019
Statement
Trafficking in persons exploits the most vulnerable among us, those often already disadvantaged and marginalized, including refugees and migrants. No country is immune.
More than 70 percent of human... Read more
17 June 2019
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KAPILVASTU — When she was 14, Srijana Kurmi convinced her parents, who had started looking into finding a husband for her, to wait. She stayed in school until the 10th grade. A year ago, aged 20, she... Read more
28 May 2019
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BAITADI — When he began teaching comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) a few years ago, Dhan Bahadur Mahara, the vice principal of Gyaneswor Secondary School, was embarrassed even by the thought of... Read more
20 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Shame, isolation and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from ... Read more
20 May 2019
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“My hands started trembling the moment the roof of our house was blown away. I ran towards my neighbor’s house to save myself,” says Jagga Majhi, who is six months pregnant. The 17-year-old spent... Read more
15 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Human rights are inherent to all human beings, and every person, without distinction, is entitled to a life free from violence, persecution,... Read more
5 May 2019
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn –... Read more