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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child 2020

calendar_today 08 October 2020

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child 2020

It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening to and lifting up girls’ voices.

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UNFPA partners with UN Women and Korea to advance gender equality in Tanzania

calendar_today 29 September 2020

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UNFPA partners with UN Women and Korea to advance gender equality in Tanzania

A three-year Joint UNFPA and UN Women Programme supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was launched today in Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania. …

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Looking back….moving forward

calendar_today 22 September 2020

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Looking back….moving forward

We first met Winifrida three years ago. She had just attended training to learn about her rights and adolescent sexual and reproductive health because in her own words she didn’t…

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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

calendar_today 17 September 2020

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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

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 November 2019 Nairobi…

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UNFPA hands over 300 PPE kits to Zanzibar government

calendar_today 28 August 2020

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UNFPA hands over 300 PPE kits to Zanzibar government

As part of its commitment to support the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar to maintain uninterrupted essential and lifesaving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and…

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AMUA Accelerator II Demo Day: And the winners are….

calendar_today 27 August 2020

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AMUA Accelerator II Demo Day: And the winners are….

On 12 August – as youth around the world celebrated International Youth Day, with this year’s theme Youth Engagement for Global Action – AMUA Accelerator II reached the end of its…

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World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters

calendar_today 18 August 2020

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World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters

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 surpass…

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Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions

calendar_today 11 August 2020

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Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanen, International Youth Day. As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young…

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Boosting the health workforce in Tanzania

calendar_today 23 July 2020

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Boosting the health workforce in Tanzania

Tanzania’s health workforce got a boost recently as 575 volunteer health workers – physicians, doctors, nurses and environmental health officers – were recruited into the formal…

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