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22 July 2020
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Dignity Kits bring hygiene supplies to quarantined women in Zanzibar
Bikombo* says she was lucky she had the chance to gather some of the things she would need for her stay at the government-run quarantine facilities in Mtoni – on the outskirts of…
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10 July 2020
Statement
Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day.
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10 July 2020
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Sustaining access to reproductive health services during the pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Officially, the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened 11 million people and left more than half a million dead. But the full toll of this catastrophe has been…
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03 July 2020
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Stepping up support to the National Child Helpline #116
C- Sema – Kiswahili for speak – runs the National Child Helpline #116 – a toll-free service that is available across all networks in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The service is…
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03 July 2020
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Faith leaders at the forefront of COVID-19 protection efforts in Zanzibar
Ms. Amina Khalfan, a religious leader and member of West B Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Action Group in Zanzibar, was one of 30 religious leaders who agreed to play a key role in…
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30 June 2020
Press Release
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on the launch of UNFPA’s flagship State of the World Population Report. Urgent, accelerated action is needed to stop…
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30 June 2020
News
Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities…
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19 June 2020
Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaks out on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
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12 June 2020
Statement
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
We are living through turbulent, trying times. This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. Protests have flared across the United…
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