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Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the... Read more
Reproductive health and rights must be protected in crises
Message of UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2017 Every woman has the right to decide whether or when she will become pregnant, to give birth safely... Read more
Peace depends on the participation of young people
Statement by UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Youth Day 12 August 2017 Young people have the potential to act as greater forces for positive social change and to... Read more
UNFPA Representative presents credentials
The newly appointed Country Representative of UNFPA, Ms. Bettina Mass, presented today her credentials to Mrs. Hirut Zemene, State Minister for Foreign Affairs. Making remarks on the occasion, Mrs.... Read more
Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY 2017 Dr. Natalia Kanem Acting Executive Director UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 11 July 2017 *** Every day, vulnerable women, especially those who... Read more
Minister pays visit to UNFPA supported safe house
H.E. Demitu Hambissa, Minister of Women and Children Affairs, today paid a visit to a UNFPA supported safe house run by the Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD). Minister Demitu... Read more
High Level Meeting held on FP 2020 commitments and progress
A half-day high level consultative meeting was held today to review Ethiopia’s progress on FP 2020 commitments. The meeting was organized by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia in... Read more
UNFPA supported safe house upgraded and launched
A safe house with a capacity of accommodating more than 80 women who survived gender based violence and are in need of protection was launched today in the Gilgel Beles town in the Mandura woreda in... Read more
UNFPA organized trainings on management of GBV
A two-day “Capacity Building Training on GBV Case Management,” was held in Adwa, Tigray Region from 26 to 27 June. The training forms part of a series of trainings on psychosocial support,... Read more
Women’s & Girl’s Empowerment and Protection Project launched
A project entitled “Economic and Social Women Empowerment and Protection of Women and Girls from Harmful Traditional Practices,” was launched today in Hawassa, capital of the Southern Nations,... Read more